HINDI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. S. Dutta, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. U.K. Goswami, learned CGC for the respondent No. 1, being the Union of India through the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Also heard Mr. I. Alam, learned counsel for the respondents No. 2 and 3, being the authorities under the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and Mr. S.M.T. Chistie, learned counsel for the respondents No. 4 and 5, being the authorities under the Education Department.

(2.) The petitioner Hindi Teachers Training College, North Guwahati represented by its Principal is an institution established for training and imparting Hindi courses to the Government teachers of Assam and it is affiliated to the Central Institute of Hindi, Agra. The institute is in existence and functioning since the year 1969 and it is stated to be the only teachers' training college of Hindi teachers who are serving in various Government schools of Assam. On 31/5/2005, the petitioner institute applied before the authorities under the NCTE for grant of recognition for conducting the Hindi Shikshan Parangat course to the in-service Government teachers of the region. The respondent No. 3 being the Regional Director, Eastern Regional Committee (ERC) of the NCTE by its order dtd. 21/10/2008 had refused the grant of recognition for conducting the Hindi Shikshan Parangat course for the reasons that the institution had not submitted the list of teaching staff in the prescribed format, the total land area was less than the NCTE norms, the building plan and the building completion certified approved from the competent authority were not submitted.

(3.) The Principal of the petitioner institute by a letter dtd. 17/11/2008 requested the Member Secretary of the NCTE not to finalize the order of refusal dtd. 21/10/2008 as it could have an adverse effect on all the Government schools and colleges of Assam. On 7/1/2015, the Principal of the institute made an application to the Regional Director of NCTE for recognition to the college for conducting Hindi Shikshan Parangat course and along with the application, the required documents etc. were also enclosed but there was no response from the authorities under the NCTE against such application. Subsequent application was made on 30/5/2015 but again there was no response.