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Netaji Educational Society v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC10 Jul 2025WP/17922/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Telangana High Court; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to challenge; exclusion from TG DEECET 2025-26 counselling; D.El.Ed. admissions and full intake; Article 226 mandamus; Section 151 CPC interim applications (I.A. No.1 and vacation sought in I.A. No.2); 2nd respondent/Director of School Education order dated 04.07.2025; Netaji Educational Society and Netaji College of Elementary Education; NCTE Southern Regional Committee; Govt. DIET Rangareddy; dismissal as withdrawn without costs; no costs; no merits adjudicated.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to challenge the proceedings/order dated 04.07.2025 of the 2nd respondent; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn without costs and miscellaneous petitions closed. ¶¶62

Netaji Educational Society Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents in not permitting and including the petitioner institutions in the counselling for TG DEECET for Academic Year 2025-26, despite their having all necessary permissions including affiliation, was arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional.

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Ratio / Principle

Liberty as sought was granted and the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, the petitioners being free to challenge the proceedings/order dated 04.07.2025 passed by the 2nd respondent.

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Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed.ratio¶¶48

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No.17922 of 2025 (caption also printing No.17522 of 2025), High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), Sri Justice K. Lakshman, 10.07.2025 — Netaji Educational Society, Netaji College of Elementary Education and Mrs. S. Surekha v. The State of Telangana, The Director of School Education, The Convenor DEECET-2025, The Principal Govt. DIET Rangareddy and NCTE (Southern Regional Committee): Petition under Article 226 sought a writ of mandamus declaring the petitioners' exclusion from TG DEECET counselling for Academic Year 2025-26 (despite claimed permissions and affiliation) arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional and directing inclusion in all counselling processes; I.A. No.1 of 2025 (Section 151 CPC) sought interim inclusion in Phase-II counselling with full-intake D.El.Ed. admissions; I.A. No.2 of 2025 by the respondents sought vacation of the interim order and dismissal. On the petitioners' counsel stating that the 2nd respondent had already passed orders dated 04.07.2025, the Court permitted withdrawal with liberty to challenge the said proceedings, dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn without costs and closed miscellaneous petitions. No issue on merits was adjudicated and no precedent was considered.

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HIGH COURT^{FOR THESTATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original^{Jurisdiction)}

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THURSDAY,THE^{TENTHDAY OF JULY} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTYFIVE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICEK.LAKSHMAN}

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WRIT PE^{TITIONNO:17522 0F 2025}

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Between:

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1 . Netaii Educational^{Society'Plot No'7-1-166' Setharampet Street'Tandur} ' Uiir;;;;;i i;;i,irfiriii1rr,,"o citv,Ransa iReddv Dist'relansana-S01'141 Rep"by its President^{Mrs.S Surekha}

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Netaii College^{of Elementary Education, Khasara/PlotNo' 27'1'Thiminaipally} - iil;;Jii;.i varar raru"r<,'ningi-R"dov Dist, Telangana - 501144 Rep by its borresPondent^{[\ilrs. S. Surekha}

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Mrs. S. Surekha,^{W/o. DhanunjayaAged about 39 years' Occ} -E-d.ucationist " ij. "r.lo. z-r:ibo, seetn"i nr"i F"i %'olr, R R' Dist' Telangana - 501141

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 The State of^{Telangana, Represented by Principal Secretary' Department of} s;h";] E;ilti-of,.,^{-secretarili, uvderabidRepiesentedbv Principal} Secretary

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2 The Director^{of School Education, Beside Telephone Bhavan'Lakdikapul} Hyderabad-^{500 004}

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3 The Convenor,^{DEECET - 2025,Director,} -Sta^te.^{Council of Educational} i"i#trii",i'riaining'^{oni"" of Director of School Education' Beside} iJrlpnon. er,rvan,^{Lit<dit<apulHyderabad- 500 004}

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The Principal, Principal,^{Govt.DIET,Rangareddy,At VikarabadVikarabad}

