JUDGMENT

Jayant Nath, J. - This hearing is conducted through video conferencing.

1. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking an appropriate writ to direct respondent No.2 to decide the application of the petitioner for B.A. B.Ed/B.Sc. B.Ed course expeditiously for the academic session 2020-2021 by taking into account the processing fee paid by way of demand draft. Other connected reliefs are also sought.

2. The case of the petitioner is that for the academic session 2017-2018 NCTE issued a public notice inviting applications from institutions for seeking recognition for various teacher training courses. The petitioner submitted an application to NRC on 06.06.2016 for seeking of recognition of B.A. B.Ed/B.Sc. B.Ed course. Along with an application, the petitioner paid a process fee of Rs.1.5 lacs by demand draft dated 31.05.2016, drawn on ICICI Bank.

3. The case of the petitioner is that NRC was required to process application in a time bound manner. However, the petitioner did not receive any communication from NRC despite repeated calls to the office or its customer phone. Thereafter, the NCTE by notification shifted all four Regional Committees to Delhi. It is stated