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SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SANJEEV NARULA
Ujjwal Shori (Through His Natural Guardian) – Appellant
Versus
University of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Sanjeev Narula, J. (Oral) - The Appellant, a minor represented through his father, filed a writ petition, being W.P.(C) 9340/2023, seeking a declaration that the eligibility condition for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses of Faculty of Medical Sciences ("FMSc"), University of Delhi ("DU"), and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, ("GGSIPU") are ultra vires insofar as they disentitle the Appellant from being considered for admission under the category of "Delhi Quota"/"Delhi Region Candidate". The aforesaid prayer was declined in the judgment dated 16th August, 2023 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court ("impugned judgment").
2. A brief narrative of the facts in the writ petition is as follows:
2.1. The Appellant as well as his father, are permanent residents of Delhi. Owing to the employment obligations of the Appellant's father with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, the family moved to Kolkata in the year 2019. Appellant's father took up the role of Chief Manager (Legal) at Eastern Regional Office in Kolkata. As a result, the Appellant completed his education from 9th to 12th standard at a school in Kolkata. With the aspiration of pursuing an MBBS course, th
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