$~30, 31, 34, 35, 37 to 40 & 42 to 49 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8075/2026, CM APPL. 38616/2026 GYAN SAGAR COLLEGE OF EDUCATION & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Ms. Priti Kumari and Mr. Pankaj Ray, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 31 + W.P.(C) 8076/2026, CM APPL. 38617/2026 ACHARYA RAJENDRA SURI SHIKSHA MAHAVIDHYALAYA & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Ms. Priti Kumari and Mr. Pankaj Ray, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 34 + W.P.(C) 8080/2026, CM APPL. 38623/2026-Stay DHATTARWAL COLLEGE OF B A B ED B SC B ED & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Adv. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 35 + W.P.(C) 8081/2026, CM APPL. 38624/2026-Stay NIRMALA DEVI DEGREE COLLEGE & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Adv. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 37 + W.P.(C) 8083/2026, CM APPL. 38628/2026-Stay CM APPL. 38629/2026-Exp. MAHATMA GANDHI GROUP OF INSTITUTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhilesh K. Srivastava, Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Ms. Ritu Kumari, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 38 + W.P.(C) 8084/2026, CM APPL. 38630/2026-Stay CM APPL. 38631/2026-Exp. GEETA CO EDUCATION T.T. COLLEGE …..Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhilesh K. Srivastava, Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Ms. Ritu Kumari, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION & ANR. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 …..Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 39 + W.P.(C) 8085/2026, CM APPL. 38632/2026-Stay CM APPL. 38633/2026-Exp. SHRI SAI BABA AADARSH MAHAVIDYALAYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhilesh K. Srivastava, Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Ms. Ritu Kumari, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 40 + W.P.(C) 8086/2026, CM APPL. 38634/2026-Stay CM APPL. 38635/2026-Exp. RNT T.T COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akhilesh K. Srivastava, Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Ms. Ritu Kumari, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 42 + W.P.(C) 8088/2026, CM APPL. 38636/2026-Stay LATE KUMARI LAXMI BADHALA GIRLS PG COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 43 + W.P.(C) 8089/2026, CM APPL. 38637/2026-Stay LAXMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 44 + W.P.(C) 8090/2026, CM APPL. 38638/2026-Stay PRABHA DEVI MEMORIAL MAHAVIDYALAYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 45 + W.P.(C) 8091/2026, CM APPL. 38639/2026-Stay This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 MAA REWATI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 46 + W.P.(C) 8092/2026, CM APPL. 38640/2026-Stay JAMNA GIRLS B.ED. COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 47 + W.P.(C) 8093/2026, CM APPL. 38641/2026-Stay MEKALSUTA COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 48 + W.P.(C) 8094/2026, CM APPL. 38642/2026-Stay CHHOTI DEVI MEMORIAL GIRLS B.ED. COLLEGE..Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. 49 + W.P.(C) 8095/2026, CM APPL. 38643/2026-Stay SURATGARH PG COLLEGE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Sharawat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Mayank Manish, Mr. Ravi Kant, Mr. Vineet Upadhyay and Mr. Ayush Anand, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Through: Mr. Anuj Kapoor and Mr. Shivom Sethi, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE O R D E R % 05.06.2026 1. By virtue of the present petitions under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioners seek setting aside of the respective impugned refusal order(s) issued by the Western Regional Committee on diverse This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 dates, as also directions to the respondents to conduct inspection of petitioner institutes and decide their applications for recognition of conversion expeditiously and in a time bound manner, amongst other ancillary reliefs. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has handed over a copy of the order dated 29.05.2026 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. (C) 4860/2026 and other connected matters wherein the petitioners were granted relief under similar circumstances. He submits that since the same issues have already been adjudicated therein, the present petitions are also liable to be allowed in on similar terms. 3. Issue notice. 4. Learned counsel(s) for the respondent accept notice. He submits that though certain objections were raised by them in W.P. (C) 4860/2026, considering that the same issues have been decided vide the aforesaid order dated 29.05.2026, they have no objection, if the present petitions are also allowed and disposed of in the same terms as well. 5. Accordingly, the present petitions are allowed and the impugned refusal order(s) issued by the Western Regional Committee on diverse dates are set aside. As such, the respondents shall conduct inspection of the petitioner institutes 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 Hon’ble Supreme Court in Maa Vaishno Devi Mahila Mahavidyalaya v. State of U.P.: (2013) 2 SCC 617 are scrupulously complied with. The entire exercise, including the issuance of Show Cause Notice pointing out the deficiencies, furnishing of their replies, the adjudication of those show cause notices, and all other This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17 ancillary activities connected therewith/ flowing therefrom shall be completed on or before 15.07.2026 for the forthcoming academic session 2026-2027. Let a copy of the inspection report be also supplied to the petitioners. 6. The present petitions, along with pending applications, are disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 7. A copy of this order be kept in all the connected matters. SAURABH BANERJEE, J (VACATION JUDGE) JUNE 5, 2026/rr This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 08/06/2026 at 11:21:17