Disposed

Soni Pal v. University of Delhi and Ors.

Delhi HC2 Dec 2025W.P.(C)/10542/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

High Court disposed of four writ petitions challenging debarment from 3rd year of BOT course. The Court allowed petitioners to appear in 2nd year supplementary exams. If they pass, their 3rd year results will be declared considering they attended classes under interim orders; this order is not a precedent.

What did the court decide?

Permitted petitioners to appear in 2nd year supplementary exams; directed that 3rd year results will be declared if petitioners pass supplementary exams.

Soni Pal Vs University of Delhi and Ors. — Education and Admissions | Delhi HC (2025)

¶1

$~99 to 102

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶3

- W.P.(C) 8850/2025

¶4

PAYAL .....Petitioner

¶5

Through: Mr. Sameer Chandra, Mr. Aryan Tomar, Mr. Shubham Parashar and Mr. Fahad Zia, Advocates.

¶6

versus

¶7

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Arjun Panwar and Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advocates for Delhi University. Mr. Ashish K Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Umar Hashmi and Ms. Iqra Shiekh, Advocates for UoI.

¶8

100 + W.P.(C) 10542/2025

¶9

SONI PAL .....Petitioner

¶10

Through: Mr. Aryan Tomar, Mr. Shubham Parashar and Mr. Fahad Zia, Advocates.

¶11

versus

¶12

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Arjun Panwar and Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advocates for Delhi University.

¶13

101

¶14

W.P.(C) 10588/2025

¶15

HARJEET KAUR .....Petitioner

¶16

Through: Mr. Aryan Tomar, Mr. Shubham

¶17

W.P.(C) 8850/2025 and connected matters

¶18

Page 1 of 5

¶19

This is a digitally signed order.

¶20

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 11/12/2025 at 13:14:33

¶21

Parashar and Mr. Fahad Zia, Advocates.

¶22

versus

¶23

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Arjun Panwar and Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advocates for Delhi University.

¶24

Mr. Premtosh K. Mishra, CGSC with Mr. Prarabdh Tiwari, Mr. Anurag Tiwari and Ms. Shrey Sharma, Advocates for R-2.

¶25

¶26

- W.P.(C) 10820/2025

¶27

SAKSHEE KUMARI .....Petitioner

¶28

Through: Mr. Aryan Tomar, Mr. Shubham Parashar and Mr. Fahad Zia, Advocates.

¶29

versus

¶30

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Arjun Panwar and Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advocates for Delhi University.

¶31

CORAM:

¶32

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH

¶33

O R D E R

¶34

% 02.12.2025

¶35

CM APPL. 75237/2025 in W.P.(C) 8850/2025 CM APPL. 75245/2025 in W.P.(C) 10542/2025 CM APPL. 75352/2025 in W.P.(C) 10588/2025 CM APPL. 75348/2025 in W.P.(C) 10820/2025

¶36

These applications are filed on behalf of the Petitioners under Section

¶37

151 CPC for early hearing of the writ petitions, which are listed on

¶38

W.P.(C) 8850/2025 and connected matters

¶39

Page 2 of 5

¶40

This is a digitally signed order.

¶41

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 11/12/2025 at 13:14:33

¶42

10.12.2025.

¶43

Issue notice.

¶44

Counsels, as above, accept notice on behalf of the respective Respondents.

¶45

For the reasons stated in the applications, the same are allowed and disposed of.

¶46

W.P.(C) 8850/2025 & CM APPLs. 37835/2025, 63635/2025, 67931/2025, 71576/2025

¶47

W.P.(C) 10542/2025 & CM APPLs. 67928/2025, 71721/2025 W.P.(C) 10588/2025 & CM APPLs. 43921/2025, 67919/2025, 71725/2025 W.P.(C) 10820/2025 & CM APPLs. 67925/2025, 71722/2025

¶48

With the consent of the parties, writ petitions are taken up for hearing today.

