ADITYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ITS FOUNDER-CUM-CHAIRMAN DEVENDRA GUPTA vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI

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$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 517/2025, CM APPL. 49707/2025 & CM APPL. 49708/2025 ADITYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ITS FOUNDER-CUM-CHAIRMAN DEVENDRA GUPTA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Aseem Mehrotra and Ms. Deeksha Mehrotra, Advocates versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Dhruv Rohatgi, Advocate. % Date of Decision: 13.08.2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. Present letters patent appeal has been filed assailing the judgment dated 05.08.2025 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Judgment’) passed by the learned Single Judge whereby the underlying writ petition bearing W.P.(C) No.8751 /2025 titled ‘Aditya Institute of Technology through its founder-cum- chairman Devendra Gupta vs. Government of NCT of Delhi through its Controller’ was dismissed thereby upholding that the application for affiliation submitted by the appellant on 30.04.2025 was submitted belatedly. 2. It is the case of the appellant that it has been imparting Technical Education since 1995-96, running Diploma Courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering; Diploma in Computer Engineering; Diploma in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VINOD KUMAR LPA 517/2025 Page 1 of 7 Signing Date:19.08.2025 12:11:15 Medical Lab Technology and Diploma in Pharmacy, with the prior approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (hereinafter referred to as ‘AICTE’) till date. 3. It is the case of the appellant that for the academic session 2023-24, the respondent vide its letter dated 21.07.2023 had placed the appellant under “No Admission Category”, which was the subject matter of challenge before this Court in W.P.(C) No.10009/2023. However, vide order dated 02.08.20