THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17186 OF 2010 DATED 30TH JULY, 2010 BETWEEN: Sri Vivekananda Educational Society, Bheem Nagar, Gadwal, Mahaboobnagar District, rep. by its Secretary Dr.A.Narayana Goud, and others … Petitioners A n d National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Southern Regional Committee, 1st Floor, CSD Building, HMT Post, Bangalore, rep. by Its Regional Director, and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17186 OF 2010 O R D E R The grievance of the petitioners is with regard to the inaction on the part of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi, second respondent, in considering and disposing of the Appeal filed against the Proceedings No.F.SRO/NCTE/2009-10/18696 dated 04.05.2010 passed by the National Council for Teacher Education, Bangalore, whereby recognition to the B.Ed. Course offered by the second petitioner was withdrawn. The said appeal was filed pursuant to the order of this Court dated 04.06.2010 in W.P.No.112369 of 2010. This Court while permitting the petitioners to avail the appellate remedy observed that the appellate authority may dispose of the same expeditiously keeping in view the urgency of the matter having regard to the commencement of the fresh academic year. Notwithstanding the observations of this Court, the appeal is still kept pending The learned counsel appearing for the NCTE stated that the petitioners failed to inform the appellate body of the schedule with regard to the impending academic year and that is the reason why the appellate body did not immediately take up the appeal. Sri D.Prakash Reddy, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners, adverted to the letter dated 08.07.2010 addressed by the petitioners to the appellate body informing it about the possibility of the notification for the next academic year being issued in the third week of July, 2010. In the light of the aforestated facts, it is clear that there is inaction on the part of the appellate body in complying with the directions of this Court in the earlier writ petition. There shall accordingly be a direction to the second respondent to consider the petitioners’ appeal forthwith after giving due opportunity of hearing and pass reasoned orders. This exercise shall be completed in any event within one week from today. The writ petition is disposed of with the aforestated direction. No costs. -------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR,J 30TH JULY, 2010 Note: Issue copy by today. (B/O)PGS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.17186 OF 2010 30th JULY, 2010