IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 28813 OF 2025 (EDN-RES)

BETWEEN:

BASAVESHWARA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION A UNIT OF SRI TONTADARYA VIDYAPEETH GADAG - 582101 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SHIVANAND SHANKARAPPA PATANASHETTI S/O SHANKARAPPA AGED 62 YEARS …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AKASH B SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE (NCTE SRC)

Digitally signed G-7, SECTOR -10, by HEMALATHA DWARKA NEW DELHI - 110075 A REPRESENTED BY ITS Location: HIGH COURTOF REGIONAL DIRECTOR AND CONVENER KARNATAKA SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE

2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY UNDER SECRETARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (UNIVERSITY AND GENERAL 1)

VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR BHEEDI, BENGALURU - 560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.VINOD KUMAR.M, ADVOCATE FOR R1;

SRI.MANJUNATH.K, HCGP FOR R2)

THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 08/07/2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 IN F.NO. SRC/ NCTE/ APSO1778/ B.ED./ 465^TH MTG./ KA/ 2025/ 151369 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, CONSIDERING THE DECISION OF THE SRC TAKEN IN ITS 465TH MINUTES MEETING HELD ON 01/07/2025 PERTAINING TO FILE NO.APOS01778 OF THE PETITIONER INSTITUTION, THEREBY REJECTING THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE PETITIONER DATED 25/02/2025 AND AFFIRMING THE WITHDRAWAL ORDER ISSUED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE (SRC) DATED 29/07/2021(VIDE ANNEXURE-B) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR

ORAL ORDER

In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:

“1) Quash the impugned order dated 08.07.2025 passed by the respondent No.1 in F.No.SRC/NCTE/APSO1778/B.ED.465^thMtg./KA/2025/151 369 vide Annexure-A, considering the decision of the SRC taken in its 465^th minutes meeting held on 01.07./2025 pertaining to File No.APOS01778 of the petitioner Institution, thereby rejecting the representation sent by the petitioner dated 25.02.2025 and affirming the withdrawal order issued by the Southern Regional Committee (SRC)

dated 29.07.2021 (vide Annexure-B).

2) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner Institution dated 25.02.2025 vide Annexure-D, seeking reconsideration of the recognition to start B.Ed. Course and to pass orders in accordance with law, in the interest of justice and equity.”

2. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the recognition of the petitioner for B.Ed. programme having been withdrawn, Southern Regional Council of the NCTE, the petitioner approached this Court in W.P.No.200108/2023, which was disposed of by this Court vide final order dated 30.01.2025 (Annexure-G), which reads as under:

“The petitioners have sought for writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the order of respondent No.1 withdrawing the recognition in terms of Resolution No.31 at the 400th meeting of the Southern Regional Committee (SRC) of respondent No.1 held on 13th and 14th of July, 2021. The petitioners have also sought for writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the respondent No.1 to consider the representations dated 05.02.2022 and 27.05.2022, by which they informed that all the deficiencies which were the reason for withdrawal of the recognition, were rectified.

2. The petitioners contend that they were running a college that offered Bachelor of Education with a permitted intake capacity of 100 seats in two units for the academic year 2004-2005. The petitioners contend that a notice was issued by the respondent No.1 accusing the petitioners of not furnishing a compliance report. The petitioners submitted a reply which was considered and respondent No.1 resolved at a meeting held on 13/14.07.2021 that the petitioners have failed to comply seven deficiencies and hence proceeded to withdraw the recognition granted to the petitioners.

3. The petitioners su