¶49

Petitioners approached this Court by filing these writ petitions while pursuing their studies in Bachelors of Occupational Therapy (‘BOT’) in Respondent No.2 institute affiliated to Respondent No.1/University of Delhi ventilating a common grievance that they were erroneously debarred from attending classes of 3^rd year as also appearing in the upcoming annual examination of 3^rd year, which was scheduled to start in July/August, 2025. Petitioners were not promoted to 3^rd year owing to the fact that they had not cleared some subjects in the 2^nd year. The writ petitions are predicated on a ‘Note’ inserted in the results declared on 25.11.2024 providing that “the paper/s shown under the result column indicates that the candidate is eligible for promotion to the 3^rd year class and to reappear in the said paper along with the paper/s of Part-III (3^rd year) Examination”.

¶50

During the pendency of these writ petitions, interim orders were

¶51

W.P.(C) 8850/2025 and connected matters

¶52

Page 3 of 5

¶53

This is a digitally signed order.

¶54

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 11/12/2025 at 13:14:33

¶55

passed by the Court permitting the Petitioners to take classes of 3^rd year as also to appear in the 3^rd year final examination with a further direction that the results will be placed in a sealed cover and the interim orders will be subject to final outcome of the writ petitions. Court also directed that the interim orders will not create special equities in favour of the Petitioners.

¶56

Court had called for the original results and marksheets of the Petitioners for the 2^nd year, which have been produced by the University. Petitioner in W.P.(C) 8850/2025 has cleared Orthopaedics in supplementary examination of 2^nd year but has failed in General and Health Psychology with 33/100 marks. Petitioner in W.P.(C) 10542/2025 has failed to clear Orthopaedics in 2^nd year supplementary exam with 37/100 marks; Petitioner in W.P.(C) 10588/2025 has failed to clear the subject of Orthopaedics with 27/100 marks; and Petitioner in W.P.(C) 10820/2025 has been unable to clear Orthopaedics as she has obtained 35/100 marks.

¶57

In light of this, no direction can be issued to the University to promote the Petitioners to 3^rd year at this stage. Counsel for the University, on instructions, submits that owing to the fact that writ petitions are pending and under interim orders Petitioners have appeared in the 3^rd year examination and attended classes of the 3^rd year, Petitioners may appear in the supplementary examination for the 2^nd year and if they clear, the result of 3^rd year examination which is placed in the sealed cover, will be declared, basis which future course of action will be decided.

¶58

Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of taking the stand of the University on record that Petitioners will be entitled to appear in the supplementary examination of the 2^nd year in the subjects they have failed to clear. Needless to state that if the Petitioners appear in the supplementary

¶59

W.P.(C) 8850/2025 and connected matters

¶60

Page 4 of 5

¶61

This is a digitally signed order.

¶62

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 11/12/2025 at 13:14:33

¶63

examination and pass in the concerned subjects, their 3^rd year result will be declared considering that they have been attending classes for the 3^rd year albeit under interim orders of the Court. The results of the Petitioners for the supplementary examination of 2^nd year, which have been produced in Court today, will be declared officially. It is made clear that this order is passed in the peculiar facts of these cases and will not be treated as a precedent in any other case.

¶64

Pending applications stand disposed of.

¶65

JYOTI SINGH, J

¶66

DECEMBER 2, 2025 S.Sharma

¶67

W.P.(C) 8850/2025 and connected matters

¶68

Page 5 of 5

¶69

This is a digitally signed order.

¶70

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 11/12/2025 at 13:14:33

Soni Pal v. University of Delhi and Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Soni Pal v. University of Delhi and Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Statutes considered

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Lancers Convent Sr Sec School Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Ors.

Suman Anand Vs Punjab National Bank & Ors.

Riya Sekhawat & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors.

Union of India & Ors. Vs Gp Capt Shashi Kant MISHRA(RETD)(L9406-F)

Dr Neha Parashar Vs National Board of Examination and Anr.

Dr Pankaj Pushkar Vs Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.

Manisha Kumari Vs University of Delhi & Anr.

Union of India through Its Secretary & Ors. Vs Ex Sgt Subir DANDAPAT(780463-K)

Riya Sekhawat & Ors. Vs Union of India & Ors.

Randeep Kumar Wadhwa Vs Reserve Bank of India & Ors.

Aduram Vs Delhi Development Authority & Anr.

Payal Vs University of Delhi and Ors.

Usm Public Sec School Vs Union of India & Anr.

Deepak K Vs National Testing Agency Nta & Ors.