Dismissed
Baba Kamaldas T.T. College & Anr. v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr.
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/1242/2024
Case brief
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What is this about?
This judgment addresses writ petitions challenging the National Council for Teacher Education's (NCTE) decision to return pending recognition 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 had the statutory power to phase out standalone institutions. The court ruled that no vested right to processing exists pending final decisions and upheld the NCTE's decision as a valid exercise of implied powers and constitutional authority, dismissing the petitions.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions dismissed. No orders as to costs.