Kushal Kishore Tej Pratap Mahavidyalaya Vs National… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

Kushal Kishore Tej Pratap Mahavidyalaya Vs National… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Directions in paragraph Nos. 12 to 16 of the Coordinate Bench judgment in Teachers Training College Mirza v. NCTE & Anr., W.P.(C) 5369/2025 (order dated 15.12.2025) applied to the petitioner, including the direction to permit the petitioner to participate in the counselling session for academic session 2025-26; all respondents directed to ensure such participation.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Withdrawal Order dated 28.05.2025 withdrawing recognition of the petitioner institution for running the D.EL.ED course from academic year 2025-2026 should be quashed, recognition restored, and the petitioner enabled to participate in counselling and admit students for the D.EL.ED course for Academic Year 2025-2026.

Court's answer

The writ petition is allowed, and the directions passed by the Coordinate Bench in Teachers Training College Mirva (supra) in paragraph Nos. 12 to 16 shall apply to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

All respondents shall ensure that the petitioner is permitted to participate in the counselling for academic session 2025-26.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Jasmeet Singh, J.) allowed this writ petition under Article 226 filed by Kushal Kishore Tej Pratap Mahavidyalaya challenging the Withdrawal Order dated 28.05.2025 withdrawing recognition of the institution for running the D.EL.ED course from academic year 2025-2026. Following the statement of learned counsel for the respondents that the matter was covered by a Coordinate Bench batch decision, the Court held that the directions in paragraph Nos. 12 to 16 of Teachers Training College Mirza v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr., W.P.(C) 5369/2025 (order dated 15.12.2025) shall apply to the petitioner, including the direction to permit the petitioner to participate in the counselling session for academic session 2025-26. All respondents were directed to ensure the petitioner's participation in the counselling. Petition disposed of accordingly on 19.01.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 668/2026 & CM APPL. 3305/2026 KUSHAL KISHORE TEJ PRATAP MAHAVIDYALAYA

.....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Gaurav Arora, Adv. versus

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR.

.....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Mr. Shivom Sethi, Mr. Nandeesh Nanda, Advs. for R1

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 19.01.2026 CM APPL. 3305/2026

Exemption is granted subject to all just exceptions.

The application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 668/2026

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

“(a) Issue a Writ of Certiorari and Quash the Withdrawal Order dt. 28.05.2025, withdrawing recognition of petitioner institution for running the D.EL.ED course from academic year 2025-2026; and;

(b) Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing Respondent No.2 to issue restoration of recognition of petitioner institution for D.EL.ED course from Academic Year 2025-2026; and;

(c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus enabling the petitioner to participate in counselling and admit students for D.EL.ED

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course for Academic Year 2025-2026...”

Mr. Kapoor, learned counsel for the respondents states that the present matter is covered by the judgment of a Coordinate Bench of this Court passed in a batch of similar petitions, one of them being Teachers Training College Mirza v. National Council for Teacher Education & Anr., W.P.(C) 5369/2025 , order dated 15.12.2025.

Accordingly, the present writ petition is allowed, holding that the directions passed by the Coordinate Bench in paragraph Nos. 12 to 16 in the judgment of Teachers Training College Mirza (supra) shall apply to the petitioner, including the direction to permit the petitioner to participate in the counselling session for the academic session 2025-26.

All respondents shall ensure that petitioner is permitted to participate in the counselling for academic session 2025-26.

The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms.

JASMEET SINGH, J

JANUARY 19, 2026/AS

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