# MANISH KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-09-25
Citation: W.P.(C)-10312/2025 2025:DHC:8615
Petitioner: MANISH KUMAR
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/58725092025CW103122025_165738.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 25.09.2025 W.P.(C) 10312/2025, CM APPL. 55857/2025 MANISH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sushant Singh, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Bhaskar Chhakara, Advocate for R-1 to R-3. W.P.(C) 11317/2025, CM APPLs. 49859/2025, 51660/2025 VISHAL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sushant Singh, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Bhaskar Chhakara, Advocate for R-1 to R-3. Mr. Shiven Varma, Advocate for R-4 and R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. These petitions raise a common grievance, viz., the denial by the respondents of the petitioners’ applications for scholarships under the National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) Scheme for 2025-26. FACTUAL BACKGROUND IN W.P(C) 11317/2025 2. The petitioner is a 25-year-old student who has secured an W.P.(C) 10312/2025 & W.P.(C) 11317/2025 3. It is submitted that the petitioner furnished a valid Income Certificate issued on 21.04.2025 by the Revenue Department, Government of NCT of Delhi, Office of the District Magistrate, Saket, South District, Delhi, declaring the annual family income as

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