-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5423 OF 2005 Progressive Society, Pune through Chairman..Petitioner Versus The Regional Director, National Council for Teacher Education Western Regional Committee & Ors..Respondetns Mr.S.V. Pitre, for the Petitioner Mr. A.A.Kumbhakoni, Associate Advocate General with Mr. P.I. Kehmani, AGP for Respondent No.2. Mr. Uday P. Warunjikar with Mr. Rakesh Johri & Balasaheb Bandal for Respondent No.1. Mr. R.A. Rodrigues with Mr. R.V. Phadnis for respondent No.3 CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO REBELLO REBELLO & DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,JJ. DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,JJ. DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD,JJ. DATE : 28th September, 2005 DATE : 28th September, 2005 DATE : 28th September, 2005 P.C.: . Rule. Respondents waive service. Heard forthwith. 2. The issues which arise in this petition are same or similar which arose in Writ Petition No.4769 of 2005. For the reasons set out while disposing of Writ Petition No.4769 of 2005 the reliefs granted therein can also be granted in so far as this petition is concerned. In the light of that the petition disposed of in the following terms:- 3. The Director of Higher Education, Government of Maharashtra to forthwith include the name of the petitioner -2- institute in the list of Central Admission process for the year 2005-2006 B.Ed. Course consequent to the petitioner being allowed to start B.Ed. College. The University considering Section 14(6) of the National Council for Teaching Education Act, 1993 to grant first time affiliation to the petitioner college to enable the College to admit students. That affiliation would be subject to the petitioner College fulfilling the requirements as required by the University to grant first time affiliation in terms of the University Act, Rules and Statute to the extent that has to be complied with. It is made clear that those who have been admitted pursuant to the Central Admission Process, are not eligible to apply against the seats now available and admissions already done will not be interfered with and the new seats will be filled in from amongst the candidates still on the merit list, by conducting a special round of admission. 4. Rule made absolute to that extent accordingly. (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.)