DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATEEK JALAN
Ambika College of Education – Appellant
Versus
National Council for Teacher Education – Respondent
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| 1. application for recognition rejection based on deficiencies. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. previous court ruling mandates reconsideration of applications. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 3. decision influenced by irrelevant factors rendered invalid. (Para 8 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. reconsideration of case warranted under previous judgment. (Para 13) |
| 5. disposition of petition subject to existing appeal outcomes. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
JUDGMENT
Prateek Jalan, J. (Oral)--The proceedings in the matter have been conducted through video conferencing.
CM APPL. 16316/2021 (exemption)
Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
The application stands disposed of.
W.P.(C) 5303/2021
1. Issue notice. Mr. Akshay Chandra, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. The petition is taken up for disposal with the consent of learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioner has approached this Court against a decision of the Northern Regional Committee ["NRC"] of the National Council for Teacher Education ["NCTE"] dated 29.07.2016 by which the petitioner's application for recognition of its integrated B.A.B.Ed./B.Sc.B.Ed. programme was rejected. The petitioner also seeks a direc
Statutory authorities must base decisions exclusively on relevant factors; reliance on state recommendations for bans on applications filed prior to such bans is impermissible.
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NCTE has the final authority over recognition applications regardless of state restrictions, which limits the state's role to recommending actions without binding NCTE's decisions.
The judgment in Sir Chhotu Ram was intended to benefit all similarly situated institutions, and the respondents were obligated to extend the benefit to all such institutions. The delay in approaching....
Section 17 of the NCTE Act empowers the Regional Committee of the NCTE to withdraw recognition granted to an institution offering course or training in teacher education, for reasons to be recorded i....
State policies cannot impede the NCTE's exclusive authority in granting recognition to educational institutions under the National Council for Teacher Education Act.
The NCTE has the sole discretion to grant or refuse recognition, and the State Government cannot interfere with this process. The NCTE can exercise the power to relax the provisions of the Regulation....
Failure to provide a reasonable opportunity for a written representation, as mandated by the proviso to Section 14(3)(b) of the NCTE Act, 1993, prior to refusing recognition or course transition, vio....
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