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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 09.04.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 23.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 4157/2025 SHIVRAJ SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Niyati Kohli, Mr.Rishab Parakh and Mr.Prathambir Agarwal, Advs.

versus CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

+ W.P.(C) 4375/2025 YAJAT SEN .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner-in-person versus CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

+ LPA 1250/2024, CM APPLs. 76373/2024 & 76374/2024 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 4157/2025 & connected matters Page 1 of 39 Digiltally Signed ADITYA SINGH (MINOR) .....Appellant Through: Mr.Dhanesh Relan, Mr.Arjeet Gaur, Mr.Naveen Malik, Mr. Suryansh Jamwal and Ms.Sakshi Arora, Advs.

versus CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

+ LPA 1251/2024, CM APPL. 76410/2024 & CM APPL. 76411/2024 CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES...Appellant Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU. versus ADITYA SINGH (MINOR) THROUGH HIS FATHER...Respondent Through: Mr.Dhanesh Relan, Mr.Arjeet Gaur, Mr.Naveen Malik, Mr.Suryansh Jamwal and Ms.Sakshi Arora, Advs.

+ W.P.(C) 2363/2025 HARSHITA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. T. Archana, Mr. Archit Mishra and Mr. Digvijay, Advocates Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 4157/2025 & connected matters Page 2 of 39 Digiltally Signed versus CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

+ W.P.(C) 2365/2025 MASTER TIAMBAK EASHWAR THROUGH HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN VASUDHA THIAGARAJAN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. T. Archana, Advocate versus THE CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

+ W.P.(C) 2366/2025 PRABHAS KUMAR (MINOR) THROUGH HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN MR. PRAKHAR KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yash Dadriwal and Mr. Amol Jagtap, Advocates versus CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 4157/2025 & connected matters Page 3 of 39 Digiltally Signed .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

+ W.P.(C) 2367/2025 ASLESHA AJITSARIA (MINOR) REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER VINAY AJITSARIA .....Petitioner Through:

versus CONSORTIUM OF NLUS AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj Dey and Mr.Vipul Verma, Advocates for R-3.

+ W.P.(C) 2516/2025 HARDIK GARG .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajay Vohra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Aniket D Agrawal and Mr.

Ram Krishna Rao, Advocates versus CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 4157/2025 & connected matters Page 4 of 39 Digiltally Signed with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr. Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of NLU.

Mr. Vardhan Kaushik with Mr.

Prithviraj, Advocates for R-3.

+ W.P.(C) 2517/2025 HARSHIT GARG .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajay Vohra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Aniket D Agrawal and Mr.

Ram Krishna Rao, Advocates