(i) The petitioner institution, established by Devi Venkatachalam College of Educational Trust, has decided to start one year B.Ed., Degree course in furtherance to the objects with which the trust was formed. According to the petitioner, initially, the college was functioning at Kanniar Campus, Valayampattu Post, Vaniyambadi, Vellore District in a rental building. The Government of Tamil Nadu also granted No objection to the educational agency namely Devi Venkatachalam College of Educational Trust to commence and offer one year B.Ed., Degree course by issuing a Government letter No.21896/E1/2005-2, Higher Education Department dated 14.11.2005. Thereafter, the first respondent also conducted an inspection and granted recognition to the petitioner institution under Section 14 (3) (a) of National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as NCTE Act) with an intake of 100 students from the academic session 2006-2007. At the time of granting recognition, conditions were imposed to the effect that the petitioner institution shall ensure availability of one Principal and 7 faculty duly approved by the affiliated University to teach the students before the commencement of the course. Another condition is that the petitioner has to shift the premises to it's own building within three years from the date of grant of recognition. Subsequently, the affiliating University viz., Thiruvalluvar University also granted affiliation to the petitoner institution on 12.01.2007.
