High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/4075/2018

Dice Education Society And ANR. v. National Council For Teacher Education And ANR.

2018-04-24Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Rekha Palli2 pages

$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4075/2018 & CM No.16046/2018 DICE EDUCATION SOCIETY AND ANR.

..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.Amitesh Kumar, Adv.

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

Ms.Arunima Dwivedi, Standing Counsel with Ms.Preeti Kumra, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA PALLI

O R D E R

% 24.04.2018 Vide the present petition, the petitioner/Institute has prayed for a direction to the respondent No.2 to reconsider its application dated 30.12.2012 for the grant of recognition to conduct D.El.Ed. course, which was returned unactioned by respondent No.2 vide letter dated 11.09.2013.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the said application was returned unactioned by respondent no.2 only on the ground of a ban imposed by the State of Haryana for opening of new institutes for the D.El.Ed. course during that period. Issue notice. Ms.Arunima Dwivedi, Advocate who appears on advance notice for the respondents fairly submits that the respondents have taken a decision to process all the applications which were

submitted by the Institutes before the imposition of the ban by the State Government.

Learned counsel for the respondent, however, submits that keeping in view the fact that the petitioner's application was returned over 4 years ago, the respondents may be given adequate time to examine and process the same as per law.

Subject to petitioner's depositing Rs.25,000/- with Delhi High Court Lawyers Welfare Trust, the writ petition is allowed. Subject to the petitioner meeting all other prescribed eligibility criteria, the respondents are directed to reconsider the petitioner's application dated 30.12.2012 on its own merits and dispose of the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order within twelve weeks from today. It is made clear that the petitioner's application would not be rejected on the ground of there being a ban imposed by the State of Haryana for opening of such educational Institutions. The petition and pending application stand disposed of with the above directions.

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