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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY MOHAN GOEL
Ramanujam Royal College of Education – Appellant
Versus
National Council For Teacher Education – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Mohan Goel, J.
1. Notice. Mr. Virbahadur Verma, learned Central Government Counsel and Ms. Ranjana Pathania, learned counsel, vice Ms. Archana Dutt, learned counsel, accept notice on behalf of respondents No. 1, 2 and No.3, respectively.
2. By way of this Writ Petition, the petitioner has challenged order 03.10.2024 (Annexure P-8), passed by theAppellate Authority, in terms whereof, the appeal preferred by the petitioner under Section 18 of the NCTE Act, against withdrawal order dated 23.12.2012, has been rejected by assigning the following reasons:-
“The Appeal Committee during the on-line hearing held on 19.09.2024 viz a viz the documents submitted by the Appellant alongwith Appeal report and submission made therein noted that the NRC had withdrawn the recognition of the appellant institution vide order dated 29.12.2012 against which the appellant institution has preferred an appeal dated 07.08.2024. The Appeal Committee observed that the Appeal suffers from enormous delay of 12 years which is unreasonable and without any proper justification. The appellant institution has also failed to show any sufficient cause for the enormous delay. Hence, as per the extant Rules
An appeal under the NCTE Act must be filed within the prescribed period, and unreasonable delays without sufficient cause warrant dismissal.
The requirement of timely appeals under the NCTE Act emphasizes institutional diligence; failure to demonstrate sufficient cause for delay results in dismissal.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the delay in filing appeals and writ petitions must be justified by demonstrating 'sufficient cause' as required by the relevant legal provisi....
The importance of administrative leadership in educational institutions and the need for alternative arrangements in case of unforeseen absence of the principal officer.
Timely appeals are critical in administrative decisions, and educational institutions must have proper leadership rather than depend on a single individual, which can impact their operational capacit....
The withdrawal of recognition of an educational institution was justified due to the failure to submit required documents, and the principles of natural justice were not violated as the petitioner di....
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