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As against the said order, both the promoters as well as Agreement Holder filed the above writ appeals.

7. Mr.Vijay Narayan, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellants in W.A.No.82 and 83 of 2007 filed by the promoters, contended that the promoters have not violated any provisions of the law while entering into the agreement to transfer the recognition order as well as No Objection Certificate obtained from the State Government to the said K.Ravi as it is permissible under Section 8 of the Tamil Nadu Recognised Private Schools (Regulation) Act, 1973, and post approval of transfer of management is permissible and therefore there is no illegality in entering into the said agreement. He further contended that in fact, the agreement holder, only breached the terms contained in the agreement by not honouring the cheque issued by him for a sum of Rs.3.00 lakhs and as per the terms in the said agreement, the agreement stands terminated due to non-performance of part of the agreement. The promoters having got a right to shift the Institution, have applied before the NCTE and the same is rejected on untenable grounds and therefore the writ petition filed in W.P.No.624 of 2007 challenging the order of rejection dated 4.2.2006 is to be allowed. The learned Senior Counsel further submitted that this Court, while admitting the writ appeals granted interim stay and the students admitted in the year 2005-2006 continued their second year course through the Institute of the promoters and this Court also granted interim order on 4.10.2007 to write the second year examinations to 27 students, scheduled to be held from 8.10.2007 however their results are yet to be published and the practical examination and teaching practice shall be arranged to them. The learned senior counsel further submitted that the said K.Ravi, who is the Agreement Holder, who is also appellant in W.A.No.234 of 2007 is no longer running Teacher Training Institute and by granting permission to shift the Teacher Training Institute by the NCTE, no prejudice would be caused to anyone and the claim of the said Ravi can be decided in the suit filed by him in O.S.No.373 of 2006 before the District Munsif Court, Udumalpet and subject to the result of the suit, direction can be given for the continuance of the Institution by admitting students.

9. The learned counsel for the NCTE submitted that the agreement entered into between promoters and the Agreement Holder is not valid as no permission or approval is obtained from the NCTE and now by virtue of the agreement, there is a management dispute and two parallel institutions are being run by two different persons on the strength of one recognition order, which is impermissible.

10. The learned Government Advocate submitted that in view of the dispute in the management, the DTERT issued a prohibitory order prohibiting admission of students and this Court having ordered to transfer the students of the promoters and they having not been transferred, they are not entitled to get their results of the examinations declared and they are also not entitled to get practical examination and teaching practice. The learned Government Advocate further submitted that the promoters have admitted the students for this year 2007-2008 in spite of the order of the learned single Judge and the Government is willing to transfer the first year students to any other Government Teacher Training Institute. The second year students are to be re-admitted in the second year Course in the recognised TTI/DIET and they have to undergo the second year course afresh. On the basis of the counter affidavit filed in these writ appeals the learned Government Advocate submitted that the promoters and agreement holder have admitted students and attempted to run parallel institution on the basis of single recognition order.

20. Insofar as the continuance of second year students by the promoters are concerned, this Court granted interim stay of the learned single Judge's order, pursuant to which the said students were not transferred to other recognised Teacher Training Institute or to Government Teacher Training Institute. The staff list submitted by the promoters having been approved by the DTERT as stated supra and the classes having been conducted by the promoters, the students are entitled to get their results declared and they are also entitled to undergo practical examinations and Teaching practice through the Government Teacher Training Institute/DIET.

22. The Director of Government Examinations, Chennai-6, is directed to arrange for the conduct of Practical examinations to the students of the promoters Institution, who had written the Government examinations and the DTERT is directed to conduct teaching practice through the DIET, Coimbatore and after conducting the same publish their results. The said practical examinations and Teaching Practice shall be conducted and their results shall be published within eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.