Sarah Arshad v. National Testing Agency

Delhi HC16 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/5025/2026

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What is this about?

NEET(UG) 2026; change of examination centre; Kuwait City to Delhi; National Testing Agency (NTA); Article 226 writ of mandamus; geo-political scenario at Kuwait; direction to NTA to change centre within one week; admit card issuance; liberty to revive petition; disposed; Jasmeet Singh, J; W.P.(C) 5025/2026; High Court of Delhi; 16.04.2026.

What did the court decide?

NTA directed to change the petitioner's NEET(UG) 2026 examination centre (prayed for as change from Kuwait City to Delhi) within one week and to issue the admit card as and when issued to other candidates; petitioner to send a fresh email request to the specified email IDs; liberty reserved to revive the petition if the needful is not done. ¶¶28

Sarah Arshad Vs National Testing Agency — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent NTA can be directed to change the petitioner's NEET(UG) 2026 examination centre from Kuwait City to Delhi in view of the current geo-political scenario at Kuwait.

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Court's answer

The petitioner was directed to send another email requesting the change of her NEET(UG) 2026 examination centre to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected].

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Ratio / Principle

The respondents (NTA) were directed to change the petitioner's examination centre within one week and to issue the admit card to her as and when admit cards are issued to other candidates.

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Key takeaways

In case the needful (change of examination centre and issuance of admit card) is not done, the petitioner shall be entitled to revive the petition.ratio¶¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by a NEET(UG) 2026 candidate seeking a mandamus to the National Testing Agency to change her examination centre from Kuwait City to Delhi in view of the current geo-political scenario at Kuwait. NTA's standing counsel appeared on advance notice and stated that the respondent was inclined to favourably consider the request. The Court directed the petitioner to send a fresh email request to [email protected], [email protected] and counsel's email ID, and directed the respondents to change the examination centre within one week and to issue the admit card as and when admit cards are issued to other candidates, with liberty to revive the petition in default. Petition disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (Jasmeet Singh, J.; decided 16.04.2026.)

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$~67

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 5025/2026

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SARAH ARSHAD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.A Niyazi and Ms. Anamika Ghai Niyazi, Advs.

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versus

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NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY .....Respondent Through: Mr Sanjay khanna, SC with Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Mr. Vilakshana Dayma, Mr. Anshu Kumari & Mr. Saurabh Pandey, Advs.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R

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% 16.04.2026

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CM APPL. 24744/2026

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Exemptions allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 5025/2026

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

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“(a) For issuance of appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus to direct the Respondent NTA to change the examination centre of the petitioner for NEET(UG) 2026 from Kuwait City to Delhi...”

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For the reasons stated in the petition, issue notice.

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Mr. khanna, learned standing counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondent.

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Prayers have been made in view of the current geo-political scenario

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:04:57

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at Kuwait.

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Mr. Khanna, learned standing counsel, appears on advance notice and states that the respondent is inclined to favourably consider the request of the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to send another email requesting the aforesaid at the following email Ids:

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a. [email protected],

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b. [email protected] and

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c. [email protected].

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The respondents are, further, directed to change the examination centre within a period of one week from today and issue admit card to the petitioner as and when admit card is issued to other candidates.

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In case the needful is not done, the petitioner shall be entitled to revive the petition.

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The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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APRIL 16, 2026/NG

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 20/04/2026 at 14:04:57

Sarah Arshad v. National Testing Agency

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