Sri Venkateswara College Of Teacher Training v. National Council For Teacher Education & ANR.

$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1263/2026 SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE OF TEACHER TRAINING .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Gaurav Arora, Adv.

versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through:

Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Mr. Shivom Sethi, Mr. Nandeesh Nanda, Advs. for R-1

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 30.01.2026 1.

This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:- "(a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari and Quash the Withdrawal Order dt. 02.06.2025, withdrawing recognition of petitioner institution for running the D.EL.ED course from academic year 2025-2026; and;

(b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to issue restoration of recognition of petitioner institution for D.EL.ED course from Academic Year 2025-2026; and; (c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus enabling the petitioner to participate in counselling and admit students for D.EL.ED The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 04/02/2026 at 13:43:13

course for Academic Year 2025-2026.And/or"

2.

Mr. Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents, states that the present matter is covered by the judgment of a Coordinate Bench of this Court passed in a batch of similar petitions, one of them being Teachers Training College Mirza v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr., W.P.(C) 5369/2025, order dated 15.12.2025. 3.

Accordingly, the present writ petition is allowed, holding that the directions passed by the Coordinate Bench in paragraphs Nos. 12 to 16 in the judgment of Teachers Training College Mirza (supra) shall apply to the petitioner, including the direction to permit the petitioner to participate in the counselling session for the academic session 2025-26.

4.

All respondents shall ensure that petitioner is permitted to participate in the counselling for academic session 2025-26. 5.

The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms. JASMEET SINGH, J JANUARY 30, 2026/sp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 04/02/2026 at 13:43:13