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Supreme Court allows NCTE to demand annual teacher institute performance reports
This case concerns the regulatory powers of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to require Teacher Education Institutes (TEIs) to submit annual Performance Appraisal Reports (PAR).
The Supreme Court addressed whether the NCTE Executive Committee had the authority to issue a notice mandating these submissions and associated fees.
Who it concerns: Appellant: The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE); Respondents: Association of NCTE Approved Colleges Trust and others; Bench: Not stated in the provided text.
What the court decided
- The appeal was allowed.
- The judgment of the High Court was set aside.
- The Court declared the correct position of law regarding the NCTE's regulatory jurisdiction.
- The Court disagreed with the High Court's approach of setting aside the NCTE's action as illegal and arbitrary.
Also in the document
- The Court noted that the High Court's interpretation impaired the NCTE's regulatory jurisdiction.
- The Court identified the NCTE and its constituent bodies as the 'seventh duty bearer' for ensuring quality teacher education, alongside TEIs as the 'sixth duty bearer'.
- The Court emphasized that when reviewing a statutory regulator, the focus must be on whether the authority violated mandatory provisions or transgressed vested powers.
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Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · 4 Sep 2026
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