Shree Uday Trust v. National Council For Teacher Education & ANR.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 7347/2026 & CM APPL. 35836/2026 SHREE UDAY TRUST ....Petitioner Through:
Mr Amitesh Kumar, Ms Priti Kumari Mr Pankaj Kumar Ray, Advs versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Adv.
+ W.P.(C) 7348/2026 7 CM APPL. 35837/2026 SHRI JIVAN JYOTI ADHYAPAN MANDIR & ANR......Petitioners Through:
Mr Amitesh Kumar, Ms Priti Kumari Mr Pankaj Kumar Ray, Advs versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Adv.
+ W.P.(C) 7355/2026 & CM APPL. 35875/2026 VIKRAM SHIKSHA NIKETAN MAHAVIDYALAYA & ANR.
.....Petitioners Through:
Mr Amitesh Kumar, Ms Priti Kumari Mr Pankaj Kumar Ray, Advs versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Adv.
+ W.P.(C) 7393/2026 & CM APPL. 35946/2026 PEOPLES WELFARE SOCIETY ....Petitioner Through:
Mr Amitesh Kumar, Ms Priti Kumari Mr Pankaj Kumar Ray, Advs versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Adv.
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+ W.P.(C) 7941/2026 & CM APPL. 38229/2026 SMT. RAMA AGRAHARI SHIKSHA AND BTC PRASHIKSHAN SANSTHAN & ANR ......Petitioners Through:
Mr Amitesh Kumar, Ms Priti Kumari Mr Pankaj Kumar Ray, Advs versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Adv.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH
O R D E R
% 29.05.2026 1.
These are the petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking appropriate directions directing the respondents to update email ID's and mobile numbers of the petitioner institutes in the record/online data base of the respondents, and to provide access to the petitioners on NCTE portal to enable them to submit performance appraisal report ("PAR").
2.
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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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.
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 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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. 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."
3.
Mr. Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, has drawn my attention to documents showing that the login attempt by the petitioners failed on account of information not having been updated on the portal. 4.
In this view of the matter, and in order to ensure that the petitioner institutes and other similarly situated institutes, who are seeking to submit PAR 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 No. 1 on or before 02.06.2026.
ii.
The petitioners and other similarly situated institutes having The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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 petitioners will be at liberty to avail the appropriate legal remedies and will be entitle to revival the petition. 6.
With these directions, the petitions are disposed of. W.P.(C) __/2026 & C.M.
/2026 (to be numbered) 7.
The matter has been mentioned as 4:30 p.m.
8.
This matter titled as "Shri Sharda Primary Teacher Training College and Anr. Versus NCTE", has been filed vide diary No. 244980/2026. 9.
The same is taken on record and the Registry is directed to number the writ petition as well as the application. 10.
The writ petition is covered by the order in W.P.(C) 7347/2026 and connected matters.
11.
The said order shall be read as an order in this petition as well. 12.
With these directions, the petition is disposed of. JASMEET SINGH, J MAY 29, 2026/AS The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.