YASHRAJ TIWARI (MINOR) SON OF SHRI PRAVIN KUMAR TIWARI vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 30.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 12616/2025 & CM APPL. 51461/2025 YASHRAJ TIWARI (MINOR) SON OF SHRI PRAVIN KUMAR TIWARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Sinha, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi, Mr. Mohammad Junaid Mahmood, Advs. for MCC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed seeking following reliefs: “(i) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or directions to the Respondents to include the name of the Petitioner in the List of NRI Candidates dated 06.08.2025 to enable the Petitioner to participate in Round 1 of NEET-UG 2025 counseling conducted by the MCC; (ii) To permit the petitioner to participate in the choice-filling process of Round-1 of NEET-UG 2025 counselling conducted by the MCC, by including the name of the Petitioner in the final result dated 06.08.2025, and to grant the Petitioner an equal opportunity, at par with other NRI candidates, for allotment of a college strictly on the basis of marks obtained. (iii) To either accommodate the petitioner in round-1 of the NEET-UG 2025 counselling, and in the event the same is not W.P.(C) 12616/2025 Page 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH Signing Date:03.09.2025 02:44:39 feasible, to accord due preference to the petitioner in round-2 of the counselling process.” 2. The case set out by the petitioner in the present petition is that the petitioner is a candidate who obtained 204 marks in the NEET (UG) 2025 and is desirous of seeking admission under the NRI quota. The maternal uncle of the petitioner is stated to be a Britis