ISHAN GUPTA vs NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 09.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 4129/2025 & CM APPL. 19127/2025 ISHAN GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Md. Naushad Alam, Adv. with Petitioner (through VC). versus NATIONAL TESTING AGENCY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Khanna, SC with Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Mr. Tarandeep Singh and Ms. Vilakshana Dayma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner is seeking the benefit of reservation as candidate under the category of Person with Disability / Person with Benchmark Disability (PwD/PwBD) in the JEE (Main) although, while submitting his application form the petitioner had applied under the General Category. 2. In the writ petition, the following reliefs were sought by the petitioner: Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH W.P.(C)No.4129/2025 Page 1 of 20 Signing Date:12.04.2025 18:59:35 “(i) Issue a Writ in the nature of mandamus or other suitable writ or order or direction thereby commanding the Respondent to give Compensatory Time to the Petitioner in JEE –2025 (Main)/ Session 2 as provided under Chapter 4 of the Information Bulletin of JEE (MAIN) - 2025 (Annexure P/1); (ii) Issue a Writ in the nature of mandamus or other suitable writ or order or direction thereby commanding the Respondent to treat the Petitioner as Person with Benchmark Disability/PwBD under Chapter 4 of the Information Bulletin JEE (MAIN)-2025 (Annexure - P/1) and extent benefits of Reservation; and/or (iii)Issue a Writ in the nature of mandamus or other suitable writ or order or direction thereby commanding the Respondent to allow the petitioner to appear either on 07.04.2025 or on 08.04.2025.” 3. As the petition was listed for the first time