SRI RAJAJESHWARI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION vs NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR.

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$~J-3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on:16.10.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 26.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 15564/2025, CM APPL. 63653/2025 & CM APPL. 63654/2025 SRI RAJAJESHWARI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pawas Agarwal and Mr. Aakshay Pundir, Advocates. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mohinder J.S. Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal and Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. The present petition has been filed seeking following relief: “a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing passing direction and declaration to the effect that withdrawal order dated 26.08.2025 issued by Respondent No.2 withdrawing recognition of the petitioner institution for running the B.Ed. course, shall, if binding, come into effect w.e.f. the end of academic session next following the date of communication of the said order, in terms of Section 17 of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993; Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 15564/2025 Page 1 of 10 By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:26.11.2025 04:29:24 b) Direct the Respondent No.2 i.e. SRC to reflect the status of petitioner institution on its official website as a recognized institution for running the B.Ed. course and consequentially communicate the said recognized status of the petitioner institution to its affiliating university and the state department of higher education, enabling the petitioner institution to participate in the ongoing counselling process so that it may admit students for the present academic session 2025- 26; c) Direct the Respondent No.1 to decide the pending statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner ins