JUDGMENT

Siddharth Mridul, J. (Oral)--The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, prays as follows:

"a) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, directing the Respondent No. 1 allocate a seat to the petitioner on his merits; and/or

b) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, further directing the Respondents to allow the Petitioner to appear/sit for the subsequent rounds of counseling;

c) Issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ further directing the Respondents to reserve a seat/admission for the Petitioner in the institute and stream that the petitioner deserved on the basis of merit;

d) Pass an ad-interim stay in favour of the Petitioners thereby directing the Respondent to stay the process of Counseling."

2. The facts as are necessary for the adjudication of the present proceedings are briefly adumbrated as follows:

a) The petitioner passed 12th Standard through Central Board of Secondary Education (hereinafter referred to as `CBSE'), in the Non- Medical stream and secured 93% marks. The petitioner is stated to have filled the requisite forms for JEE (Main) examination and received his admit card from