IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
C.HARI SHANKAR, OM PRAKASH SHUKLA
Prerna Gupta – Appellant
Versus
Registrar General of Delhi High Court – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge to marks reduction in exam (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. alteration of marks alleged by petitioner (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. defense against petitioner's claims by respondents (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 4. judicial review space and respondent's position (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 5. petitioner's rebuttals and scope of judicial review (Para 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 6. court's analysis of petitioner's grievances (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 7. evaluation standards and discretion of examiner (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39) |
| 8. statutory prohibition on re-evaluation (Para 40 , 41) |
| 9. conditions for judicial interference (Para 42 , 43 , 44 , 45) |
| 10. limits of the petitioner's arguments (Para 46 , 47 , 48) |
| 11. impact on appointments and fairness (Para 49 , 50 , 51 , 52) |
| 12. result of the court's findings (Para 53 , 54 , 55) |
| 13. final ruling and dismissal of the petition (Para 56 , 57 , 58 , 59) |
JUDGMENT :
OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J.
1. The present writ petition raises a grievance arising out of the Delhi Judicial Services Examination of 2023 [“DJSE” hereinafter] wherein the petitioner alleges unlawful interpolation and reduction of her marks at the final s

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