The High Court will not interfere with established academic admission deadlines and eligibility criteria under its Article 226 jurisdiction, as such interference would disrupt the orderly conduct of the admission process for the academic session.

Order

14/07/2025

1. The instant writ petition has been preferred with the following prayer:

i) the impugned action of the respondents in failing to provide adequate opportunity and sufficient time to the humble petitioner for submitting her progressive report card to secure his provisional allotment whilst rejecting her admission as being ineligible may kindly be declared illegal and arbitrary;

ii) by issuing the writ of mandamus, order or direction in the nature thereof the respondents may be directed a) to accord admission to the petitioner for the course of computer science and engineering (5 years Bachelor and Master of Technology (dual degree) at Respondent IIT, Delhi in pursuance to the selection as per the JEE Mains, Examination;

iii) Any other appropriate order or direction which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case may kindly also be passed in favour of the Petitioners.

2. By way of filing this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking direction against the respondents to provide her adequate opportunity and sufficient time for submitting her progressive report card to secure her provisional allotment for getting admission in IIT, pursuant to the selection, as per JEE Mains Examination.

3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner appeared in the Class XII examination conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (for short ‘CBSE’), wherein, when her result was declared on 13.05.2025, she secured 73.2 marks. Counsel submits that she was not satisfied with her result and applied for revaluation and her marks were increased to 73.8. Counsel submits that the minimum qualifying marks for getting admission in IIT is 75% marks in Class XII. Counsel submits that there is a provision to improve the marks by appearing in supplementary/next examination. Counsel submits that the CBSE has posted the date for conducting examination of Class XII as 15.07.2025 and the respondents have posted the date for counselling for admission in IIT w.e.f. 16.07.2025 till 21.07.2025. Counsel submits that no breathing time has been granted to the petitioner to get the improved marks by appearing in the subsequent supplementary/next examination. Counsel submits that under these circumstances, appropriate directions be issued to the respondents that admission of the petitioner be not cancelled till she secures her improved marks. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents opposed the arguments raised by the counsel for the petitioner and submitted that a mechanism has been provided for conducting counselling. Counsel submits that for getting admission in IIT, the minimum required marks are 75% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (for short ‘PCM’) in Class-XII and the petitioner has failed to secure the same in her Class XII examination. Counsel submits that though there is a provision for improving marks by appearing in the subsequent supplementary examination, but the respondents cannot wait for indefinite time. Counsel submits that as per Rule 72 of the Business Rules for Joint Seat Allocation for the Academic Programs offered by the IITs, NITs, IIEst, IIITs and other GFTIs for academic year 2025-26, the marks obtained in revaluation or improved marks are required to be submitted prior to the date of participation in the counselling. Counsel submits that no challege has been led to the Rule 72, hence, under these circumstances, the respondents cannot wait for result of the petitioner, as the entire session will be affected, in case, the direction sought for, is granted in favour of the petitioner.

Counsel submits that under these circumstances, i