HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.17482 of 2009 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the first respondent. The petitioner, an educational society, has initially submitted an application dated 01-10-2007 to the first respondent-National Council for Teacher Education (N.C.T.E.) seeking permission to start a Hindi Pandit-Training college at Tandur in Ranga Reddy District. Pursuant to the said application, on the ground that the building, where the college is proposed to be started, is not conformity with the Regulations framed by the first respondent-Council, the petitioner was asked to take necessary steps and file supporting documents. Thereafter, by another application, dated 21-01-2009, the petitioner reiterated its request stating that it has constructed its own building in Sy.No.83 of Tandur village and requested the first respondent to reconsider the issue. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of compliance of the objections raised by the first respondent, no action is being taken to grant permission as per its request. Though no orders, rejecting the request of the petitioner, are passed, during the course of arguments, it is submitted by the learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the first respondent that, a policy is notified by the State Government to the effect that no further permissions shall be issued for opening of colleges imparting B.Ed. and language Pandit courses and the same has been adopted by the N.C.T.E.; therefore, the present writ petition cannot be maintained. The issue, namely, whether permission to start colleges imparting B.Ed. and other language Pandit courses can be granted or not, is within the purview of the National Council for Teacher Education. In this case, initially the petitioner has submitted an application in the year 2007, which was rejected by raising certain objections. Thereafter, by another application dated 21-01-2009, the petitioner is stated to have brought to the notice of the first respondent that it has constructed its own building in Sy.No.83 of Tandur village and requested for reconsideration of the matter. As much as no orders are passed pursuant to the application of the petitioner dated 21-01- 2009, which is stated to have been submitted to the respondents on 22-01-2009, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent to consider the said application of the petitioner, pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to it. It is needless to observe that consideration of the said application of the petitioner, for starting the college, shall be as per the provisions of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 and the policy decision in force in this regard. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. August 24, 2009 MRR