DR. LAKSHAY BERIWAL vs GURU TEG BAHADUR HOSPITAL & ORS.

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$~71 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 07.01.2026 + LPA 800/2025 & CM APPL. 82745/2025, CM APPL. 82746/2025 DR. LAKSHAY BERIWAL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Ankur Chibber, Mr. Avadh Bihari Kaushik, Ms. Saloni Mahajan, Mr. Prateek Goyal, sMr. Rishabh and Mr. Anshuman, Advocates. versus GURU TEG BAHADUR HOSPITAL & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC and Mr. N.K Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam, Advocates for R-1 and 2. Mr. Pushp Raj Yadav, Legal Assistant R-1. Mr. Anand Varma and Mr. Ayush Gupta, Advocates for R-3. Mr. Sudarshan Rajan, Mr. Hitan Bajaj and Mr. Sambhav Sharma, Advocates for R-4 Mr. Shiven Varma and Mr. Dhruv Malik, Advocates for R-5. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present Appeal has been filed challenging the Judgement dated 24.12.2025 (“Impugned Judgement”) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (C) 19730/2025 (“Writ Petition”), whereby the Appellant’s Writ Petition has been dismissed on the ground that administrative or policy LPA 800/2025 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:08.01.2026 12:01:56 decision taken by Respondent No. 1 - Hospital in granting No Objection Certificate (“NOC”) to Respondent No. 5 for pursuing higher studies under ‘Sponsored Quota’ and rejecting the similar NOC to the Appellant on the ground of inter se seniority between the Appellant and Respondent No. 5 is a relevant factor for the issuance of NOC. 2. The learned Counsel for the Appellant submitted that the Appellant secured the All India Rank of 4358 as compared to Respondent No. 5, who has secured Rank of 10032 in the All India Entrance Test conducted for selecting the candidates for pursuing their Post Graduate (“PG”) courses under