GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASHTHA UNIVERSITY vs KUMAR SAURABH & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Reserved on: 13.02.2026 % Judgment Delivered on: 29.05.2026 + LPA 340/2024 & CM APPL. 24481/2024 GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASHTHA UNIVERSITY …..Appellant Versus KUMAR SAURABH & ORS .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Ms. Anita Sahani, Advocate For the Respondent : Dr. Sumant Bharadwaj, Ms. Mridula Ray Bharadwaj, Dr Vedant Bharadwaj & Ms. Pooja Gupta, Advocates for R-1&2. Mr. Vikrant Nitesh Goyal, Mr. Yash Basoya, Mr. Rakshit Tyagi & Mr. Kunal Dixit, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed challenging the judgment dated 18.03.2024 (“Impugned Judgment”) passed in W.P.(C) No. 12757/2023 (“Writ Petition”) titled as ‘Kumar Saurabh & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.’ which was allowed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM LPA 340/2024 Page 1 of 21 SHARMA Signing Date:29.05.2026 15:45:07 FACTUAL MATRIX 2. The Appellant University was constituted under the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Act, 1998, enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and commenced functioning in the year 2007. 3. Respondent No. 3, the Ministry of Defence (“MoD”), issued Circular dated 30.11.2017 bearing F. No. 6(1)/2017/D(Res.II) (“Circular”), laying down the inter se priority for reservation in favour of wards of Armed Forces personnel by States and Union Territories for admission to medical, professional, and non-professional courses. 4. During the period 2021-2022, instructions were issued by the Kendriya Sainik Board in respect of the applicants seeking reserved Defence seats in medical and dental colleges as Government of India nominees under the MoD