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4 The Principal, Principal,^{Govt.DIET,Rangareddy,At VikarabadVikarabad} NationalCouncilforTeacherEducation,southern.RegionalCommittee, i'ilolilh;;. i;;ni anaratri^{c-ampus Road, opp'^Nat-ional Law school'} giigalore - 560072 Represented by its Member^secretary

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,..RESPONDENTS

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Petition under^{Article 226 of the Constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances^{stated in tne afiidavit filed therewith,the High court may be plea.sed} to issue a direction^{o, oro"ioi W'it more particularly one in the nature of Writof} Mandamus,

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a. declaring the^{action of Respondents in not permittingand including the} p"tition"|..i-nthecounsellingforTGDEECETforAcademicYear2025-26,inspite

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of the Petitioners having all the necessary permissions including affiliation for Academic Year 2025-26 as arbitrary, illegal, and unconstitutional afart from being in violation of the principles of natural justice and in contravention of the Iaw laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and set aside such action

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b. consequently, treat the Petitioner institution as validly affiliated and approved institution for Academic Year 2o2s-26 in all the courses offered by the peiitioner institution by includlng the Petitioner institution in all the counselling processes in the Academic Year 2025-26

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner institution to undertake admissions to its full intake capacity for the courses of D.El.Ed., for Academic year 2025-26 and by including the Petitioner institution in the TG DEECET counselling 2025-26 (phase ll) process pending disposal of the writ petition

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lA NO: 2 OF 2025

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Between:

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The Stale.of Telang_ana, Represented by principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Secretaribt, Hyderabad Repiesented Oy F'rinCipif^{-- -} Secretary

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The Director of School Education, Beside Telephone Bhavan, Lakdikapul Hyderabad- 500 004

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The Convenor, DEECET - 2025, Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training, Office of DirectorOf School Educatio", B;a,d; Telephone Bhavan, Lakdikapul Hyderabad - 500 004

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The Principal, Govt. DIET, Rangareddy, At Vikarabad

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National Council for Teacher Education, Southern Regional Committee, Nagarbhavi. Jnana Bharathi Campus Road, Opp. ruationai faw Schoof ,' Bangalore - 560072 Represented by its lt/emb'ei Secretary

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...PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS

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AND

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1 Netaji Educational Society, Plot No.7-1-.166, Setharampet Street,Tandur Vlllage and Post,Tandur Taluk and City,Ranga Reddy Dist,telangana-SOt t +i Rep by its President Mrs.S.Surekha

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2 Netaji college .of Elementary Education, Khasara/prot No. 271, Thiminaipaily (_V) anO Post Yatal Tatuk, Ranga Reddy Dist, Telangana - 501144 neplfiti Correspondent Mrs. S. Surekh;

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3 Mrs. S. Surekha, W/o. Dhanunjala Aged about 3g years, Occ. Educationist H. No.7-1-166, Seetha Ram pei, fanOii, n-n. riir{t'e"rrngana - 501.141

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...RESPONDENTS

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PetitionunderSectionl5lCPcprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin the affidavit^{filedin supportof the petition, tfre HighC^o-urtmaybe please! t9l11t"} the interim^{orderdated.27.OO.iOZ'Sin lA No'1 0r zozs in wP'No17922 0F 2025} and dismiss^{the W.P.No.17922 OF 2025}

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Counsel^{for the Petitioner:SRl. TARUNG' REDDY}

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Counsel forthe^{Respondent Nos.l to 4: ADDL ADVOCATE GENERAL}

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Gounsel forthe^{Respondent No.S: SRI NARAPARAJUAVANEESHSC FOR} NCTE

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The Court^{made the following:ORDER}

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN

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Writ Petition No.17922 of 2025

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ORDER:

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Sri Tarun G. Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, would submit that 2nd respondent has already passed order dated04.07.2025. In view of the same, he seeks permission of this Court to withdrari, the present writ petition with liberty to challenge the said proccedings IIe has also endorsed the same on the case bundle to the said effect

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Granting liberty as sought, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn

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Consequcn[ly, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed.

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SD/. HAN RAR //TRUE COPY//

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To,

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CER

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