•f. IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.(C)No.: ^aV-^ /2010 PETITIONER Kanti Darshan Saishanik & Computer Prashishan Sanstan (Kanti Darshan Mahavidyalaya), Kanti Darshan Parisahr, Kosa Nagar (Nehru Nagar) Near Toll Plaza, Bhilai District, Durg (C.G.) through its President Shri R.K. Shrivastava, S/o Late Shri D.P. Shrivastava, aged about 54 years, R/o of 26/1 Radhika Nagar, Bhilai, District Durg. VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1) ^"< ... ^ 2) f'" 3) State of Chhattisgarh, through Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) Chhattisgarh State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Shankar Nagar Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) through its Director Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd. (MKCL), ICC Trade Tower, A wing, 5th Floor, Above Crossword, Senapati Bapat Road, Shivaji Nagar, Pune -41 1 016 (Maharashtra), through its Managing Director PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 QF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ";\ illGH^QURTOF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (C) N0.5212 OF 2Q10 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Kanti Darshan Saishanik & Computer Prashishan Sanstan Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others (Writ Petition underArticle 226 ofthe Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present:- Shri Harsh Wardhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri M.P.S. Bhatia, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State. ORDER (ORAL) (Passed on this 11th day of November, 2010) 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner institute is a duly recognized instituution by the National Council for Teacher Education (for short "theNCTE") by order dated 27-8-2010. After recognition has been granted by the NCTE, the State Government or the University cannot restrain the petitioner to admit the students for B.Ed. course. 3. The aforesaid question came up for consideration before the Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra v. Sant Dnyaneshwar Shikshan Shastra Mahavidyalaya and others and before this Court in Pt. Ravi Shankar ShuklaUniversity v. Kanti Darshan College of Education & Others2, wherein it has been clearly held that once the recognition under sub-regulation (11) of Regulation 7 ofthe National Council for Teacher Education (Recognition Norms & Procedure) Regulations, 2009 (for short "the Regulations, 2009") has been granted by the NCTE nothing further is required to be done by the University or the State Government. 3 (2006 ) 9 SCC 1 2 W.A.No.360 of 2009 (decided on 9-11-2010) T^ m^ »!^^~^S^W-W '""~'~' ^, "%, x M ^^^y ^^^' Gowri Accordingly, the relief sought for by the petitioner i.e. to direct the respondents to allow the petitioner institute to admit the students for B.Ed. courseforthe academicsession 2010-11 is allowed, subjectto verification of the fact that the petitioner institute has been or has not been recognized by the NCTE. The respondent authorities are directed to conduct the counseling and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. In the result, the writ petition is allowed to the above extent. No order asto costs. _- — Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge '(3