Shree Sadgurudev Swami Akhandanand Memorial Charitable Trust v. National Council for Teacher Education and Anr.

Delhi HC21 Jul 2025W.P.(C)/10340/2025

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Delhi HC, W.P.(C) 10340/2025, disposed 21.07.2025 (Vikas Mahanan J.) — Shree Sadgurudev Swami Akhandanand Memorial Charitable Trust v. NCTE: certified copies of Recognition Orders (05.02.2008, 31.05.2015) for B.Ed. course; NCTE website status shown as 'Check'; undertakings recorded, respondent bound, compliance within one week; petition disposed of. No statutory provisions or precedents discussed.

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Respondent No.2/NCTE undertook, on record, to (i) supply certified copies of the Recognition Orders dated 05.02.2008 and 31.05.2015 to the petitioner and (ii) reflect the correct status of the petitioner institution on its website; compliance directed within one week, following which the petition was disposed of. ¶¶26

Shree Sadgurudev Swami Akhandanand Memorial Charitable Trust Vs National Council for Teacher Education and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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$~165

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 10340/2025

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SHREE SADGURUDEV SWAMI AKHANDANAND MEMORIAL CHARITABLE TRUST .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Jayant Dubey, Advs.

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versus

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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR

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.....Respondents

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Through: Ms. Renu Gupta, Panel Counsel with Ms. Carina Arora, Adv. for NCTE.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN

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O R D E R

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% 21.07.2025

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The present petition has been filed seeking following relief:

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“(a) direction to Respondent No.2 to issue ‘Certified Copy’ of Recognition Order [Annexure P-1 and P-2 of the Writ Petition], originally issued to Petitioner on 05.02.2008 & 31.05.2015 respectively, by the Respondent No.2 for running the B.Ed. course; and

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(b) direction to Respondent No.2 to rectify / update its website by uploading thereon the Recognition Orders of the Petitioner, which at present, is not there and is only showing as ‘Check’ under the column with heading ‘Order Type’ and ‘---' [Blank] under the column with heading ‘Order’; and

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(c) direction to Respondent No.2 to forward a copy of the Recognition Orders of the Petitioner to its Affiliating University as well as the State Department of Higher Education, for all future references.”

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/07/2025 at 13:01:49

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Mr. Mayank Manish, learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that as on date the only request of the petitioner institution is that the certified copies of the two orders as mentioned in prayer clause (a) be issued to them and let the current status of the petitioner institution be reflected on the website.

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He invites attention of the Court to Annexure P-3 to contend that the current status of the petitioner institution as is available on the website of the NCTE shows ‘check’ and does not reflect whether the institution is recognized or derecognized.

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Ms. Renu Gupta, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.1 and 2/NCTE, on instructions, submits that insofar as prayer (a) is concerned, the certified copies of the orders will be provided to the petitioner.

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As regards prayer in clause (b), she submits that the correct status of the petitioner institution will also be reflected on the website. The statement is taken on record and the respondent shall remain bound by the same.

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Let needful be done within a period of one week.

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In view of the above statement of Ms. Renu Gupta and Mr. Mayank Manish submits that no further orders are called for in the present petition.

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The present petition is disposed of in the above terms.

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VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

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JULY 21, 2025 N.S. ASWAL

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/07/2025 at 13:01:49

Shree Sadgurudev Swami Akhandanand Memorial Charitable Trust v. National Council for Teacher Education and Anr.

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