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T.R. Memorial Special Teacher Training College v. Rehabilitation Council of India

Delhi HC14 Feb 2025W.P.(C)/13935/2024

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T.R. Memorial Special Teacher Training College v. Rehabilitation Council of India; W.P.(C) 13935/2024; Delhi High Court; decided 14.02.2025 by Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J; Article 226 Constitution of India; RCI circular dated 08.03.2024 quashed vide judgment dated 31.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 5398/2024; B.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual Disability) course; recognition/approval academic session 2024-25; petition disposed of without prejudice; liberty to challenge decision on prayer (b); no quantum involved.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of without prejudice to the petitioner's contentions; liberty granted to the petitioner to challenge any decision taken on prayer (b) by the respondent. ¶20

T.R. Memorial Special Teacher Training College Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

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Outcome

Petition disposed of without prejudice to the petitioner's contentions; liberty granted to the petitioner to challenge any decision taken on prayer (b) by the respondent.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the decision taken by the Respondent in terms of its circular dated 08.03.2024, declining to consider the Petitioner Institution's proposal/application for approval to run the B.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual Disability) course from academic session 2024-25, should be quashed. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the facts on record (including that the circular dated 08.03.2024 stands quashed and the respondent has already decided the pending application on prayer (b)), nothing survives in the present petition for further adjudication; the petition stands disposed of without prejudice to the contentions raised by the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

Liberty is granted to the petitioner to challenge the decision, if any, taken by the respondent on prayer (b).ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (Article 226) by T.R. Memorial Special Teacher Training College against the Rehabilitation Council of India challenging its circular dated 08.03.2024 refusing to consider the institution's proposal for approval to run the B.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual Disability) course from academic session 2024-25, and seeking direction to decide its pending recognition application. Counsel for the petitioner pointed out, and counsel for the respondent conceded, that the circular dated 08.03.2024 had already been quashed by this Court vide judgment dated 31.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 5398/2024 and connected matters; respondent further stated that the petitioner's pending application on prayer (b) had already been decided and undertook to supply the decision. Holding that nothing survived for adjudication, the Court (Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J) disposed of the petition without prejudice to the petitioner's contentions, granting liberty to challenge any decision taken on prayer (b).

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 13935/2024

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T.R. MEMORIAL SPECIAL TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGE

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.....Petitioner Through: Mr.Mayank Manish, Mr.Ravi Kant and Mr.Vineet Upadhyay, Advocates

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versus

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REHABILITATION COUNCIL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr.__, Advocate (Appearance not given)

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SHARMA

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O R D E R

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% 14.02.2025

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The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has

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been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:-

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“(a) quash the decision taken by Respondent in terms of its circular dated 08.03.2024 whereby it has decided not to consider the proposal / application submitted by the Petitioner Institution seeking approval to run B.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual Disability) course from academic session 2024-25; and

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(b) direct the Respondent to process and decide the pending proposal / application of the Petitioner Institution seeking grant of recognition to run the applied B.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual Disability) Course, for the ensuing academic session; and / or

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(c) pass any such other or further order, as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit and proper in the facts & circumstances of the instant case and also in the interest of justice & equity.”

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 19/02/2025 at 12:11:44

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court vide judgment dated 31.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 5398/2024 and other connected matters, quashed the circular dated 08.03.2024.

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Learned counsel for the respondent, on instructions, fairly conceded to the factum that as far as the circular dated 08.03.2024 is concerned, the same has already been quashed by this Court vide judgment dated 31.05.2024 in W.P.(C) 5398/2024. He, however, further submitted that as far as prayer (b) of the present petition is concerned, the respondent has already decided the pending application of the petitioner seeking grant of recognition to run the applied B.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual Disability) Course, for the ensuing academic session. Furthermore, learned counsel for the respondent undertakes to supply the copy of the decision taken by the respondent to the petitioner.

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In view of the above facts and circumstances, nothing survives in the present petition for further adjudication. Accordingly, the present petition stands disposed of without prejudice to the contentions raised by the petitioner. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to challenge the decision, if any, taken on prayer (b) by the respondent.

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DINESH KUMAR SHARMA, J

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025 Dy/smg..

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T.R. Memorial Special Teacher Training College v. Rehabilitation Council of India

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