APHC010594292025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3460]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 30978/2025 Between:

1. M VR INSTITUTE OF TEACHER TRAINING, REPRESENTED BY ITS CORRESPONDENT, SRI. M. VENKATA RAMANA REDDY K.NO. 50, PLOT NO. 19-9- 3E/5, TIRUPATI HEAD POST OFFICE, 19TH STREET, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH -

517501, ...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION TULLURU, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

2. N ATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY SECRETARY (APPEAL) G-7, SECTOR-10, DWARKA, NEW DELHI-110075.

3. N ATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL DIRECTOR, G-7, SECTOR-10, DWARKA, NEW DELHI-110075

4. T HE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION VENKATADRI TOWERS, OPP DGP OFFICE BESIDE HAPPY RESORTS, ATMAKUR MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toPleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent, Appellate Authority, National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi in passing the impugned order dated 16-09-2025 in Appeal No. 89-160/E366530/2025, confirming the order dated 24-01- 2023 passed by the 3rd Respondent, Southern Regional Committee, NCTE, withdrawing the recognition granted to the Petitioner- Institution for conducting D.EI.Ed. course, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, violative of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India, and contrary to the settled principles of law governing condonation of delay and further ignoring particularly the medical disability and chronic ailment suffered by the Correspondent which caused the delay in filing the appeal justice and consequently set aside the impugned appellate order dated

16.09.2025, passed by the 2nd Respondent, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to suspend the operation of the impugned order dated 16-09-2025 passed by the 2nd Respondent, Appellate Authority, NOTE, and direct the said authority to reconsider the appeal afresh by affording due opportunity to the Petitioner, in the interest of justice.

IA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to direct the Respondents 1 and 4 to forthwith grant affiliation to the Petitioner institution as per the proposals submitted by the Petitioner on 04- 12-2020, pending disposal of the writ petition, in the interest of justice.

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. VIJAYA KUMAR SATA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 2. GP FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION

3. VENNA HEMANTH KUMAR(CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL)

The Court made the following:

HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.30978 of 2025

O R DE R:

The present writ petition is filed questioning the order dated

16.09.2025 in Appeal No.89-160/ E366530/2025 confirming the order dated 24.01.2023 passed by the 3^rd Respondent-Southern Regional Committee, NCTE, withdrawing the recognition granted to the Petitioner-Institution for conducting D.Ei.Ed., course as arbitrary and illegal.

2. The facts leading to filing of this case are as follows:

The Petitioner is an Educational Institution offering D.Ei.Ed., course to the students and recognition was issued by the NCTE on 03.03.2015. While so, a show cause notice dated 18.08.2022 was issued