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DELHI HIGH COURT
SANJEEV NARULA
Vedanshi Pathak – Appellant
Versus
National Testing Agency – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Sanjeev Narula, J. (Oral):
CM APPL. 35615/2022 (u/S 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 on behalf of Petitioner for directions)
1. Petitioner, an aspirant of B. Tech course, has appeared in both Session 1 and Session 2 of the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2022 ["JEE (Main)"] under the `General/(UR)' Category and her better score is 88.2866394 which is below the cut-off NTA score of 88.4121383. She has approached this Court seeking directions to appear for the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2022 ["JEE (Advanced)"], alleging that the Common Rank List ["CRL"] prepared by Respondent No. 1 - National Testing Agency ["NTA"] is erroneous as it has duplicity of candidates and if the same is corrected, she would become eligible as her score is in the vicinity of the qualifying percentile noted above.
2. The scheme of the JEE examinations, is as follows:
i. A candidate is required to register by filling-up an online application form, through which a "system generated application number" is allocated. Candidates are allowed two opportunities to write the JEE (Main), which are described as Session 1 and Session 2, for which, candidates are to use the same applicati
The court emphasized the importance of preventing duplication in candidate names for competitive examinations and recognized the need for thorough investigation and measures to avoid such errors in t....
The judgment emphasizes the importance of digital evidence and the burden of proof in establishing the authenticity of documents in legal proceedings.
Disputed questions of fact and elaborate evidence required for adjudication under Article 226 of the Constitution.
Petitioner's right to alter his application category after failing to adhere to established procedures was denied, emphasizing strict adherence to process in examination applications.
The legal principle established is that the failure to comply with the prescribed procedures for category selection and the absence of demonstrated bona fides can lead to the denial of requests for c....
Minor technical irregularities in recruitment exams, promptly rectified without systemic fraud or inability to segregate tainted/untainted candidates, do not vitiate entire selection process.
Policy decisions regarding exam eligibility cannot be arbitrarily altered and must adhere to established criteria, even in unprecedented circumstances like a pandemic.
The court affirmed that the integrity of official examination records is paramount, and claims based on discrepancies without credible evidence are insufficient to challenge the results.
Rectification measures can be taken to correct technical glitches in the admission process, and candidates are not entitled to benefit from inadvertent errors.
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