HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AT JAMMU. OWP Nos.658/2008, 725/08, 692/08, 683/08 & Contempt No. 49/2008, 660/08, 622/08, 816/08, 796/08, 787/08, 750/08, 794/08, 699/08, 641/08, 700/08, 682/08, 730/08, 607/08, 778/08, 592/08, 616/08 alongwith all connected CMPs. Date of order: 20.10.2008 Taawish Elementary Teacher Training Vs. State & Ors. Coram Mr. Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain, Judge Appearing Counsel: For Petitioner(s) : M/s S.S.Lehar, Sr.Adv. with Mr. N.Bhasin, Adv.,Sudershan Sharma, Adv, A.K.Gandotra, Surinder Singh, Sunil Sethi, Ajay Sharma,Advocates. For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Neeru Goswami, Dy. AG,Mr. D.S. Thakur, Advocate & Mr. K.S.Johal, Adv. Petitioners/Institutions are aggrieved of the Government Order No.386-Edu. of 2008 dated 24-07-2008 under which the respondents have put on hold the grant of ‘No Objection Certificate’ in favour of the petitioners/Institutions. The petitioners/Institutions approached the Government for grant of ‘No Objection Certificate’ for conducting ETT courses for their Institutions. While their cases for grant of such certificate was under consideration, vide Government Order dated 24-07- 2008, which is impugned in the present petitions, the respondents observed as under:- “Whereas the department, after going deep into the issue has decided to have a fresh look of these guidelines/rules and revise the same to ensure:- a. fair dispersal of these institutions in all the districts of the state. b. strive for academic excellence in these institutions. c. plugging of all other loop-holes observed in the guidelines in vogue. and put on the hold the grant of No Objection Certificates in favour of the fresh institutions till further orders”. Consequently, the present bunch of petitions was filed seeking quashing of the aforesaid order on the ground that under the policy or the guidelines, the respondents are required to consider the cases of the petitioners/institutions and putting the cases on hold is likely to effect the right of the petitioners/Institutions. The respondents have filed objections in some of the cases. The learned counsel for the petitioners today submitted that the issue has already been considered by the Srinagar Wing of this Court in OWP No. 631/2008, titled Paras Institute of ETT vs. State of J & K and ors. The Court on consideration of the matter, vide order dated 30-09-2008 has set aside and quashed the said order. The Court in the said petition on hearing the parties, has observed as under:- “This petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the State-respondent and its functionaries to re-consider petitioner’s case and pass requisite orders thereon in terms of this Court’s judgment of July 17, 2008 delivered in OWP No.377/2008, uninfluenced by is earlier decision communicated vide Under Secretary to Government Education Department’s communication No. Edu/Legal/J/ETT/57/08 dated24 July, 2008, which shall be deemed to have been set aside and quashed, being in violation of the directions of the Court”. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submit that the Government has decided to re-examine the fresh cases as well as the cases which are pending with the respondents and also the cases which were put on hold in view of the Government order dated 24-07-2008 in the light of the policy/guidelines applicable to such cases without resorting to Government Order dated 24-07-2008 impugned in the present cases. In view of the peculiar facts and circumstances, the learned counsel appearing for the parties have no objections for the disposal of these petitions at this stage. All these petitions are, therefore, disposed of with a direction to the respondent/State and its functionaries to reconsider the cases of petitioners/Institutions for grant of non-objection, as prayed by them, un-influenced by the Government Order No. 24- 07-2008 and pass appropriate order within a period of two weeks from the date this order is served upon the respondents. All these petitions shall stand disposed of accordingly. Let the copy of this order be placed in each file. Jammu ( Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain) 20.10.2008 Judge Ved,PS.