THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 6759 OF 2006 Between: Joseph Sriharsha & Mary Indraja Educational Society, Plot No.102, High Court Colony, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad Represented by its Secretary and Correspondent Rev. K.V.K.Rao. … Petitioner. And The National Council for Teacher Education represented by its Member Secretary, New Delhi and another. … Respondents. ORDER: Having regard to the nature of relief sought for in this writ petition, this writ petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioner, a society registered under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public Societies Registration Act, 1350 Fasli, made an application under Section 14(1) of the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993, for grant of recognition for Secondary (B.Ed) Course of one year duration. The Regional Committee of NCTE has refused the recognition sought for by the petitioner-institution by proceedings dated 15.3.2006. It is stated that the petitioner has already preferred an appeal before the appellate authority as per Section 18 of NCTE Act, 1993 on 20.3.2006. Inasmuch as the petitioner has already availed the alternative remedy of appeal available to it, it is not desirable to record any finding on the validity of the order passed by the Regional Committee. In that view of the matter, I dispose of the writ petition directing the appellate-authority – the first respondent herein to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of the receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________________ 6.4.2006 (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J.) VR Note: Issue cc by 10.4.2006 (BO) VR