Shakuntla Health Education Foundation Vs Guru Gobind Singh Indrapraprastha University & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Shakuntla Health Education Foundation Vs Guru Gobind Singh Indrapraprastha University & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

CM APPL. 69932/2025 disposed of with directions: respondent no.1/GGSIPU bound to furnish the JAC inspection report by 12:00 noon on 11.11.2025 and to forward it to the Directorate of Education and the Health and Family Welfare Department, GNCTD per para 57(i) of the judgment dated 01.11.2025; para 57 directions modified accordingly, remaining para 57 directions continuing per their timelines.

Issue for consideration

Whether the directions contained in para 57 of the judgment dated 01.11.2025 relating to the JAC inspection report of the petitioner institute should be modified as sought in CM APPL. 69932/2025 (for directions).

Court's answer

JAC, after undertaking the inspection of the petitioner institute scheduled on the date of the order, will furnish the inspection report to respondent no.1/GGSIPU latest by 12:00 noon on 11.11.2025; the statement given on instructions is taken on record and respondent no.1/GGSIPU shall remain bound by it.

Ratio / Principle

Once the inspection report is received, it shall be forwarded forthwith, after following the necessary procedures, to the Directorate of Education as well as the Health and Family Welfare Department, GNCTD, in terms of the directions contained in para 57(i) of the judgment dated 01.11.2025.

Key takeaways

The directions contained in para 57 of the judgment dated 01.11.2025 stand modified to the above extent.ratio¶16
The other directions in para 57 of the judgment dated 01.11.2025 continue to operate and are to be complied with as per the timelines specified therein.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Vikas Mahajan, J.) disposed of CM APPL. 69932/2025 (for directions) in W.P.(C) 12392/2025 (Shakuntla Health Education Foundation v. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University & Anr.) on 10.11.2025. Acting on instructions from respondent no.1/GGSIPU, the Court recorded that JAC would furnish the inspection report of the petitioner institute to GGSIPU latest by 12:00 noon on 11.11.2025, held GGSIPU bound to that statement, and directed that the report be forwarded forthwith to the Directorate of Education and the Health and Family Welfare Department, GNCTD, in terms of para 57(i) of the judgment dated 01.11.2025. The para 57 directions of that judgment stand modified to this extent; the other para 57 directions continue to operate per their timelines. Application disposed of.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 12392/2025

SHAKUNTLA HEALTH EDUCATION FOUNDATION....Petitioner

Through: Ms. Vara Gaur, Mr. Gaurav Nair, Mr. Vasu Singh, Ms. Bhairavi SN and Ms. Veera Mathai, Advs.

versus

GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY & ANR.

.....Respondents Through: Ms. Anita Sahani, Adv. for R- 1/GGSIPU. Ms. Mrinalini Sen, SC for DDA.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN O R D E R % 10.11.2025

CM APPL. 69932/2025 (for directions)

The present application was taken up for consideration on 08.11.2025 and notice was issued in the same, which was accepted by Ms. Anita Sahani, learned counsel for respondent no.1/GGSIPU. She had prayed for time to seek instructions.

Ms. Sahani has returned with instructions to the effect that JAC, after undertaking the inspection of the petitioner institute which is scheduled today, will furnish the inspection report to respondent no.1/GGSIPU latest by 12:00 noon on 11.11.2025.

On instructions, she further submits that once the report is received,

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the same shall be forwarded forthwith, after following the necessary procedures, to the Directorate of Education, as well as, the Health and Family Welfare Department, GNCTD, in terms of the directions contained in para 57(i) of the judgment dated 01.11.2025. The statement is taken on record and respondent no.1/GGSIPU shall remain bound by the same. Accordingly, the directions contained in para 57 of the judgment dated 01.11.2025 shall stand modified to the above extent.

The other directions in para 57 of the said judgment shall continue to operate and be complied with as per the timelines specified therein.

With the aforesaid directions, the application stands disposed of.

VIKAS MAHAJAN, J

NOVEMBER 10, 2025/dss

This is a digitally signed order. 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 12/11/2025 at 12:32:07