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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 82417

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Rohit Kapoor, JJ
Association Of Ncte Approved Colleges Trust – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
CWP-21169-2024

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shailendra Jain, Ruchi Jain, Samkiti Jain
For the Respondents: Pankaj Middha, Arjun Partap Atma Ram, Sumbhav Parmar, P S Chauhan, Vasundhra Asija, Nikita Goel, Naina Rawat, Prince Singh, Karan S Gill, Aarav Singh Gill

Educational institutions and State authorities are strictly mandated to adhere to admission schedules set by the Supreme Court to comply with systemic academic requirements and the constitutional mandate of Article 141, and any deviation renders authorities liable to contempt and personal responsibility.

Headnote:(A) National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 - Constitution of India - Article 141 - Adherence to Supreme Court mandated admission schedules - States and educational institutions are legally obligated to strictly follow the educational admission schedules laid down by the Supreme Court to ensure standard academic sessions. (Paras 31, 32)

(B) Writ Petition - Power of Court to regularize - Though the Court deprecated the practice of admitting students beyond the prescribed cut-off, it directed the declaration of results for students who had already appeared in examinations under interim orders, while imposing costs on colleges for unauthorized admissions. (Paras 39, 42)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner, an association of private institutions, sought directions for the registration of students admitted to the D.El.Ed course and the commencement of examinations, despite the admissions allegedly occurring post the cut-off dates mandated by Supreme Court precedents. The State had previously attempted to discontinue the course, a move challenged and set aside by the court, but the colleges persisted in admitting students without formal State authorization for the 2023-25 session.

Findings of Court:
The court held that the State and private institutions cannot ignore the binding admission schedules fixed by the Supreme Court. It directed the State Government to frame policies annually to ensure admissions conclude by 28th June, facilitating a 1st July session start. The court imposed costs on the member colleges for violating the schedule and failing to secure necessary admissions permissions, while permitting the release of results for students already examined under court orders.

Issues: Whether educational institutions can bypass mandatory admission cut-off dates set by the Supreme Court and whether the High Court should regularize admissions made in violation of such schedules.

Ratio Decidendi: Following Article 141 and the principles laid down in Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya case, the court determined that admission schedules are mandatory. Deviations by the State in previous sessions do not confer a right upon private colleges to violate statutory and judicial directions. Adherence is vital for maintaining the structure and efficacy of professional courses.

Result: Writ petition disposed of with directions and imposition of costs.

Table of Content
1. procedural compliance during pending writ proceedings. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)
2. binding nature of supreme court mandated admission schedules. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
3. unilateral breach of admission norms by private institutions. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
4. constitutional obligation to adhere to prescribed academic schedules. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37)
5. penalty and regularization of students in exceptional circumstances. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44)

ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral)

CM-2671-CWP-2026 (placing on record)

1. This application under Section 151 CPC has been filed on behalf of the applicant-petitioner seeking placing on record copy of order dated 10.07.2025 passed in CWP No.21169 of 2024 and list of 53 students who have participated in the examination in light of order dated 10.07.2025 as Annexure P-16 and P-17 respectively.

2. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. Annexure P-16 and Anneuxre P-17 are taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Registry is directed to do the needful.

CM-3160-CWP-2026 (impleadment)

3. Applicants, in this application, have been heard in detail as intervenors.

4. Accordingly, the instant application stands disposed of.

CM-5912-CWP-2026 (placing on record)

CM-6207-CWP-2026 (placing on record)

5. CM-5912-CWP-2026 has been filed on behalf of the applicant-petitioner, under Section 151 CPC, seeking placing on record additional affidavit of Dr. Satya Vir Arya, National President, Association of NCTE Approved Colleges along with Annexures P-18 to P-22.

6. CM-6207-CWP-2026 has been filed on behalf of the applicant-petitioner, under Section 151 CPC, seeking placing on record supplementary affidavit to additional affidavit of Dr. Satya Vir Arya, National President, Association of NCTE Approved Colleges along with Annexure P-23.

7. For the reasons mentioned in the applications, the same are allowed. The documents appended with these applications are taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Registry is directed to do the needful.

CM-5927-CWP-2026 (placing on record)

8. This application under Section 151 CPC has been filed on behalf of the applicant-petitioner seeking placing on record reply filed on behalf of the petitioner to the application under Order I Rule 10 read with Section 151 CPC for impleadment.

9. For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. Reply filed on behalf of petitioner to the impleadment application is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions. Registry is directed to do the needful.

Main Case (O&M)

10. This writ petition is filed by the Association of NCTE Approved Colleges Trust (for short, ‘petitioner-Association’), which is running various Self-Finance Private Institutions imparting education in the field of Diploma in Elementary Education (for short, ‘D.EI.Ed’) in the State of Haryana. They have approached this Court for a direction to the respondents to register the students admitted by the member Colleges of the petitioner-Association in D.EI.Ed course in the month of March, 2024 and to grant them enrolment numbers, admit cards etc., or in alternative to direct the respondents to compensate the member Colleges of the petitioner-Association at the rate of Rs.51,600/- per student for the loss which would be caused to the member Colleges on account of delay/failure in registering the students already admitted by the member Colleges of the petitioner-Association. A further prayer is made to command the respondents, to conduct 1st year D.EI.Ed examinations as has been conducted in the case of minority institutes of the State of Haryana for the Academic Session 2023-25.

11. The prayer made in the writ petition is not only astonishing, but the material placed on record reveals a systemic flaw wherein a binding precedent of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India is being openly thrown to the

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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 82417

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARHAshwani Kumar Mishra, Rohit Kapoor, JJAssociation Of Ncte Approved Colleges Trust – AppellantVersusState Of Haryana – RespondentCWP-21169-2024

Cases Referred (1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Ashwani Kumar Mishra, Rohit Kapoor, JJ
Association Of Ncte Approved Colleges Trust – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
CWP-21169-2024