# SALMAN SALEEM vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-04-13
Citation: W.P.(C)-1325/2026 2026:DHC:3183
Petitioner: SALMAN SALEEM
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/JSM13042026CW13252026_105228.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13.04.2026 W.P.(C) 1325/2026 SALMAN SALEEM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kaif Hasan, Mr. Mohammad Waseem, Mr. Vaibhav Pachauri, Mr. Firdouse, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC with Mr. Muhammad Aamir Khan, Mr. Syed Abdur Rahman, Advs. for UOI Ms. Aishwarya Srivastava, Adv. for R-5/NTA Mr. Pritish Sabharwal, SC for JMI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH : JASMEET SINGH, J (ORAL) CM.APPL. 24062/2026 1. This is an application filed under Section 151 of CPC, 1908 seeking early hearing of the main petition. 2. For the reasons stated in the application, the present application is allowed, and the main petition shall be taken up for hearing today. 3. The present application has been disposed of in aforesaid terms. W.P.(C) 1325/2026 4. In view of the above, the matter has been taken up for hearing today. 5. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of W.P.(C) 1325/2026 2025. B. Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to treat the date of issuance of Ph.D. Admission Notification dated 16.10.2025 as the relevant date for determining the va

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