JUDGMENT :

PRATEEK JALAN, J.

The proceedings in the matter have been conducted through video conferencing.

CM APPL. 18145/2021 & CM APPL. 18147/2021 (Exemption)

Exemptions allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The applications stand disposed of.

W.P.(C) 5788/2021 with CM APPL. 18146/2021 (for direction)

1. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner assails an order dated 26.09.2019 passed by the Appellate Committee of the National Council for Teacher Education [“NCTE”]. The petitioner also seeks a direction upon the NCTE to issue a revised recognition order for a second basic unit [50 seats] of its B.Ed. course.

2. The petitioner, a teacher training institute, was originally granted recognition by the Western Regional Committee [“WRC”] of the NCTE on 23.04.2005, for an intake of 100 seats. After the NCTE (Recognition Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2014 [“2014 Regulations”] came into force, the petitioner and all other existing institutions were required to submit compliance affidavits, following which the NCTE issued revised recognition orders to them.

3. On 24.12.2014, the NCTE issued guidelines to its Regional Committees for processing of pending applicat