DR AASTHA RAJ vs NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 07.07.2025 W.P.(C) 384/2025 & CM APPL. 1827/2025, 4425/2025, 16730/2025 DR AASTHA RAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Priya Mittal and Ms. Nidhi Mittal, Advs. versus NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil J. Mathews, Ms. Jyoti Chib and Ms. Yashika Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. The petitioner in the present petition has assailed the impugned order dated 29.10.2024 whereby the petitioner has been communicated that the Examination Ethics Committee of National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), after thorough investigation and careful consideration of evidences available on record; response to the show cause notice and applicable UMC guidelines has found the petitioner in gross violation of the examination ethics and UMC guidelines set forth by NBEMS. Accordingly, penalty of cancellation of petitioner‟s candidature for NBEMS Diploma Final Examination of June 2024 and further debarring the petitioner from appearing in any NBEMS Examination for two years i.e. 04 sessions of biannua