DR SACHIN KUMAR vs NATIONAL INSTITUTE EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION THROUGH ITS VICE CHANCELLOR & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 20.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 22.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 13481/2025 & CM APPL. 55362/2025 DR SACHIN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Swathi Sukumar, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Rishabh Sharma, Ms. Ambica Sood, Mr. Ritik Raghuwanshi, Advs. versus NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION THROUGH ITS VICE CHANCELLOR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Ms. Priti Kumari, Mr. Pankaj Kumar Ray, Advs. for R- 1 Mr. Parmanand Gaur, Standing Counsel for UGC with Mr. Vibhav Mishra and Ms. Megha Gaur, Advocates for R-2 Mr. Raj Kumar, CGSC with Ms. Vandana Sachdeva, Mr. Ankit Choudhary and Mr. Sumit Choudhary, Advocates for R-3 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT % 22.12.2025 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. FACTUAL MATRIX 1. The present writ petition has been instituted by the petitioner seeking omnibus relief(s) including (i) quashing of the impugned Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAJEEV W.P.(C) 13481/2025 Page 1 of 33 DHANKHAR Signing Date:22.12.2025 17:48:03 Results dated 11.02.2025 issued by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration1 (hereinafter Respondent No.1) , as far as they deal with the results of the Persons with Disability2 (ii) quashing of Advertisement No. A3/2023 dated 27.12.2023 (“impugned Advertisement” hereinafter) pursuant to which the recruitment was undertaken (iii) partial quashing of Clause 4.1.I.B (Note) of the University Grants Commission3 Regulations, 2018 to the extent it provides that selection to the post of Assistant Professor shall be solely on the basis of performance in the interview round and (iv) quashing of the subsequent Advt. No. 2/2025-NIEPA (“New Advertisement” hereinafter) dated 06.06.