AMAN RANI vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

CWP-28693-2024(O&M) -1- 203 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-28693-2024(O&M) Date of decision:19.05.2026 AMAN RANI ...Petitioner Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Mr. Gaurav Chopra, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Darika Sikka, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ravi Sharma, Standing counsel with Mr. Raywant Kaushish, Advocate for respondent No. 2-UGC. Mr. Dhruv Gupta, Advocate for Mr. Sukhmani Patwalia, Advocate for respondent No. 3-U.T. Chandigarh. Mr. Indresh Goel, Advocate for respondents No. 4 to 9. *** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner before this Court is aggrieved by the impugned action of the respondent-University in not permitting her to pursue Ph.D. course on account of orders impugned in the writ petition. It is urged that the action of the respondent-University is arbitrary. 2. Undisputed facts giving rise to filing of the writ petition are noticed at the outset. The petitioner cleared entrance test with 19th rank for pursuing Ph.D in Law. She cleared the test on 20.08.2019. For almost a year NEERAJ 2026.05.27 12:11 I attest to the accuracy