ORDER

R.V. Raveendran J.,

Leave granted. Heard.

2. Bhartia Education Society (`Society' for short) runs an institute known as Rameshwari Teachers Training Institute (`Institute' for short) at Gandhi Nagar, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Institute was recognized by National Council for Teacher Education (for short, `NCTE') by order dated 17.7.2000 for conducting Two-year Junior Basic Training (JBT) course with an intake of 50, from the academic session 2000- 2001. NCTE increased the intake to 100 from the academic session 2002-2004.

3. After getting recognition, the Institute applied for affiliation to the Examining Body - Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (`Board' for short) on 31.8.2001. The Board granted affiliation to the Institute for the two-year JBT course (2001-2003) by two orders that is order dated 31.12.2001 for the first year of the two-year course (2001-2002) and order dated 27.12.2002 for the second year of the two-year course (2002-2003). The Board however did not grant affiliation for the subsequent JBT courses and in fact refused affiliation by order dated 20.1.2004. Ultimately it is stated that affiliation to the Institute was granted by the Board only in th