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Al-Nabi Educational and Social Trust v. National Council for Teacher Education and Ors.

Delhi HC15 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/18685/2025

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Writ petition seeking a change of the petitioner-run B.Ed institution's name from Delhi College of Education to Delhi Institute of Rural Development on NCTE records and the OTRMS portal, with student verification certificates reflecting the new name. Respondents agreed to act upon a fresh application; the court bound them to make changes within three weeks and disposed of the petition.

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Al-Nabi Educational and Social Trust Vs National… — Education and Admissions | Delhi HC (2026)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 18685/2025 & CM APPL. 77670/2025 CM APPL. 10533/2026

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AL-NABI EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL TRUST

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.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat Sr. Adv with Mr. Mayank Manish Adv Mr. Ravi Kant Adv Mr. Vineet Upadhyay Adv Mr. Ayush Aanand Adv Mr. Aman Sharma, Advocate

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versus

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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ORS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Mohinder JS Rupal Mr Hardik Rupal Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra Ms. Tripta Sharma Advs for R1-2 Ms. Anita Sahani Adv for R3

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 15.04.2026

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Since there was a holiday on 14.04.2026, the matter has been taken up for hearing today.

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This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:-

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“[a] Issue a Writ of Mandamus and Direct the Respondent No.2 to change the name of the Institution Sponsored by the Petitioner and recognised by the said Respondent for B.Ed Course from “Delhi College of Education” to “Delhi Institute of Rural Development”; and

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:02:48

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[b] Issue a Writ of Mandamus and direct the Respondent No.2 to carry out necessary changes on the website of the NCTE at “Online Teacher Registration Management System” [OTRMS] and to reflect the name of Petitioner’s Institution as “Delhi Institute of Rural Development” in place of “Delhi College of Education”; and

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[c] Issue a Writ of Mandamus and direct the Respondent No.2 to enable all the students who have completed B.Ed course/undergoing (Session 2015-2016 to 2024-2025) from the Petitioner’s Institute to generate their certificate of verification from the “Online Teacher Registration Management System” [OTRMS] by reflecting the name of Petitioner’s Institution as the “Delhi Institute of Rural Development”; and

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Alternative Prayer

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[d] In alternative to Prayers (a) to (c) above and without prejudice, issue a Writ of Mandamus and direct the Respondent No.3 to issue fresh degrees and consolidated marksheets to all the students who have passed out B.Ed Course/undergoing (Session 2015- 2016 to 2024-2025) from the Petitioner’s Institute by incorporating the name of the Petitioner’s Institute as “Delhi College of Education” in place of “Delhi Institute of Rural Development”.

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Mr. Sharawat, learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, states that the application shall be filed by the institution of petitioner to

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:02:48

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change the name from Delhi College of Education to Delhi Institute of Rural Development within 1 week from today.

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Mr. Rupal, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 states that he has instructions that the change in the name shall be done provided a fresh application is made to the respondent No.2.

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Taking his statement on record and binding respondent No.2 to the same, the present petition is disposed of.

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As and when the application is filed by the petitioner, the respondent No.2 shall carry out the necessary changes within 3 weeks, with effect from the date of recognition of the petitioner institution.

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With these directions, the present petition is disposed of.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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APRIL 15, 2026 / (MS)

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:02:48

Al-Nabi Educational and Social Trust v. National Council for Teacher Education and Ors.

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