CHITRA DEGREE COLLEGE AND ANR. Vs. N.C.T.E. AND ANR.
LAWS(ALL)-2010-11-368
HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Decided on November 11,2010

Chitra Degree College And Anr. Appellant
VERSUS
N.C.T.E. And Anr. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

Shishir Kumar, J. - (1.) Heard learned Counsel for the parties.
(2.) Petitioners are aggrieved by the order impugned dated 27.09.2010, passed by Respondent No. 1 and order dated 12.04.2010, passed by Respondent No. 2 (Annexure -9 & 5 to the writ petition), by which appeal as well as the claim of the Petitioners for recognition of the institution has been rejected. It appears that Petitioners are running an educational institution and wanted to start D. El. Ed. course. As provided under the National Council For Teacher Education Act, 1993 and Regulations 2009, there is a statutory obligation / requirement upon the educational institution to get recognition from NCTE, therefore, according to Sec. 7 of the NCTE Regulation, 2009, the management of the institution moved an application on 31.10.2009 for grant of recognition of the course. According to Regulation 7(1) of the Regulations there is a form which prescribed that if according to Respondents there is any deficiency in the application submitted by the Petitioners' institution, within 60 days from the date of receipt of communication of deficiency, the institution is required to remove the deficiencies communicated to the institution concerned. Petitioners have purchased the land in 2006 and document to that effect has been submitted, but in spite of the aforesaid fact the claim of the Petitioners has been rejected.
(3.) As provided under Sec. 18 of the NCTE Act, Petitioners' institution has filed an appeal before the appellate authority. With the appeal, Petitioners have submitted the documents showing therein the registered sale deed as well as other documents which were indicated by the Respondents regarding certain deficiencies, but in spite of the aforesaid fact instead of allowing the appeal, the appellate authority has rejected the appeal filed by the Petitioners observing therein that it did not submit certified copies of registered land documents and also CLU issued under Sec. 143 of relevant U.P. Government Act. Further, a finding has been recorded that according to Regulations it was mandatory to submit it with the hard copy of the application. While dismissing the appeal, the appellate authority has noted as under : AND WHEREAS the Council noted that the Appellant vide their letter dt. 18.02.10 in -compliance with the deficiency letter dt. 22.12.09 of NRC, submitted self attested copies of registered land documents, Khatauni document; a letter dt. 12.06.07 of SDM office mentioning that 5276.872 sq.mt. of land at Arazi No. 453, 454, 456 & 461 was in possession of the institution and college building had been constructed on this land and also building plan approved by Kanpur Development Authority. it however did not submit certified copies of registered land documents, and also CLU issued under Sec. 143 of relevant U.P. Govt. Act, he rather applied for CLU on 06.03.10. As per regulations 2009, it was mandatory for the Appellant to submit along with the hard copy of the application certified copies of registered land documents and CLU. In view of the above, the Council came to the conclusion that there was no justification in accepting the appeal and that it should be rejected. AND WHEREAS after perusal of documents, memorandum of appeal, affidavit and after considering oral arguments advanced during hearing, the Council reached the conclusion that there was no ground to accept the appeal and hence it should be rejected. Accordingly, the appeal was rejected and NRC's order dated 12.04.10 was confirmed.;


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