Rpd College of Education & Anr. v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Supreme Court upheld the National Council for Teacher Education's (NCTE) decision to return pending applications for standalone Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) without processing them. Relying on Section 12(c) of the NCTE Act and the National Education Policy 2020, the Court held that the NCTE has the implied power to deny recognition to standalone institutions to maintain standards. It ruled that this decision constitutes 'law' under Article 19(6) and dismisses the petitioners' claim of a vested right to process under old regulations, thus upholding the exclusion of standalone institutions. The writ petitions were dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The writ petitions were dismissed. The NCTE's decision to not process applications for standalone Teacher Education Institutions is upheld as valid and legal.