Delhi HC directs DU to remove misleading material on admission from website

Justice Vikas Mahajan in its January 24 order stated that  “such contradictory and misleading criteria not only creates confusion in the minds of the candidates but also leads to unwarranted litigation”.

Delhi HC directs DU to remove misleading material on admission from website

The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi University (DU) to immediately take all necessary actions to identify and remove misleading information on the eligibility criteria for admission in any of the courses that are contrary to the one laid out in the Bulletin of Information or rules of the university.

Justice Vikas Mahajan in its January 24 order stated that  “such contradictory and misleading criteria not only creates confusion in the minds of the candidates but also leads to unwarranted litigation”.

“This court would like to observe that the University of Delhi needs to take immediate corrective measures in identifying and removing all such material from its website which mentions the eligibility criteria for admission to any course, contrary to the one stipulated in the Bulletin of Information or the statutory Rules, Regulations and Ordinances of the university,” the court observed.

The observation was made in a plea moved by a candidate named Sonam Rawal seeking admission to the MSc Botany course under the merit admission category as OBC (non-creamy layer) for the academic year 2022-2023.

Rawal has said that "her candidature for admission under the merit admission category was ignored by the DU’s Department of Botany as the first admission list did not mention her name despite having scored 88.96 per cent in B.Sc. (H) Biological Science while other candidates had scored less than her."

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