SURAJMAL MEMORIAL EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR. vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 31.07.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 12.09.2025 + LPA 466/2023 & CM APPL.44949/2025 SURAJMAL MEMORIAL EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Kumar Utkarsh, Adv. for A-1. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Kumar Utkarsh, Adv. for A-2. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dhruv Rohatgi, Adv. for R- 1 & R-2. Ms. Anita Sahani, Advocate for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. The present Appeal assails the correctness of the Judgment dated 17.05.2023 [hereinafter referred to as ―the Impugned Order‖] passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (C) No. 14678/2022 and connected matters, whereby the admissions conducted by the Appellant – Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology [hereinafter referred to as ―MSIT‖] under the Management Quota for the academic session 2022–23 were held to be contrary to the applicable statutory Signature Not Verified LPA 466/2023 Page 1 of 20 Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:12.09.2025 18:22:24 provisions, namely, the Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of Capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of Non-Exploitative Fee and Other Measures to Ensure Equity and Excellence) Act, 2007 [hereinafter referred to as ―the Act‖], as well as Delhi Professional Colleges or Institutions (Prohibition of capitation Fee, Regulation of Admission, Fixation of the Non-exploitative Fee and other measures to ensure Equity & Excellence) Rules, 2007 [hereinafter referred to as ―the Rules‖], and the circulars issued by the Directorate of Higher Education, Government of NCT of D