JUDGMENT :

VIKAS MAHAJAN, J.

1. The petitioner having graduated in B.Sc. (H) Biological Science from the University of Delhi applied for admission in M.Sc. Botany course under the Merit Admission Category as OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidate for the academic year 2022-2023 in the University of Delhi.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is that her candidature for admission in M.Sc. Botany under the Merit Admission Category has been ignored, inasmuch as, in the first admission list issued on 02.12.2022 by the respondent no.3, [Department of Botany, University of Delhi] her name does not figure amongst the candidates selected for admission despite the petitioner having scored 88.96% (9.365 CGPA) in B.Sc. (H) Biological Science, whereas the candidates selected for admission at serial number 5 to 12 in the list are having much lesser percentage, varying from 88.71% to 86.40%. The first admission list dated 02.12.2022 for M.Sc. Botany-2022 for OBC Non-Creamy Layer (Merit Based) [Annexure P/1, page 24] reads as under:-

University of Delhi, First Admission List –M.Sc. Botany- 2022

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