Mahala Teachers Training Institute v. National Council For Teacher Education And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ LPA 372/2026, CM APPL. 33219/2026, CM APPL. 33220/2026 & CM APPL. 33221/2026 MAHALA TEACHERS TRAINING INSTITUTE .....Appellant Through:

Mr.

Sanjay Sharawat, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr.

Mayank Manish, Mr.

Vineet Upadhyaya, Mr. Jayant Dubey and Mr. Ayush Aanand, Advocates.

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

Mr.

Anuj Kapoor, Mr.

Nandeesh Nanda and Mr.

Shivom Sethi, Advocates for NCTE.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R

% 15.05.2026 1.

Heard the learned Counsel for the Parties.

2.

Having heard the learned Counsel for the Parties and without reflecting on the maintainability of the instant intra court Appeal, the Appeal is disposed of in the following terms: i.

The learned Counsel for National Council for Teacher Education ("NCTE") shall file its Counter Affidavit to the writ petition being W.P.(C) 6176/2026 ("Writ Petition") by 18.05.2026 after serving a copy thereof upon the learned Counsel for the Appellant. No further time shall be made available to the NCTE to file its Counter Affidavit and in case the Counter Affidavit is not filed by 18.05.2026, it will not 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 16/05/2026 at 12:11:19

be an impediment for the learned Single Judge to proceed further with the Writ Petition itself.

ii.

The Rejoinder Affidavit, if any, be filed by the Appellant by 19.05.2026.

iii.

The Registry is directed to list the Writ Petition before the learned Single Judge on 19.05.2026 after cancelling the date fixed earlier. 3.

We have preponed the date appearing in the Writ Petition after considering the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgment dated 13.12.2012 passed in Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya v. State of U.P., (2013) 2 SCC 617. 4.

In the proceedings of the Writ Petition before the learned Single Judge, the Parties shall not be permitted to take any adjournments. 5.

We request the learned Single Judge to consider the Writ Petition and decide the same as early as possible, taking into account the time schedule as provided for by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya (supra).

6.

The Appeal as well as the pending Applications stand disposed of. DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TEJAS KARIA, J MAY 15, 2026 ap 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 16/05/2026 at 12:11:19