MD ARAM vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~33. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Date of Decision: 14.02.2025 % LPA 113/2025 & CM APPL. 9253/2025, CM APPL. 9254/2025 CM APPL. 9255/2025 MD ARAM .....Appellant Through: Mr. Md. Azam Ansari with Mr. Shahkaar Alam, Advs. versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar and Ms. Chhavi Arora, Advs. For R-2. Mr Sheeshpal, Adv. for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. (ORAL) 1. This intra-Court appeal has been preferred against the order dated 13.02.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the Civil Miscellaneous Application No. 7605/2025 in W.P.(C.) No. 10462/2024 filed by the appellant/petitioner has been rejected. The prayer made in the said miscellaneous application was to give a direction to the Central Board of Secondary Education (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CBSE’) to permit the appellant/petitioner to appear in the Class 12th Annual Board Examination, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Examination, 2025’) being conducted by the CBSE which are commencing from tomorrow i.e. 15.02.2025. LPA 113/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:17.02.2025 18:03:56 2. The learned Single Judge while rejecting the prayer made by the petitioner has observed in the order under challenge herein that the appellant/ petitioner may be eligible to appear in the Examination, 2025 as a private student, however, since, he did not fill up the form as was required for students desirous of appearing in the examination as private students, no such direction as has been prayed for by the appellant/ petitioner can be issued. 3. It has been argued on behalf of the appellant/petitioner that as a matter of fact, the only impediment been