Chaudhary Jagdish Singh Sudhir Singh Mahavidyalaya v. National Council For Teacher Education ANR ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 11713/2025 CHAUDHARY JAGDISH SINGH SUDHIR SINGH MAHAVIDYALAYA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant and Mr. Vineet Upadhyay, Advs.

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

Mr. Hardik Rupal, Adv. for NCTE.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 09.09.2025 1.

The present petition has been filed seeking following relief: "a. issue an appropriate writ(s) or order(s) or direction(s) directing the respondents to provide an online link for submission of application by the petitioner institution seeking grant of recognition for running the teacher training courses namely D.El.Ed.

from the ensuing academic session in terms of Regulations, 2014; and / or" 2.

Mr.

Hardik Rupal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents/NCTE submits that the similar issue is pending before the Hon'ble Division Bench in LPA 507/2022 titled as NCTE vs. Mehta Teacher Training College.

3.

However, Mr. Mayank Manish, learned counsel appearing on behalf The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

of petitioner submits that this Court has earlier passed an order on 06.12.2024 in W.P.(C) 7537/2024 granting the relief to the petitioner in terms of yet another order dated 21.12.2023 passed in W.P.(C) 16610/2023. 4.

Mr. Rupal submits that he has no objection in case similar order in terms of order dated 21.12.2023 is passed in the present case subject to the outcome of the LPA 507/2022.

5.

The order dated 21.12.2023 passed in W.P.(C) 16610/2023 reads thus: "1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

2. Issue notice.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents accepts notice.

4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties jointly submit that the controversy involved in the instant case stands covered by order dated 15.09.2023 passed in W.P.(C) 12125/2023 and other connected matters.

5. The order dated 15.09.2023 reads as under:- "1. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties jointly submit that the controversy involved in the instant petitions stands decided by this court in terms of order dated 24.08.2022 in W.P.(C) 2813/2021 and other connected matters. They submit that against the order so passed, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) filed LPA 507/2022 before the Hon'ble Division Bench of this court.

2. The Hon'ble Division Bench vide order dated 18.11.2022 in LPA 507/2022, granted liberty to NCTE to file a review petition before the Hon'ble Single Judge, who passed the order on 24.08.2022 in W.P.(C) 2813/2021.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, however, submit that on 31.01.2023, on an application filed by the petitioner-institution, the order passed by the Hon'ble Division Bench in LPA 507/2022 on 18.11.2022 has been recalled. According to them, the Hon'ble Division Bench has expressed to decide the matter in LPA itself.

4. Having considered the aforesaid submissions made by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties, it would be apposite to dispose of the instant petitions in similar terms of W.P.(C) 2813/2021 dated 24.08.2022 and by subsequent order dated 31.08.2022.

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5. Needless to state that if the order dated 24.08.2022, passed in W.P.(C) 2813/2021 is modified or set aside in pending LPA 507/2022, the same would govern the further course of action.

6. With aforesaid directions, the instant petitions stand disposed of alongwith pending application(s), if any."

6. In view of the aforesaid, let the directions passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 12125/2023 be made applicable mutatis mutandis in the instant case also.

7. Accordingly, the instant petition stands disposed of." 6.

In view of the above, it is directed that the directions passed by this Court vide order dated 21.12.2023 in W.P.(C) 16610/2023 shall enure to the benefit of the petitioner.

7.

The said directions shall remain applicable to the petitioner subject to the final outcome of the aforesaid LPA 507/2022. 8.

The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. VIKAS MAHAJAN, J SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 N.S. ASWAL The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.