Rajesh Bindal, J. - (1.) The prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the National Council for Technical Education (for short "the Council") to grant recognition to the petitioner-institute for B.A.B.Ed and B.Sc.B.Ed four year integrated course for the academic year 2016- 17. Direction has also been sought to Maharishi Dayanand University (for short "the University") to issue no objection certificate.
(2.) On 19.02.2016 Dr. S.K. Chauhan, Regional Director, of the Council and Sh. Vijai Vardhan, Addl. Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana, Department of Higher Education were present in Court. It transpired that there was lack of coordination between the three bodies namely, the State, affiliating University and the Council, as a result of which the number of colleges imparting B.Ed. education mushroomed in the State. Intake capacity was 60,672 students for the session 2015-2016 whereas only 32,811 seats could be filled up despite granting four weeks extra time for counselling after the last cut off date.
(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is ready to forgo its already sanctioned seats of B.Ed., in case it is granted approval for integrated course of B.A.B.Ed. and B.Sc.B.Ed. He further submitted that let the matter be re-examined by the University and thereafter by the Council in terms of the stand of the State as to whether new capacity for imparting B.Ed. education is to be added in the State or not.;