JUDGMENT

Prateek Jalan, J. (Oral)

The proceedings in the matter have been conducted through video conferencing.

1. The petitioners were aspirants for admission to the under-graduate courses in University of Delhi ["the University"]. They have approached this Court with the grievance that they were not permitted to edit the category in which they sought to apply during the "Special Drive for Admission" held by the University in December, 2020 ["Special Drive"].

2. The petitioners applied for admission during the general admission process in August, 2020, in the General Category. They claim that they were entitled to reservation under various special categories [petitioner nos. 1 & 4 in the Economically Weaker Sections category; petitioner nos. 2 & 5 in Persons with Disabilities category; and petitioner no. 3 in the Schedule Tribes category]. However, they applied in the `General Category' for want of the necessary certificates to establish their entitlement to the reservations in question. The petitioners were unfortunately unable to secure admission during the general admission process.

3. The University thereafter issued a notice on 12.12.2020, for a Special Drive for merit