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DELHI HIGH COURT
SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Ananya Singh – Appellant
Versus
University of Delhi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to admission process based on preference. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments on merit and admission criteria. (Para 4 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. observations on counseling procedure and upgradation. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. limitations on participation in spot counseling. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. judicial non-interference in academic policy. (Para 16 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 6. no interference in the university’s admission policy. (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 7. dismissal of appeal. (Para 27) |
JUDGMENT
1. Aggrieved by the dismissal of Writ Petition, being W.P.(C) No. 16167/2022, which had been filed by the Appellant herein challenging the decision of the Respondent herein of not permitting her and other similarly situated candidates to participate in spot round counseling, and terming the decision of the Respondent herein as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, unjust, unfair, unwarranted and violative of Article 14, 21 & 41 of the Constitution of India, the instant appeal has been filed.
2. The facts of the case reveal that the Appellant herein passed her 12th standard examination and appeared in the Common University Entrance Test (Under-Graduate)-2022 [hereinafter referred to as `the CUET (UG
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