$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 981/2026 & CM APPL. 4748/2026 SHLOK BHARDWAJ ....Petitioner Through: Petitioner-In-Person versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, Adv. ,CGSC with ⁠Mr. Ankit Khatri, Ms. Usha Jamnal, Ms. Nyasa Sharma, Advs.

Mr. Sanjay Khanna, Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Ms.

Vilakshana Dayma, Ms. Anshu Kumari, Advs. for NTA CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 27.01.2026

1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 151 of the CPC, 1908 seeking the following relief:

“(A) Issue appropriate writ/ direction/ order to Respondents to permit candidate Shivanjali Bhardwaj (Roll no. UP090100390 and Application no. 260310097331) to REAPPEAR in JEE Engineering Entrance Exam Session-I (preferably afternoon shift) which shall continue till 28.01.2026…”

2. When the matter came up for hearing on 22.01.2026, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No. 1 was requested to obtain instructions from respondent No. 2 regarding the averments made in the petition.

3. The brief facts of the case are that while appearing for the JEE Engineering Entrance Examination