1 wp-5885-09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5885 OF 2009 The Poona Jesuit Schools ’ Societies St.Xavier ’s D.Ed. College, Kolhapur ..Petitioner Vs. The Regional Director, Western Regional Committee and Ors. ..Respondents ... Shri. C.K. Thomas i/b M/s. C.K. Thomas & Associates for petitioner Shri.V.P.Malvankar AGP for State Mrs.S.V.Bharucha Adv. with Mr.N.D.Sharma for Union of India Mr.Uday Warunjikar Adv. for NCTE ... CORAM : BILAL NAZKI & SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATE : 17th July, 2009 P.C.: 1. 1. The Petitioner has applied for grant of permission to start institution for D. Ed course as minority institution. It was rejected by the respondent no. 1 and one of the grounds for rejection was that the petitioner had not placed before respondent no. 1 any certificate certifying that it was minority institution. Secondly, at that point of time, the Government of Maharashtra had imposed a ban 2 wp-5885-09 on granting permission to start D.Ed. Courses in new colleges but later on the National Council of Teacher's Education wrote a communication to the respondent no. 1 that the restrictions imposed on granting of permission to new colleges would not apply to the minority institutions. Since the restriction of not granting permission to the petitioner institution is not in force and the petitioner maintains that it had submitted minority certificate that it is a minority institution even earlier and is in a position to submit a certificate afresh. Therefore, in this view of the mater, we direct that matter be reconsidered by the respondent no. 1 for ensuing academic year. With these observations and after hearing counsels for the parties, petition is disposed of. [ BILAL NAZKI, J] [ SMT. V.K.TAHILRAMANI,J.]