ANUSHA GUPTA & ORS. vs NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (THROUGH THE DIRECTOR) & ORS

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 6950

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
VIKAS MAHAJAN, J
ANUSHA GUPTA & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (THROUGH THE DIRECTOR) & ORS – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Deepak Jain, Ms. Jaspreet Aulakh, Ms. Anoushka Singh, Ms. Dashapreet Kaur, Mr. Sajal Gupta, Mr. Arsh Raina and Mr Devender
For the Respondents: Mr. Sanjay Khanna, SC for NTA with Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Mr. Tarandeep Singh, Ms. Vilakshana Dayma, Ms. Pankhuri Srivastava and Ms. Alekshendra Sharma, Advs. for NTA. Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, Ms. Usha Jamnal, Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi, Advs. with Experts Mr. S. Shree Vishnoo and Mr. Subodh S. for NCFL. Ms. Neha Rastogi, SPC with Mr. Animesh Rastogi and Mr. Rajat Dubey, Advs. for R-2/UOI and R-3/NIC.

Table of Content
1. petition seeks various writs against nta. (Para 2)
2. grievances involve alleged score manipulation. (Para 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10)
3. allegations of tampering in session results. (Para 9)
4. forensic analysis to clarify factual disputes. (Para 11 , 12)
5. referral for forensic analysis. (Para 13)
6. petitioners argue for flaws in forensic report. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18)
7. nta counters with claims of petitioners' manipulation. (Para 21 , 22 , 23)
8. official records presumption under the law. (Para 26)
9. absence of crucial logs undermines petitioners' claims. (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43)
10. court emphasizes presumption in favor of official records. (Para 56 , 57 , 58)
11. court dismisses petition and imposes costs. (Para 61 , 62 , 63 , 64)

JUDGMENT

VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

1. The present petition has been filed seeking following reliefs:

“a) Issue writ of mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ in order against the Respondent no. 1 and 3 directing them to allow the Petitioners to participate in JEE(Advanced) – 2025 scheduled on 18.05.2025; AND/OR

b) Pass an order extending the timeline for registration for JEE (Advanced) Examination 2025; AND/OR

c) Pass an order for an indep

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2025 Supreme(Online)(Del) 6950

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHIVIKAS MAHAJAN, JANUSHA GUPTA & ORS. – AppellantVersusNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (THROUGH THE DIRECTOR) & ORS – Respondent

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
VIKAS MAHAJAN, J
ANUSHA GUPTA & ORS. – Appellant
Versus
NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (THROUGH THE DIRECTOR) & ORS – Respondent