As per case facts, a complaint was filed against the Petitioner-ITI for charging excess fees and offering an unapproved trade. A show-cause notice was issued, followed by an inquiry. Despite ... a positive joint inspection report and subsequent withdrawal of the complaint by the student's mother, the Respondent de-affiliated the Petitioner-ITI. The Petitioner's appeal against de-affiliation was rejected. The Petitioner-ITI was already prevented from fresh admissions from academic session 2023-2024. The question arose whether the de-affiliation order was proportionate and legally valid, given the procedural delays, the positive inspection report, and the withdrawal of the original complaint, and if the de facto debarment period should be considered part of the penalty. Finally, the High Court found significant delay in the de-affiliation process. Considering the Petitioner-ITI had already been debarred from admitting new students for three academic sessions (2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026), this period was counted towards the minimum three-year debarment penalty. The Court partly allowed the Writ Petition, directing the Respondent to grant affiliation from Academic Session 2026-27 and open the admission portal.