This oral judgment disposed of a writ petition filed by a petitioner acting on behalf of Scheduled Caste students seeking directions for the release of delayed scholarship funds and for simplifying application rejection processes.
None. The petition was disposed of as no further orders were called for.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
versus
DEPARTMENT FOR THE WELFARE OF SC/ST/OBC/MINORITIES & ORS ..... Respondents Through : Mr. Santosh Kr. Tripathi, ASCGNCTD/R-1 & 3 with Mr. Shashank Shekhar and Mr. Parth Vashishtha, Advs. and Mr. Satish Vikas, SO(SC/ST Welfare Deptt.) Mr. Bhagvan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Suraj Kumar, Adv. for R-UOI
CORAM: HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR
JUDGMENT (ORAL)
GITA MITTAL, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
“a) To issue appropriate writ in favour of petitioner who is acting on behalf of the Scheduled
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Caste students studying at post matriculation or postsecondary stage to enable them to complete their education directing release of funds which has not been released for the last 2 to 3 years by the respondent no. 1 & 2 to respondent no.3.
b) To issue appropriate writ in favour of petitioner directing respondent no.3, Directorate of Higher Education to devise methods/schemes which could enable it to do away heavy rejection of applications by it due to non-attachment of required documents as mentioned in the advertisement with the application by the applicants.”
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of Social Justice & Empowerment of the Government of India. The scheme is worked and scholarships are awarded by the states/union territories to which an applicant actually belongs.
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We are of the view that no further orders are called for in the present matter which shall stand disposed of.
ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
C.HARI SHANKAR, J MARCH 08, 2018/ kr
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the court needs to issue any direction to release pending scholarship funds to Scheduled Caste students.
LALIT KUMAR
DEPARTMENT FOR THE WELFARE OF SC/ST/OBC/MINORITIES
DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
GITA MITTAL
CHARI SHANKAR
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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