Advocates appeared:
Mr. Manoj Goel, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nishant Anand, Ms. Gunjan Bansal and Kumar Abhishek, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 14677 of 2022 & CM APPLs. 44985 of 2022, 45790 of 2022, 45791 of 2022, 56595 of 2022, 56596 of 2022 & CM APPL. 4910 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14679/2022 & CM APPLs. 44989/2022, 45788/2022, 45789/2022, 56560/2022, 56561/2022 & 4860/2023 & for the Respondent No.2,4, and 6 in W.P.(C) 11906/2022 & CM APPLs. 35534/2022, 39332/2022, 47386/2022 & for the Respondent No.3.6 and 7 in W.P.(C) 14347/2022 & CM APPL 43806/2022.
Mr. Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Standing Counsel (Civil) alongwith Mr. Utkarsh Singh & Mr. Tapesh Raghav, Advocates, for the Respondent No. 1 in W.P.(C) 14677 of 2022 & CM APPLs. 44985 of 2022, 45790 of 2022, 45791 of 2022, 56595 of 2022, 56596 of 2022 & CM APPL. 4910 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14678/2022 & CM APPLs. 44987/2022, 45794/2022 & CM APPL. 45795/2022 & W.P.(C) 14679/2022 & CM APPLs. 44989/2022, 45788/2022, 45789/2022, 56560/2022, 56561/2022 & 4860/2023 & W.P.(C) 14680/2022 & CM APPLs. 44991/2022, CM APPL. 45852/2022, 45853/2022, 56550/2022, 56551/2022, 4911/2023 & for the Respondent in W.P.(C) 11906/2022 & CM APPLs. 35534/2022, 39332/2022, 47386/2022 & W.P.(C) 14347/2022 & CM APPL 43806/2022 & W.P.(C) 2368/2023 & CM APPL 9063/2023.
Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, ASC, GNCTD with Ms. Ayushi Bansal, Ms. Arshya Singh and Mr. Aakash Dahiya, Advocates, for the Respondent No. 2 in W.P.(C) 14677 of 2022 & CM APPLs. 44985 of 2022, 45790 of 2022, 45791 of 2022, 56595 of 2022, 56596 of 2022 & CM APPL. 4910 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14678/2022 & CM APPLs. 44987/2022, 45794/2022 & CM APPL. 45795/2022 & W.P.(C) 14679/2022 & CM APPLs. 44989/2022, 45788/2022, 45789/2022, 56560/2022, 56561/2022 & 4860/2023 & W.P.(C) 14680/2022 & CM APPLs. 44991/2022, CM APPL. 45852/2022, 45853/2022, 56550/2022, 56551/2022, 4911/2023.
Ms. Anita Sahani, Advocate, for the Respondent No. 3 in W.P.(C) 14677 of 2022 & CM APPLs. 44985 of 2022, 45790 of 2022, 45791 of 2022, 56595 of 2022, 56596 of 2022 & CM APPL. 4910 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14678/2022 & CM APPLs. 44987/2022, 45794/2022 & CM APPL. 45795/2022 & W.P.(C) 14679/2022 & CM APPLs. 44989/2022, 45788/2022, 45789/2022, 56560/2022, 56561/2022 & 4860/2023 & W.P.(C) 14680/2022 & CM APPLs. 44991/2022, CM APPL. 45852/2022, 45853/2022, 56550/2022, 56551/2022, 4911/2023 & W.P.(C) 11906/2022 & CM APPLs. 35534/2022, 39332/2022, 47386/2022 & W.P.(C) 14347/2022 & CM APPL 43806/2022.
Mr. Puneet Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Utkarsh, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 14678/2022 & CM APPLs. 44987/2022, 45794/2022 & CM APPL. 45795/2022 & for the Respodent No.5 in W.P.(C) 11906/2022 & CM APPLs. 35534/2022, 39332/2022, 47386/2022 & for the Respondent No.2 in W.P.(C) 16709/2022 & CM APPLs. 52732/2022, 55301/2022.
Mr. Mohit Mathur, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nishant Anand and Ms. Gunjan Bansal, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 14680/2022 & CM APPLs. 44991/2022, CM APPL. 45852/2022, 45853/2022, 56550/2022, 56551/2022, 4911/2023.
Mr. Khagesh B. Jha & Ms. Shikha Sharma Bagga, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 11906/2022 & CM APPLs. 35534/2022, 39332/2022, 47386/2022 & W.P.(C) 14347/2022 & CM APPL 43806/2022.
Mr. Adarsh Priyadarshi, Mr. Tarun K Bedi, Vikash Kumar ans Ms. Sweta Singh, Advocates, for the Respondent No.3 in W.P.(C) 11906/2022 & CM APPLs. 35534/2022, 39332/2022, 47386/2022.
Mr. Tarun K. Bedi with Vikash Kumar, Advocates, for the Respondent No.5 in W.P.(C) 14347/2022 & CM APPL 43806/2022.
W.P.(C) 2368/2023 & CM APPL 9063/2023
Mr. Manish Vashisht, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shikha Sharma Bagga and Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 2368/2023 & CM APPL 9063/2023.
Mr. Puneet Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kumar Utkarsh and Mr. Snehsish Mukherjee, Advocates, for the Respondent No. 1 and 2 in W.P.(C) 2368/2023 & CM APPL 9063/2023.
Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Saurav Agarwal, Mr. Ashish Tiwari, Mr. Ajay Sharma, Mr. Sahib Patel, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 16709/2022 & CM APPLs. 52732/2022, 55301/2022.
Ms. Anita Sahani, Advocate with Rahul Mourya, Advocates, for the Respondent No.1 in W.P.(C) 16709/2022 & CM APPLs. 52732/2022, 55301/2022.
Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, ASC, GNCTD along with Ms. Ayushi Bansal, Mr. Sanyam Suri & Ms. Arshya Singh, Advocates for Respondent No. 3 in W.P.(C) 16709/2022 & CM APPLs. 52732/2022, 55301/2022.
Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate with Ms. Shikha Sharma Bagga, Advocate, for the Respondent-4 to Respondent-69 in W.P.(C) 16709/2022 & CM APPLs. 52732/2022, 55301/2022.
Mr. Manish Vashisht, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vanshay Kaul, Advocate, for the Respondents in W.P.(C) 16709/2022 & CM APPLs. 52732/2022, 55301/2022.
JUDGMENT
1. This batch of writ petitions involves common issues, viz-validity of Circulars dated 22.09.2022, 27.09.2022 and 14.10.2022; interpretation of applicable admission rules in the matter of admitting students under Management Quota Seats and the same is, thus, being decided by a common order. For the sake of clarity, facts are being extracted from W.P.(C) No. 14677/2022 titled as `Vivekananda Institute Of Professional Studies-Technical Campus v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.`. However, wherever necessary, facts from individual matters will be adverted to and discussed.
2. The writ petitions being W.P.(C) 11906/2022 and W.P.(C) 14347/2022 have been filed by an aspirant, namely, Shubham Jha seeking admission in B.Tech course against the 10% Management Quota Seats in private unaided institutions. The petition being W.P.(C) 16709/2022 is filed by another aspirant, namely, Noorakshi Dahiya seeking admission against the 10% Management Quota Seats. The petition being W.P.(C) 2368/2023 is filed by the students, already admitted against the same 10% Management Quota Seats, by Maharaja Suraj Mal Institute of Technology (hereinafter referred to as `MSIT'). However, the University h
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