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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 19066/2025 & CM APPL. 79372/2025

DEVANSHU MISHRA

.....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Ashu Bidhuri, Mr. Swapanam

Prakash Singh and Ms. Shabana Hussain,

Advocates.

versus

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI THROUGH ITS VICE-CHANCELLOR

& ORS. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr. Nikunj

Arora, Advocates for Delhi University.

Mr. Mohinder J.S. Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal, Ms.

Aishwarya Malhotra and Ms. Tripta Sharma,

Advocates for R-4/PGDAV College.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

O R D E R

% 23.12.2025

1. This writ petition is filed on behalf of the Petitioner under Article 226

of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:-

“a. Issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or

direction, thereby quashing the impugned memorandum dated 03.04.2025

issued by the Joint Registrar (Examinations), University of Delhi;

b. Issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or

direction, thereby quashing memorandum dated 12.09.2025 issued by the

Joint Registrar (Examinations), University of Delhi;

c. Issue appropriate writ/order/directions in the nature of mandamus

directing the Respondents to declare the Petitioner’s result for the 1st and

3rd semester examinations;

d. Issue appropriate writ/order/directions in the nature of mandamus

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directing the Respondents to allow Petitioner to appear for his 5th

semester examinations:

e. Issue appropriate writ/order/directions in the nature of mandamus

directing the Respondents to allow the petitioner to continue his studies in

the 3rd Year in accordance with the academic calendar of the University

of Delhi;

f. Issue appropriate writ/order/directions in the nature of mandamus and

direct the Respondents to pay the cost of this petition to the petitioner.”

2. On oral request of learned counsel for the Petitioner, Respondents No.

2 and 4 are deleted from the array of parties. Amended memo of parties be

filed by the Petitioner within two working weeks from today.

3. Issue notice

4. Counsels, as above, accept notice on behalf of respective

Respondents.

5. Counter affidavits be filed within four weeks from today. Rejoinders,

if any, be filed before the next date.

6. Case of the Petitioner is that he is a student of B.COM (Hons.) (NEP)

at the School of Open Learning for the academic session 2023-26. Petitioner

is aggrieved by the impugned memorandum dated 03.04.2025, whereby

punishment was imposed on him under Clause ‘C’ by the Joint Registrar

(Examinations), University of Delhi cancelling all papers taken by him in

Semester III as also debarring him from appearing in any examination of the

University till the end of next semester/professional examinations. Petitioner

is also aggrieved by memorandum dated 12.09.2025, whereby punishment

has been converted from Clause ‘C’ to Clause ‘B’, to the extent the

punishment of cancellation of all papers has been retained.

7. Counsel for the Petitioner submits that Petitioner be permitted to

appear in the V Semester examination as Respondents have illegally

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imposed a punishment on him and if the interim order is not granted there

will be an adverse impact on the career of the Petitioner. It is submitted that

the Petitioner had no intention to use any unfair means while appearing for

the III Semester examination. Petitioner appeared in III Semester

examination in January, 2025, which comprised of seven papers in addition

to appearing for four papers in the I Semester in which he was placed under

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