DESHPRAN UNAIDED B.ED. COLLEGE ORGANISERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND ORS. Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Having regard to the commonality of the legal issues involved in these writ petitions, the same have been heard together and shall stand disposed of by this common judgment and order.

(2.) In West Bengal, there are two kinds of colleges imparting lessons for acquisition of training qualifications Government/Government-aided colleges and privately financed colleges (hereafter the said colleges, whenever referred to jointly). All such colleges have been recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (hereafter the NCTE), upon their obtainment of affiliation from the relevant universities and 'no objection' from the State Government.

(3.) The said colleges, till such time the impugned order was issued, were conducting the process of admission of students in accordance with the terms and conditions of affiliation prescribed by the relevant affiliating universities. The impugned order dated 16th March, 2015, however, brought about significant changes in the admission process. It would be useful to quote below the entirety of such order:-