Gracious College Of Education v. National Council For Teacher Education

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1985 of 2016 • Gracious College Of Education Through : The Director, Gracious College Of Education Plot No. 545, Street No. Belbhata Village Belbhata, P O- P. Jamgaon The Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

• National Council For Teacher Education Through : The Regional Director, Western Regional Committee National Council For Teacher Education Manas Bhawan, Shyamla Hills : Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) ---- Respondent And WPC No. 1988 Of 2016 • Gracious College Of Education Through The Director, Gracious College Of Education Plot No 545, Street No Belbhata Village Belbhata, P.O. P. Jamgaon, Abhanpur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner Vs • National Council For Teacher Education Through The Regional Director, Western Regional Committee National Council For Teacher Education Manas Bhawan, Shyamla Hills Bhopal M.P. ---- Respondent For Petitioner : Shri A.D. Shrivastava, Advocate.

For Respondent : Shri Bhaskar Payashi, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board

05/09/2016

1. The matter pertains to grant of recognition for M.Ed. and D.Ed. courses under the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2014 (for short 'the Regulations, 2014').

2. It is contended that the petitioner has moved the required application within the time prescribed under the Regulations and the petitioner institution having been inspected, yet no orders were passed by the respondent and the petitioner institution is made to suffer. The inaction is arbitrary for the reason that there is acute shortage of trained teachers in the country.

3. Shri Payashi, learned counsel appearing for the respondent, on instructions, would submit that the respondent is willing to consider the application, however, on account of time schedule fixed by the Supreme Court in the matter of Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others {(2013) 2 SCC 617} it is not possible because it may amount to violate the order making the respondent amenable to the contempt jurisdiction.

4. Considering the entire fact situation of the case, the Writ Petitions are disposed of with a direction that pending application of the petitioner shall be considered for grant of recognition to commence M.Ed./D.Ed. courses for the next academic session. The decision be taken within a period of 3 months from today.

Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Barve