Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndiapraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Courtmay bepleasedto issue a Writ, order or direction, moreparticularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of second respondent in issuing impugned notification no.022lDAlJRF/NFHE-SC&STlPh.Dl2020 dated: 03.02.2020 for admissron into Ph.D. programme in prescribing the award of National Fellowship for Higher Education (NFHE) by effectively restricting admission process only for Scheduled Caste candidates and also without any authority of law as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 16 of Constitution of lndia as also against Regulation 5 of University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of IU.Phil/Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 20'16 and set aside the same.