PRERNA GUPTA vs REGISTRAR GENERAL OF DELHI HIGH COURT

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 21.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 06.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 10517/2025 PRERNA GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner-in-person versus REGISTRAR GENERAL OF DELHI HIGH COURT & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Kanika Agnihotri, Mr. Vidit Pratap Singh and Ms. Khushi Anand, Advs. for DHC. Mr. Sanjai Kumar Pathak, Ms. Shashi Pathak, Mr. Arvind Kumar Tripathi, Mr. Robin Kumar, Ms. Shweta Jayshankar Dwivedi and Ms. Smriti Singh, Advs. for R-2 & R-3 Mr. Naveen Nagarjuna, Adv. for R-5 Mr. Abhin Narula, Adv. for R-6 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT % 06.02.2026 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. 1. The present writ petition raises a grievance arising out of the Delhi Judicial Services Examination1 of 2023, wherein the petitioner alleges unlawful interpolation and reduction of her marks at the final stage of evaluation. It is the petitioner’s case that a reduction of twenty 1 “DJSE” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAJEEV W.P.(C) 10517/2025 Page 1 of 19 DHANKHAR Signing Date:06.02.2026 14:52:35 marks in Paper-I of DJSE (Mains) (Written), 20232 examination was effected after the initial evaluation, resulting in her candidature being declared unsuccessful. The petitioner seeks restoration of the marks originally awarded and consequential revision of the Final Result of DJSE in accordance therewith. FACTS 2. The facts of the present case fall within a limited scope. It is borne from the record that Respondent No. 1 issued a notification dated 06.11.2023 inviting applications for appointment to the Delhi Judicial Services3 notifying 53 vacancies (44 existing and 9 anticipated) with category-wise distribution of 34 General/Unreserved, 05 Scheduled Castes, and 14 Sch