SAMYAK BHATIA vs UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 19.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 15885/2024, CM APPL. 66730/2024, CM APPL. 1218/2025 & CM APPL. 12945/2025 SAMYAK BHATIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rishi Raj Singh, Adv versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mohinder JS Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal and Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Advocates for R-1 and R-2 Mr. Anshuman Sharma, Mr. Paritosh Pandey, Mr. Azaz Ahmed, Advs. for R-3. Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, Mr. Sumit Goswami and Mr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Advs. for R-4. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. The case set out in the petition is that the petitioner is a citizen of U.S.A., who holds an ‘Overseas Citizen of India’ [hereinafter ‘OCI’] card, having studied from 4th standard to 12th standard in India. 2. On 10.06.2024, petitioner submitted an online application form for admission in the respondent / Delhi University [hereinafter, the ‘University’] through Foreign Student’s Registry [hereinafter, ‘FSR’] opting B.Com Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 15885/2024 Page 1 of 17 Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:21.08.2025 20:54:36 (Hons.) and B.Com. as his first and second preferences, respectively. 3. Thereafter, vide email dated 26.06.2024, while submitting documents like NOC from U.S Embassy, updated passport, etc. for admission related purpose, the petitioner also informed the University that he was awaiting his CUET results. As a matter of fact, CUET result was declared on 28.07.2024. 4. In response to petitioner’s application form, petitioner was informed that his application for B.Com. (Hons.) could not be considered as he had not studied Mathematics in Class XII. However, to secure his seat, petitioner emailed the University on 02.07.2024, requesting that his appl