THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL (1) Writ Petition (M/S) No. 247 of 2010. Dron B.Ed. College, Village Bhamoralla, Kichha Road, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar through its Secretary, Kishore Kumar Sharma S/O Shri Ram Prakash Sharma. … Petitioner. Vs. 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Higher Education, Secretariat, Dehradun. 2. Chancellor, Kumaon University Nainital, district Nainital. 3. Kumaon University Nainital, District Nainital through its Registrar. 4. National Council for Teacher Education, Northern Regional Committee, A-46, Shantipath, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. …Respondents. (2) Writ Petition (M/S) No. 248 of 2010. Amarpali Institute of Management and Computer Application, Civil Lines, Haldwani, District-Nainital through its Secretary, Narandera Dhingra S/O Shri M.L.Dhigra. … Petitioner. Vs. 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Higher Education, Secretariat, Dehradun. 2. Chancellor, Kumaon University Nainital, district Nainital. 3. Kumaon University Nainital, District Nainital through its Registrar. 4. National Council for Teacher Education, Northern Regional Committee, A-46, Shantipath, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. …Respondents. (3) Writ Petition (M/S) No. 251 of 2010. Devbhumi Institute of Professional Education, Kacchi Khamaria, Lalpur, Kiccha Road, Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar through its Secretary, Nischal Pandey S/O Late Shri Mohan Chandra Pandey. … Petitioner. Vs. 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Higher Education, Secretariat, Dehradun. 2. Chancellor, Kumaon University Nainital, district Nainital. 2 3. Kumaon University Nainital, District Nainital through its Registrar. 4. National Council for Teacher Education, Northern Regional Committee, A-46, Shantipath, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. …Respondents. And (4) Writ Petition (M/S) No. 260 of 2010. Saraswati Institute of Management and Technology, Gadarpur, District U.S.Nagar, through its Chairman Shri H.K.Garg. … Petitioner. Vs. 1. State of Uttarakhand through Principal Secretary Higher Education, Secretariat, Dehradun. 2. Chancellor, Kumaon University Nainital, district Nainital. 3. Kumaon University Nainital, District Nainital through its Registrar. 4. National Council for Teacher Education, Northern Regional Committee, A-46, Shantipath, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan. …Respondents. Mr. Ravi Babulkar, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. K.P.Upadhyay, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the respondent no.1. Mr. B.D.Upadhyay, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondent no.3. Mr. Sudhir Singh, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondent no.4. Date March 17, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. Since the controversy involved in all the four writ petitions is similar, therefore, for the sake of convenience all these petitions are being disposed of by this common order. By means of these writ petitions, the petitioner in each case has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and di4recting the respondent university to add the petitioner institute in the counselling for the B.Ed. Session 2009-10 scheduled from 8-3- 2010 till 12-3-2010 or withdraw the advertisement dated 22-2-2010 and issue a fresh advertisement including the petitioner institute in counselling for B.Ed. Session 2009-10. 3 This Court on the last date directed the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel to seek instructions. The learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel has received the instructions in the matter. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Kumaun University Nainital. In paragraph no. 12 of the counter affidavit, the University has stated that the State Government vide order dated 17-2- 2010 granted permission to conduct counseling for admission in B.Ed. only in respect of 9 Government Degree/Post Graduate Government Degree colleges under Self Financed Course in accordance with law and the University accordingly issued an advertisement dated 22-2- 2010 to that effect. Further, it has been mentioned in that order that order regarding counseling for admission in B.Ed. course in the self financed institutions shall be made subsequently. The petitioners have filed their rejoinder against the counter affidavit, which had been filed on behalf of the University. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has contended that the petitioners-institutions are recognized by the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE)/approved/affiliated to the Kumaun University vide order dated 2-2-2010. The petitioner- institutions have got extension/renewal of the affiliation for the Session 2009-10. This fact has not been denied by the learned counsel for the University that the petitioners-institutions are recognized by the NCTE/approved/affiliated to the University vide order dated 2-2-2010. Learned counsel for the petitioners further contended that by issuing a letter again, the action of the State Government is arbitrary and discriminatory. The students at the time of counselling have a right to choose the institution in which they want to take admission. If the counselling for admission to the said course are made separately, the students would be deprived to get admission in the nearby college/institution of their choice on the basis of merit list. 4 These petitions were filed on 4-3-2010. Since the date of counselling had already elapsed because of the interim order dated 5- 3-2010 passed by this Court. Now, the instructions have been received by the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel. The learned Additional C.S.C. on the basis of the instructions contended that there were various complaints are pending against private B.Ed. colleges with regard to the quality of their programmes and the State Government is verifying those complaints from the Director of Higher Education. He also contended that in many of the matters, verification reports have arrived and the decision by the State Government is likely to be taken soon. In the above facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits of the Government Order dated 17-2-2010, which has been annexed as Annexure CA-1 to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the University, since the period of earlier counselling had already expired, it is directed that the counselling of the Government Colleges/University/private institutions, which are recognized and affiliated to the Kumaun University for the session 2009-2010 be conducted together, expeditiously in accordance with law. With the above direction, all the four writ petitions are disposed of finally. Costs easy. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP 5