IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER FRIDAY, THE 12TH DECEMBER 2008 / 21ST AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 35442 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- RAKHI MOHAN, RAKHI SADANAM, VELIYAM COLONY, VELIYAM P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE POONTHOTTAM RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR. 2. THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE, IST FLOOR, CSD BUILDING, HMT POST, BANGALORE - 560031. R1 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.M.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR. R2 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.V.M. KURIAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 35442 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that the 1st respondent University is admitting students to B.Ed course through the University College of Teachers Education without getting recognition from National Council for Teacher Education(for short 'NCTE') and therefore requests this Court to restrain the respondent University from offering B.Ed Course through their Colleges of Teacher Education without getting recognition from the 2nd respondent as provided under Section 14(3) (a) of NCTE Act. (2) In support of the prayer in the writ petition, the petitioner has produced his mark cards and also the prospectus of the 1st respondent University. In the prospectus it is stated that any admission that is made to the Colleges managed and controlled by the University will be subject to the recognition being granted by NCTE. (3) The University has not hidden any fact. The University has made it clear to the students, who may be admitted to the Colleges run by WP(C) No. 35442 of 2008 -:2:- the University that their admission is subject to recognition by the NCTE. If for any reason a student does not want to join a College which does not have the recognition of NCTE, the University cannot force the students to join their college. It is for the students either to join or not to join a college which does not have recognition. (4) In view of the above, we decline to grant relief sought for by the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE ttb/dk WP(C) No. 35442 of 2008 -:3:-