$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17980/2025 & CM APPL. 74361/2025 GOLDEN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhishek Singh and Mr. Karan Chaudhary, Advocates.

versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR.

.....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Advocate for Respondents.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

O R D E R

% 27.11.2025

1. This writ petition is filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Articles

226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:-

“(a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari and quash the decision taken by Respondent No. 2 [NRC-NCTE] through the withdrawal order Dated 26.05.2025, Vide which the Recognition of Petitioner’s Institution for the B.Ed. course was withdrawn with effect from the Academic Year 2025–

2026; AND;

(b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus and direct the Respondent no. 2 to restore the recognition of the petitioner institution for conducting the B.Ed. course commencing from the academic year 2025–2026; AND;

(c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus and direct the Respondent to enable the petitioner institution to participate in the counselling process and admit students to the B.Ed. course for the academic year 2026–2027.”

2. It is the case of the Petitioner that recognition was granted to the Petitioner College on 06.12.2016 for running B.Ed. Course and College has been running ever since without any cause for complaint. On 09.09.2024, NCTE issued Public Notice requiring all recognized teacher training institutions to submit PARs for the academic sessions 2021-2022 and 2022- 2023. On 26.05.2025, NRC issued an order under Section 17 of NCTE Act, 1993 withdrawing the recognition granted to the Petitioner w.e.f. academic session 2025-2026 for the reason that the justification/reply given by the institution in response to the show cause notice for non-submission of PAR was not acceptable. It was directed that Petitioner will not be entitled to admit students from the said academic session.

3. Impugned order of withdrawal dated 26.05.2025 is challenged inter alia on the ground that in response to the show cause notice, Petitioner brought to the notice of NRC that due to late elections in the society running the Petitioner institute, PAR could not be submitted on time and showed its willingness to submit the PARs if the portal opens again, however, this explanation was completely overlooked. It is stated that in similar petitions, this Court has granted interim orders staying the operation of withdrawal orders and on parity, the impugned order be stayed in the present case.

4. Issue notice.

5. Mr. Anuj Kapoor, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondents. Counter affidavit be filed within before the next date.

Rejoinder, if any, be filed before the next date of hearing.

6. Having heard learned counsels for the parties and on perusal of Section 17 of NCTE Act, 1993 as also interim orders passed by the Coordinate Bench in similar writ petitions, I am of the view that Petitioner has made out a prima facie case in its favour for grant of interim relief. Accordingly, it is directed that operation of the impugned withdrawal order dated 26.05.2025 shall remain stayed till the next date of hearing and Petitioner will be entitled to participate in the counselling and admit students for academic session 2025-2026. It is further directed that NCTE will issue necessary Public Notice and upload the name of the Petitioner College on the website intimating all concerned, including the State Authority, affiliating authorities and counselling authorities that operation of the impugned withdrawal order dated 26.05.2025 has been stayed by the Court and Petitioner has been permitted to participate in the counselling and admit the students. The needful shall be done within one week from today.

7. At this stage, learned counsels for the parties jointly submit that similar writ petitions are listed before the Bench of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikas Mahajan on 29.11.2025 for further hearing