NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES vs DR. ADITI PANWAR AND OTHERS

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 24.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 18.05.2026 LPA 438/2025 and CM APPLs. 41843-45/2025 and 61454/2025 NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES .....Appellant Through: Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Waize Ali Noor, Mr. Mrinal Kumar Sharma, Mr. Shashi Suman, Mr. Varun Rajawat and Mr. Zillur Rahman, Advs. versus DR. ADITI PANWAR AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Mr Amarjit Singh Bedi, Mr Varun Chandiok, Ms Riya Seth, Mr Armaan Sharma, Advocates for R1 Mr. Mukul Singh CGSC and Mr. Aryan Dhaka, Advocates for UOI, Mr. T. Singhdev, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Ms. Yamini Singh, Mr. Tanishq Srivastava, Mr. Vedant Sood, Mr. Bhanu Gulati and Ms. Ramanpreet Kaur, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT % 18.05.2026 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. 1. This Letters Patent Appeal assails the impugned judgment dated 16.06.2025 passed by learned Single Judge whereby W.P.(C) 7066/2025, instituted by Respondent No. 1 herein, was allowed with a 2. Briefly put, the dispute revolves around the right of Respondent No. 1, a UR candidate, to seek de-reservation of a seat in R