Rupi Devi Girls College v. National Council for Teacher Education

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20.08.2026

¶1This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing and setting aside of impugned refusal order dated 30.04.2026 passed by the Western Regional Committee and for directions to the respondent to conduct a physcial inspection of the petitioner institute and decide its application dated 10.05.2025 for transition of the existing four-year integrated B.A. B.Ed./B.Sc. B.Ed. courses to the ITEP course for the present academic session 2026-27.

¶2This Order is being passed in view of a similar Order dated 07.08.2026 passed in W.P. (C) 10668/2026 and using the same reasons and expressions.

¶3For the said reasons, issue notice.

¶4Mr. Kapoor, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the This is a digitally signed order. respondents and fairly submits that the objections raised by him were considered in W.P. (C) 10668/2026 and vide Order dated 07.08.2026, the petition was allowed.

¶5Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the impugned refusal order dated 30.04.2026 issued by the Western Regional Committee is set aside. The respondent shall conduct inspection of the petitioner's institute within a period of three weeks from today and shall thereafter take all appropriate and necessary steps to ensure that the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court in Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya v. State of U.P., (2013) 2 SCC 617, are scrupulously complied with.

¶6The entire exercise, including the issuance of show cause notices pointing out the deficiencies, furnishing of replies thereto, adjudication of such show cause notices, and all ancillary activities connected therewith or flowing therefrom, shall be completed on or before

20.09.2026, for the Academic Session 2026-2027.

¶7Let a copy of the inspection report be also supplied to the petitioner.

¶8The present petition, along with the pending application(s), if any, stand(s) disposed of accordingly. JASMEET SINGH, J AUGUST 20, 2026/sp This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010389202026 + W.P.(C) 12092/2026 & CM APPL. 56115/2026 RUPI DEVI GIRLS COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vishant Singh, Ms. Mreeganka Goyal, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor, Mr. Nandeesh Nanda, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH