R. Harsha Vardhaa Balaji Vs National Testing Agency & Ors.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 6376/2026 & CM APPL. 31418/2026

R. HARSHA VARDHAA BALAJI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Swapnil joshi, Mr. Jeet Chakrabarti, Ms. Hera Fatima, Mr. Jaskirat Singh Vaid, Advs.

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versus

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NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Pankhuri Shrivastava, Adv & Deepankar Kumar, Adv for R1 Mr. T. Singhdev (Adv), Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty (Adv) for NMC

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 13.05.2026 1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:-

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“a) Issue a Writ of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, directing Respondent No. 1 (National Testing Agency) to forthwith furnish a certified copy of the NEET-UG 2020 Scorecard of the Petitioner (Application No. 200410715790) and/or to file an affidavit before this Hon'ble Court disclosing the Petitioner's application number, roll number, marks obtained, percentile, and rank for the NEETUG examination of 2020;

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b) Direct Respondent No. 3 (National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences/NBEMS) to treat the affidavit filed by Respondent No. 1 (NTA), together with the order of this Hon'ble Court, as the NEET-UG scorecard of the Petitioner

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This is a digitally signed order.

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for the year 2020 for all relevant purposes including the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), in terms of the orders passed by Co-ordinate Benches of this Hon'ble Court in Fatima Latif Wani v. National Testing Agency & Ors., W.P.(C) 11630/2025, and Suhana K.N. v. National Testing Agency & Ors., W.P.(C) 18352/2025;

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c) Issue a Writ of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, directing Respondent No. 2 (National Medical Commission) to issue an Eligibility Certificate to the Petitioner on application for the same forthwith, enabling the Petitioner to apply for and appear in the FMGE and to practice medicine in India;

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d) Direct Respondent No. 3 (NBEMS) to process the FMGE application of the Petitioner and issue him an Admit Card for the forthcoming FMGE session upon receipt of the aforesaid affidavit of NTA and/or the order of this Hon'ble Court, dispensing with the requirement of the physical scorecard. e) Issue Rule Nisi in terms of prayer clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above; . . .”

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The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner is medical degree holder from foreign Universities and want to appear for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (“ FMGE ”), conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (“ NBEMS ”). However, the Information Bulletin issued by NBEMS for FMGE, requires mandatory submission of NEET UG Scorecard and the petitioner is unable to find or retrieve their NEET-UG 2020 Scorecard.

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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 14/05/2026 at 12:41:48

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The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the respondent No. 1, namely National Testing Agency (“NTA”) has furnished particulars of the petitioner as available in their database, and the same can be perused by this Court to issue directions to treat this order as NEET UG Scorecards.

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The respondent No. 1/NTA, has filed a counter affidavit mentioning relevant details and particulars of the petitioner, which reads as under:-

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Accordingly, the respondent No. 3/NBEMS is directed to treat this Order as a Scorecard for NEET-UG 2020 examination in respect of the petitioner and consequently, the requirement on part of the petitioner to

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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 14/05/2026 at 12:41:48

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furnish Scorecard of NEET-UG 2020 for FMGE 2026 and also for future FMGE Examinations stands discharged.

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The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms, along with pending applications, if any.

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The counter affidavit handed over in Court is taken on record.

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JASMEET SINGH, J

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MAY 13, 2026 / (MS)

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This is a digitally signed order.

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