NISHU MAURYA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~106 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Delivered on: 29.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 8520/2025 & CM APPL. 36925/2025 NISHU MAURYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gautam Narayan, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Nitipriya and Ms. Ashmita Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhry, Sr. Panel Counsel with Mr. Rahul Mourya, Adv. for R-1 and R-3. Mr. Kuldeep Rai, Mr. Sandeep Chawda and Mr. Vishal Tomar, Advs. for R-5. Mr. Sanjay Khanna, Standing Counsel with Ms. Pragya Bhushan, Mr. Tarandeep Singh and Ms. Vilakshana Dayma, Advs. for NTA. Mr. T. Singhdev, Ms. Anum Hussain, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty and Ms. Ramanpreet Kaur, Advs. for NMC. Mr. Rajat Wadhwa, Amicus Curiae. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS MAHAJAN JUDGMENT VIKAS MAHAJAN, J 1. The grievance articulated in the present petition is that the petitioner was subjected to repeated interruptions and harassment mid-examination for re-verification of her identity credentials with respect to her Aadhaar, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:DEEPAK SINGH W.P.(C) 8520/2025 Page 1 of 16 Signing Date:27.07.2025 19:20:38 thereby leading to loss of crucial exam time while she was taking her National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) – 2025 Examination [NEET (UG) 2025]. The said exam was conducted by respondent no.2/NTA on 04.05.2025 at the Examination Centre located in M.M.H.V. Inter College, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, i.e. the venue of respondent no.5. 2. The brief facts, as borne out from the petition are that the petitioner had registered herself for appearing in NEET (UG) 2025, scheduled to be conducted on 04.05.2025. As part of the registration process, her identity was authenticated through her Aadhaar Card, which served as the mode of verification. 3. On the day of the ex