1. The petitioner, an aspirant for admission to the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)/Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) programme of the respondent No.1 Delhi Technological University (DTU) in the academic year 2015-16, has filed this petition seeking a direction to the respondent University; i) to grant to the petitioner the benefit of 5% reservation for children belonging to Priority V of the Defence Category; ii) to recognize the Gallantry Awards awarded to the father of the petitioner; and, (iii) to restrain the respondent University from displaying its list of provisionally selected candidates.

2. It is the case of the petitioner:

(i) that the respondent University in its Information Brochure of the Joint Admission Counselling for the year 2015 has stipulated that 5% of the total seats are reserved for children belonging to the “Defence Category” in the following priority:-

“Priority I - Widows/wards of Defense Personnel/Para Military Personnel killed in action. Required Certificate: Proof in Original.

Priority II - Wards of serving Defense personnel and ex-servicemen/Para Military Personnel disabled in action. Required Certificate: Original disability certificate clearly indi