NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS EDUN.&ORS. vs SHRI.S.S.SHIKSHA PRASHIKSHAN SANTN.&ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the cut-off dates specified in clauses (4) and (5) of Regulation 5 of the National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition, Norms and Procedure) Regulations, 2007, as amended. The Court held that these cut-off dates are mandatory and that the Rajasthan High Court erred in issuing directions that effectively disregarded these deadlines. The judgment reinforces the authority of the National Council for Teacher Education under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, particularly Sections 14 and 15 regarding recognition and permission for teacher education institutions.