JUDGMENT

Prateek Jalan, J. (Oral)--The proceedings in the matter have been conducted through video conferencing.

1. The petitioner was a candidate for admission to the respondent No.1- Delhi Technological University ["the University"] for the B.Tech course in the 2021-22 session. The petitioner applied in the Children and Wards of Defence Personnel category ["the CW category"]. His grievance is that he was denied admission because he was considered in Priority-VI in the CW category, instead of Priority- IV, to which he claimed entitlement. According to the petitioner, he would have been admitted to the University, if he had been considered in Priority-IV.

Facts

2. The University invited applications for the course in question by way of an Admission Brochure, which has been placed on record. It provides for a reservation of 5% of total seats for the CW category, and lays down various priorities within the CW category, in which candidates would be considered.

3. Priorities-IV and VI, with which we are concerned in this petition, read as follows:

"Priority IV - Wards of disabled in service and boarded/invalid out with disability attributable to military service. Required Certifi