Heard learned Senior Counsel representing the petitioners and learned counsel representing the National Council for Teacher Education.

2. The conduct of the respondent NCTE is writ large in the manner in which they approach their litigation before the High Court. Writ was filed by the petitioners way back on 18.3.2011 when two copies of the writ application were also served on the Standing Counsel for National Council for Teacher Education, Bhubaneswar on 10.3.2011. No counter affidavit has been filed till date and prayer for further adjournment of four weeks is being made.

3. The Court is not inclined to give such an indulgence because the respondents do not have the privilege to litigate according to their convenience and respond when they feel like. The prayer for adjournment is rejected.

4. A limited submission has been made on behalf of the petitioners, which prima facie shows arbitrariness in the conduct and decision-making of the respondents. A communication dated 22.1.2011, contained in Annexure-3, has been challenged by the petitioner in the present writ application on the ground that the submission of hard copy by the petitioners in furtherance to the on-line submission