Maharishi Dayanand College Of Education v. National Council For Teacher Education & ANR

$~29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 306/2018 and CM APPL. 1284/2018 MAHARISHI DAYANAND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Sanjay Sharawat and Mr.

Divyank Rana, Advocates versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR ..... Respondents Through Ms. Monika Arora, SC NCTE with Mr. Harsh Ahuja, Mr.

Kushal Kumar and Mr. Vibhu Tripathi, Advocates for R-1 and R-2/NCTE

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR

O R D E R

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1. This writ petition relates to grant of formal recognition under Section 7(16) of NCTE (Recognition Norms & Procedure) Regulations, 2014, for D.EL.ED course. The application of the petitioner was filed in the year 2012. However, the respondents have rejected the application on the ground that they did not comport to the requirements of the rules and regulations as amended in the year 2014.

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It is submitted by Ms. Monika Arora, standing counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 that, in view of the fact, that the application was filed before the amendment was effected, the respondents shall undertake a re-scrutiny of the application of the petitioner's premised on the regulations which were vogue prior to 2014 and on the date when the applications were filed. 3.

In view thereof, the impugned order dated 21st December, 2015 is hereby set aside and quashed. The respondents shall ensure that the scrutiny of the petitioner's application shall be undertaken in terms of the statement made on behalf of the respondents before us today. The scrutiny shall be undertaken and the order passed thereby shall be positively communicated on or before 3rd March, 2018 which will be the last day for consideration of such application. The writ petition is allowed in the above terms.

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Dasti under signatures of Court Master.

ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR, J FEBRUARY 21, 2018 gb