JUDGMENT

Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, J. —

1. Appellants-institutions, which are recognised by the National Council for Teacher Education (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’), impart teacher training course (B.Ed.). On their request the ‘Council’ permitted additional intake of students for such course without seeking accreditation and Letter Grade B from National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Subsequently, the ‘Council’ framed “National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2007 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Regulations, 2007) by notification dated 10th December, 2007 introducing Regulation 8(4) and 8(5) which the appellants unsuccessfully challenged before the High Court.

2. As per Regulation 8(4) an institution is required to be accredited with the NAAC with a Letter Grade B, whereas as per Regulation 8(5) those institutions which had been granted additional intake in B.Ed. and B.P.Ed. teacher training courses after promulgation of the Regulations, 2005 i.e. 13 th January, 2006 are required to get themselves accredited with the NAAC with a Letter Grade B before Ist April, 2010.

3. The validity of Regulation 8(4) and 8(5