HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP(C) No. 143/2026 CM No. 347/2026 01. Vishwa Bharti College of Education Affiliated with University of Kashmir, Akalpur Morh Udheywalla, Jammu Through its President/Secretary, Dr. Surinder Krishen Kaul, S/O K.N. Kaul, R/O House No. 22, Shuhul Dham Opp. Vishwa Bharati College, Akalpur Road, Muthi, Jammu. 02. Vijay Kumar Ganju, General Secretary, Vishwa Bharti College of Education Affiliated with University of Kashmir, Akalpur Morh, Udheywalla, Jammu. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. P.N. Goja, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhinav Jamwal, Advocate. vs 01. U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir Education Secretary, Department of Education, Mini Block, Civil Secretariat, Jammu. 02. Union of India Through Secretary, Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. 03. NCTE Appellate Authority, G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka , New Delhi. Through Deputy Secretary (Appeals). 04. Northern Regional Committee, Serial No. 47 2 National Council for Teachers Education, Plot G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi. Through Regional Director. 05. National Council for Teachers Education, Plot G-7, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi, Through its Chairperson. .…. Respondent(s) Through: CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE ORDER (31.01.2026) 01. Petitioners, through the medium of this petition, seek quashment of Order No. F.No. NCTE/NRC/FR/2122-NRC-811980173/Jammu and Kashmir/2021-REJC/126 dated 15.07.2025 passed by respondent No. 4 and Order No. 89-302/E-373773/2025 Appeal/13th Meeting, 2025/133714 APPLNRC202515252/E-88393 dated 10.11.2025 passed by respondent No. 3 with direction to respondent Nos. 3 & 5 to consider the review/representation being No. VB/CJ/993/Bed dated 01.12.2025, filed by the petitioners with further direction to respondent No. 4 to accord recognition to the petitioner- Institute. 02. After arguing for a while, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners would feel satisfied in case the present petition be treated as representation and the respondents be directed to accord consideration to the same by a speaking order within some reasonable time frame. 03. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the present writ petition is taken up for final disposal at its threshold and is disposed of by directing the respondents to accord consideration to the representation of the petitioners expeditiously, 3 preferably within two months from the date a copy of this order alongwith copy of writ petition and its annexures are made available to the respondents. The decision taken by the respondents on the representation shall be communicated to the petitioners. 04. Petition is thus, ‘ disposed of’ along with all connected application(s). (M A CHOWDHARY) JUDGE Jammu 31.01.2026 Renu