Navneet College Of Education v. National Council For Teacher Education And ANR

$~132 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 5460/2026 NAVNEET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Vishant Singh, Ms. Mreeganka Goyal, Advs.

versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Mr. Shivom Sethi, Mr. Nandeesh Nanda Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 26.05.2026 CM APPL. 36728/2026 1.

This is an application filed under Section 151 of CPC, 1908 seeking early hearing of the main petition.

2.

For the reasons stated in the application, issue notice to respondents. 3.

Mr.

Sethi, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondent/NCTE and has no objection to the present application being allowed.

4.

Hence, the present application is allowed and the next date of hearing in the main petition i.e., 14.09.2026 shall be preponed and the matter will be taken up for hearing today.

5.

The present application is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. W.P.(C) 5460/2026 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

6.

This is a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside/quashing of the show cause notice dated 15.04.2025 issued by the respondent/NCTE under Section 17(1) of the NCTE Act, 1993, whereby the recognition granted to the petitioner institution for conducting the B.Ed. course has been withdrawn with effect from the academic session 2025-26. The Petitioner seeks the following prayers:- "A. To issue a Writ of Mandamus / Certiorari for setting aside / quashing of the impugned Show Cause Notice dated 15.04.2025 (Impugned SHOW CAUSE NOTICE dated 15.04.2025);

B. To stay the operation of the Impugned Show Cause Notice dated 15.04.2025 till the disposal of the present petition; C. To seek clarification on the present recognition status of the petitioner institution and prays for appropriate relief in the interest of justice..."

7.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner institution could not submit the Performance Appraisal Report ("PAR") for the academic years 2021-22 and 2022-23 owing to technical glitches on the NCTE portal. He further states that no show cause notice was ever served upon the petitioner institution and, therefore, no opportunity was granted to the petitioner prior to passing of the impugned order. 8.

Learned counsel for the Respondents submits that as per the judgment dated 15.12.2025 passed by the Coordinate Bench in Teachers Training College Mirza v. NCTE & Anr., W.P.(C) 5369/2025 as well as the order dated 19.01.2026 passed in Late Kalpnath Mahavidyalay The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

v. NCTE & Anr., W.P.(C) 730/2026, all desirous institutes are given one time final opportunity to submit PAR.

9.

The issue raised in the present petition is covered by the judgment passed by the Coordinate Bench in Teachers Training College Mirza(supra).

10.

In view thereof, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that the directions contained in paragraph Nos. 12 to 16 of the judgment dated 15.12.2025 passed in Teachers Training College Mirza (supra) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the petitioner as well. The said paragraphs read as under:

"12. In light of the above, and having regard to the decision taken by the NCTE in its 68th (General) Body Meeting as noted above, as well as, the statement made by Mr. Kapoor, the present petitions are allowed and the impugned orders are set aside.

Resultantly, the respondent NCTE will pass an "order of restoration" of recognition in each case and the names of the petitioners shall be included in the list of recognized institutions maintained on the website of the respondents. Simultaneously, status of the petitioners as "recognized institution" shall also be communicated to the concerned State Government and Affiliating Body or University. The above exercise of passing an order of restoration of recognition as well as communicating the State Government and Affiliating Body/University shall be completed before the issuance of public notice as mentioned in para 8(ii) above. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

In the meanwhile, petitioner institutes are permitted to participate in the counselling for academic session 2025-26 and admit students for the said academic session." 6.

The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of, pursuant to the verification of the status of the petitioner by the respondent/NCTE.

7.

The next date of hearing i.e., 14.09.2026 stands cancelled. JASMEET SINGH, J MAY 26, 2026/sp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.