SH AMAN KAPASIYA vs UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 526/2025 SH AMAN KAPASIYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Naveen, Advocate (M: 9999404545) versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mohinder J.S. Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal, Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Mr. Vibhu Sharma, Advocates for DU (M:8377943421) Mr. Ashu Bidhuri, Mr. Swapanam Singh, Ms. Shabana Hussain, Mr. Ankit Bhati, Ms. Shivani Bansal, Advocates for R-3 (M:8447712548) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA JUDGMENT % 08.09.2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondent nos. 1 and 2 to cancel the candidature of Mr. Lokesh Choudhary, i.e., respondent no. 3, and to declare the petitioner as the successful candidate for the post of Joint Secretary in the Delhi University Students‟ Union (“DUSU”) Election 2024-2025. 2. The facts as canvassed in the petition, are as follows: 2.1 The petitioner is a student of University of Delhi admitted in the Department of Buddhist Studies. He was one of the candidates who contested for the post of Joint Secretary in the DUSU Elections 2024-2025, and secured second position in the said elections. 2.2 Respondent no. 3 was also one of the candidates who contested the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 526/2025 Page 1 of 9 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:08.09.2025 21:00:15 elections of DUSU 2024-2025, and was elected for the post of Joint Secretary in the said elections. 2.3 On 23rd September, 2024, the petitioner received information that respondent no. 3 had failed in the second and fourth semester of his LLB Course, and that he had failed in three out of five exams in his fifth semester. As a result, the respondent no. 3 was technically barred from contesting elections in terms of Clause 4 of the University of