Om Institute Of Education v. National Council For Teacher Education & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 4462/2020 and CM Nos. 16066-68/2020 OM INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION ..... Petitioner Through Mr.Sanjay Sharawat, Adv.

versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR.

..... Respondents Through Ms.Arunima Dwivedi, Standing Counsel for NCTE.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH

O R D E R

% 23.07.2020 This hearing is conducted through Video Conferencing. Issue notice.

Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, Standing Counsel for NCTE accepts notice. She submits that this matter is belated and stale as the application of the petitioner was returned on 11.09.2013.

Mr. Sanjay Sharahwat, Advocate, who appears on behalf of the petitioner, says that the issue raised in the instant case is similar to the issue which arose in a batch of writ petitions, the lead matter being W.P.(C)No.8820/2019, titled Sir Chhotu Ram Jat College of Education v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr. This judgment, according to Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, was rendered on 18.10.2019. He has also pointed out that W.P. (C) 8820/2019 also pertains to an issue which arose in 2013.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. The relief sought in prayer clause (a) is allowed. Pending applications also stand disposed of. The directions contained in the aforementioned judgment i.e. Sir Chhotu Ram Jat College of Education v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr. will apply mutatis mutandis to this case as well. JAYANT NATH, J JULY 23, 2020 rb