Shri Sai College v. National Council For Teacher Education

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 6613/2026 & CM APPL. 32511/2026 SHRI SAI COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through:

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

versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 29.05.2026 1.

Since there was a holiday on 28.05.2026, the matter is taken up for hearing today.

2.

The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to permit the petitioner to participate in the Performance Appraisal Report process and in the counselling/admission process for the Academic Session 2026-27. The petitioner seeks the following prayers:- "A. Issue a Writ of Mandamus/ Certiorari directing Respondent NCTE to clarify and communicate the valid recognition status of the Petitioner institution; B. Issue a Writ of Mandamus/ Certiorari or order The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

directing the Respondents that in the event the recognition of the Petitioner institution has allegedly been withdrawn or treated as non-operative on account of non-submission of Performance Appraisal Reports (PAR), the Petitioner institution be permitted to participate in and complete the process for submission of the PAR reports for the Academic Years 2021-22 and 2022-23;

C. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondents to permit the Petitioner institution to participate in the counselling/admission process for Academic Session 2026-27;

3.

On 15.12.2025, this Court while disposing of a batch of matters directed as under:- " 8. Mr. Anuj Kapoor, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, on instructions, proposes as under: (i). NCTE will appoint 04 dedicated Nodal Officers, one for each Regional Committee (RC) who will assist the TEIs in updating contact details, resolving portal related technical issues, if any, faced by the TEIs.

(ii).The NCTE will give a public notice giving three weeks time for TEIs to update their mobile number and e-mail IDs and thereafter six weeks time for opening of portal for submission of PAR.

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9.

The aforesaid statement of Mr. Kapoor is taken on record and the respondents shall remain bound by the same. 10.

This Court also notes that in the decision taken in the aforesaid 68th (Emergent General Body meeting), NCTE has stated that those TEIs who have already submitted their PAR, but wish to update or revise their data shall be allowed to do so without payment of any additional fee.It is further clarified that it shall be the option of the TEIs to submit any further particulars of their PAR in addition to the PAR details which have already been uploaded. 11.

Insofar as the TEIs, which were recognized, but were not affiliated by the concerned affiliating bodies, need not submit PAR for the years for which they were not so affiliated. This clarification is in addition to the 'scope of submission' of PAR mentioned in clause 3.1(B) of the decision taken by NCTE in its 68th (Emergent) General Body meeting.

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.

13.

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. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

14.

Simultaneously, status of the petitioners as "recognized institution" shall also be communicated to the concerned State Government and Affiliating Body or University. 15.

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.

16.

In the meanwhile, petitioner institutes are permitted to participate in the counselling for academic session 202526 and admit students for the said academic session. 17.

Pending applications stand disposed of."

4.

In this view of the matter, and in order to ensure that the petitioner institute and other similarly situated institute, who are seeking to submit Performance Appraisal Report are not put to further inconvenience, it is directed as under:

i.

Each regional committee will appoint a nodal officer whose name, email and mobile number shall be displayed on the official website of the respondent on or before 02.06.2026. ii.

The petitioner and other similarly situated institute having issues with regard to their contact details having not been updated will contact the nodal officer who shall facilitate the same expeditiously in order to meet the timelines. iii.

The nodal officer shall remain available from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on every working day.

5.

In case of further difficulties, the petitioner will be at liberty to avail The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the appropriate legal remedies and will be entitle to revival the petition. 6.

With these directions, the petition is disposed of. JASMEET SINGH, J MAY 29, 2026/ sp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.