- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:17245 WP No. 12564 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 12564 OF 2025 (EDN-RES) BETWEEN: VIJAYANAGAR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION A UNIT OF VIJAYANAGAR EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY, HAVING ITS REG. OFF @ NO.49, 6TH CROSS, 1ST STAGE 2ND PHASE, CHANDRA LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560040 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL MR. RAJAPEER SAB S/O BASU SAB. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. AKASH B SHETTY, ADV.) AND: 1. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS EDUCATION (NCTE SRC) G-7, SECTOR-10, DWARKA, NEW DELHI-110075 REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL DIRECTOR SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE. 2. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS EDUCATION (NCTE) G-7, SECTOR-10, DWARKA, NEW DELHI-110075 REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINOD KUMAR, ADV.) Digitally signed by MARIGANGAIAH PREMAKUMARI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:17245 WP No. 12564 of 2025 THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED WITHDRAWAL ORDER DATED 10.07.2013 BEARING F.NO/APSO2320/B.ED/(KA)/2013-14/52657 ISSUED BY THE R- 1 WITHDRAWING RECOGNITION FOR CONDUCTING B.ED COURSE VIDE ANNX-A AND DIRECT THE R-1 TO RE- CONSIDERATION THE RECOGNITION AND CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER INSTITUTION DATED 04.09.2024 VIDE ANNX-B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “I. Quash the impugned withdrawal order dated 10.07.2013 issued by the Respondent No.1 bearing F No.APS02320/B.Ed./KA/2013-14/52657, withdrawing recognition for conducting B.Ed course, vide Annexure-A. II. Direct Respondent No.1 to re-consider the recognition and consider the representation filed by the Petitioner-Institution dated 04.09.2024 vide Annexure-B. III. Grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case.” - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:17245 WP No. 12564 of 2025 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents and perused the material on record. 3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that on 10.07.2013, respondent No.1 withdrew recognition granted in favour of the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted representation on 04.09.2024 to the respondents for re-consideration of the request of the petitioner not to withdraw the recognition and as such, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present petition. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents submits that there is no merit in the writ petition and that the same is liable to be dismissed. 5. Though several contentions have been urged by the petitioner in their claim, having regard to the fact that request of the petitioner for reconsideration of their - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:17245 WP No. 12564 of 2025 request was not considered by the respondents, I deem it just and appropriate to set aside the impugned withdrawal order at Annexure-A dated 10.07.2013 and direct respondent No.1 to reconsider the representation at Annexure-B dated 04.09.2024 submitted by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a stipulated timeframe. 6. In the result, I pass the following: ORDER i. The Writ Petition is hereby allowed. ii. The impugned withdrawal order at Annexure-A dated 10.07.2013 is hereby quashed. iii. The matter is remitted back to respondent No.1 for reconsideration of the matter afresh, in accordance with law. iv. Liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioner to file documents, pleadings etc., before respondent - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:17245 WP No. 12564 of 2025 No.1, within a period of four weeks from today, who shall consider the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE MPK CT:bms List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8