$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 16.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 13.03.2026 + CONT.CAS(C) 1315/2025 & CM APPL. 54119/2025 OBINNA THEODORE ONYENETO ………Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person (Appearance not given)

versus FOREIGNERS REGIONAL REGISTRATION OFFICE &ANR ………Respondents Through: Mr. Shashank Insp. & Mr Raghunath S.I from FRRO, Delhi W.P.(C) 14835/2024, CM APPL. 62333/2024 & CM APPL

41564/2025 OBINNA THEODORE ONYENETO ………Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person (Appearance not given)

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ………Respondents Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC Mr. Shashank Insp. & Mr Raghunath S.I from FRRO, Delhi Ms. Apoorva Maheshwari Adv. for R4 CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

J U D G M E N T

W.P.(C) 14835/2024

1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:-

“a) Pass an order to respondent no. 1 to take account of all the irreparable damages that has been caused to the petitioner from 2016 till date.

b) Pass an order to respondent no. 2 & 3 to restore the prior study rights and paid 5-year Indian student visa permit of the petitioner so that he can re-commence his intended 5 year Joint BSc/MSc. IT Degree Programs in any Indian university.

c) Pass an order to respondent no. 4, to provide a suitable financial compensation in favour of the petitioner with an interest of 18% per annum as declared in the showeth summary of expenditures of the petitioner from August 2016 till date.

d) Pass any other order as this Hon‟ble Court may deem fit and proper to further compensate other significant losses incurred by the petitioner from all the stated facts and mentioned circumstances of the present case in the interest of justice.”

FACTUAL MATRIX AS PER THE PETITIONER

2. The petitioner i.e., Obinna Theodore Onyeneto, is a Nigerian national. 3. The petitioner was granted admission in 4-year B.Tech. CSE Degree Program in Apeejay Stya University, under the Dr. Satyapal Founder Scholarship. In view of this admission, the petitioner secured a student visa from the Indian High Commission Abuja (Nigeria) in the name of Apeejay Stya University and arrived in India in January 2015.

4. However, later on demise of the petitioner‟s father, who was also his abroad education sponsor, he could not continue with his degree in Apeejay Stya University and subsequently, the Apeejay Stya University issued a change of university no objection certificate to the petitioner to continue with his education in any other university.

5. Subsequently, the petitioner was offered a provisional admission in a

3-year BSc-IT degree program by respondent No. 4 i.e., GD Goenka University, subject to submitting the applicable fees along with relevant documents, which was complied with by the petitioner. However, instead of admission letter or acceptance letter respondent No. 4 University gave him a “TO-WHOM-IT-MAY-CONCERN” Student Identification Letter for the FRRO registration for his student visa.

6. Since, the FRRO authorities declined the application for the petitioner‟s student visa registration under respondent No. 4 University and the MHA nullified his provisional admission, respondent No. 4 University informed the petitioner that his student visa registration was unsuccessful as his documents did not comply with the provision of rules and regulations and told him to get a fresh student visa to get a full admission. Respondent No. 4 University provided the petitioner with a VISA-RECOMMENDATION letter to seek a fresh student visa from Indian High Commission Abuja (Nigeria).

7. Consequently, in May 2017, the petitioner left for Nigeria to obtain fresh student visa and after securing the same in the name of respondent No. 4 University, he came back to India in January 2018 and went to respondent No. 4 University to pursue his degree and also finalized his student visa registration.

8. As per the petitioner, the respondent No. 4 University first did not provide necessa