Agenda Item No.

Brief Description

Decision of ERC

ER–108.1

Confirmation of the Proceedings of 107^th ERC Meeting held                        at Bhubaneswar on 5^th-8^th  May 2010.

Deferred to the next ERC meeting

ER–108.2

Action Taken Report on the decisions of the 107^th ERC Meeting

Noted

ER–108.3

Policy matter / Guidelines / Information received from NCTE Hqrs- Nil

Noted

ER–108.4

Appeal Cases: Cases under process on being remanded back / Reversed by the Appeal Committee - Nil

Noted

ER–108.5

Visiting Team Report - Nil

Noted

ER–108.6

Reply to Notice in case of new application - Nil

Noted

ER–108.7

Court Case

ER–108.7.1

C.W.J.C. NO. 13927 of 2009 filed by Vijay Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar & Others in the Hon’ble High Court at Patna.

An emergent meeting of the Eastern Regional Committee was held on 25^th of May 2010 at 10.00 a.m. in the Conference Room of ERC, NCTE, Bhubaneswar in the light of the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Patna in CWJC No.13927 of 2009 of Vijay Kumar V/s The State of Bihar & Others and the subsequent DO letter of NCTE No.14-11/2009/NCTE/Insp./Bih.A16151 dated 18^th May 2010 addressed to the Regional Director from the Member Secretary, NCTE, New Delhi.

In conformity with the directions conveyed in Member Secretary’s letter referred to above following the decision of the Hon’ble High Court, the ERC decided that:

1.     Show Cause Notice to be issued to the institutions under Section 17 for withdrawal of recognition to the twenty one institutions figuring in the list as per Para-2 of the DO letter from Member Secretary, NCTE as mentioned above providing twenty one days time for offering explanation from the date of issue of the notice as per the observations of the Expert Committee in its report submitted to the Hon’ble High Court.

2.     Notice under Section-17 to be issued to institutions in respect of which the committee of experts has pointed out faculty related and other deficiencies giving six months time to make up the deficiencies to confirm to the norms of NCTE as special case failing which final decision will be taken as per the Provisions of the NCTE Act, Rules & Regulations and observations of the Expert Committee in its report submitted to the Hon’ble High Court with no further notice.

It has also been decided that the ERC-NCTE meeting scheduled from 8^th to 11^th June, 2010 to be rescheduled from 21^st  to 25^th June, 2010.

ER - 108.8

Next ERC Meeting

The Committee decided to hold the next ERC meeting on 21^th-25^th June 2010 at Bhubaneswar.

( Dr. Sarah Nasreen )

Regional Director

ERC, NCTE

Bhubaneswar-12

( S. B. Mishra )

Chairperson

ERC, NCTE

Bhubaneswar-12