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Delhi High Court - Orders

Ayanna Yadav (Minor) And Anr vs Union Of India And Ors on 8 April, 2025

Author: Tushar Rao Gedela

Bench: Tushar Rao Gedela

                                    $~41 to 43, 47 to 59
                                    *    IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
                                    (41)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 3369/2025
                                                AYANNA YADAV (MINOR) AND ANR          .....Petitioners
                                                           Through: Appearance not given.

                                                                                      versus

                                                UNION OF INDIA AND ORS                  .....Respondents
                                                              Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                       with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                       Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                       Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                       NLU.
                                    (42)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 4157/2025
                                                SHIVRAJ SHARMA                                                                  .....Petitioner
                                                             Through:                                         Appearance not given.

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS
                                                                                          .....Respondents
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                    (43)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 4375/2025
                                                YAJAT SEN                                                                         .....Petitioner
                                                                                      Through:                Petitioner in Person.

                                                                                      versus




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                                                 CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS
                                                                                          .....Respondents
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                    (47)
                                    +    LPA 1250/2024, CM APPLs. 76373/2024 & 76374/2024
                                         ADITYA SINGH (MINOR)                          .....Appellant
                                                         Through: Mr. Dhanesh Relan, Mr. Arjeet Gaur,
                                                                    Ms. Brinda Batra and Mr. Naveen
                                                                    Malik, Advocates.
                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
                                                                                           .....Respondent
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (48)
                                    +    LPA 1251/2024, CM APPL. 76410/2024 & CM APPL. 76411/2024

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES...Appellant
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.

                                                                                      versus




This is a digitally signed order.
The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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                                                 ADITYA SINGH (MINOR) THROUGH HIS FATHER...Respondent
                                                              Through: Mr. Dhanesh Relan and Mr. Arjeet
                                                                       Gaur, Ms. Brinda Batra and Mr.
                                                                       Naveen Malik Advocates
                                                                       Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                       Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                       Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                       Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (49)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2363/2025
                                                HARSHITA AND ORS                                                                 .....Petitioners
                                                             Through:                                          Ms. T. Archana, Mr. Archit Mishra
                                                                                                               and Mr. Digvijay, Advocates

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS
                                                                                          .....Respondents
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (50)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2364/2025
                                                ANAM KHAN                                                                        .....Petitioner
                                                                                      Through:                 Mr. Siddharth R. Gupta and Mr.
                                                                                                               Mrigank Prabhakar, AoR and Mr.
                                                                                                               Aman Agarwal, Mr. Aman Agarwal,
                                                                                                               Mr. Shrvan Kr. Lahoti, Advocates

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES




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                                                                                                                                      .....Respondent
                                                                                      Through:                 Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                                                               with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                                                               Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                                                               Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                                                               NLU.
                                                                                                               Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                                                               Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                                                               Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                                                               Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (51)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2365/2025
                                                MASTER TIAMBAK EASHWAR THROUGH HIS NATURAL
                                                GUARDIAN VASUDHA THIAGARAJAN            .....Petitioner
                                                            Through: Ms. T. Archana, Advocate

                                                                                      versus

                                                THE CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND
                                                ORS                                    .....Respondents
                                                             Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                      with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                      Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                      Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                      NLU.
                                                                      Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                      Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                      Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                      Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (52)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2366/2025
                                                PRABHAS KUMAR (MINOR) THROUGH HIS NATURAL
                                                GUARDIAN MR. PRAKHAR KUMAR              .....Petitioner
                                                             Through: Mr. Yash Dadriwal and Mr. Amol
                                                                      Jagtap, Advocates

                                                                                      versus




This is a digitally signed order.
The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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                                                 CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
                                                                                           .....Respondent
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (53)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2367/2025
                                                ASLESHA AJITSARIA (MINOR) REPRESENTED BY
                                                HER FATHER VINAY AJITSARIA          .....Petitioner
                                                             Through:

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NLUS AND ORS            .....Respondents
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey and Mr.Vipul Verma, Advocates
                                                                     for R-3.
                                    (54)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2516/2025
                                                HARDIK GARG                                                                    .....Petitioner
                                                                                      Through:                Mr. Ajay Vohra, Senior Advocate
                                                                                                              with Mr. D. Aniket Agrawal and Mr.
                                                                                                              Ram Karshna Rao, Advocates




This is a digitally signed order.
The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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                                                                                       versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS
                                                                                          .....Respondents
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (55)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2517/2025
                                                HARSHIT GARG                                                                      .....Petitioner
                                                                                      Through:                 Mr. Ajay Vohra, Senior Advocate
                                                                                                               with Mr. Aniket D. Agrawal and Mr.
                                                                                                               Ram Karshna Rao, Advocates

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES AND ORS
                                                                                          .....Respondents
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (56)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2558/2025
                                                NITIKA                                                                           .....Petitioner
                                                                                      Through:                 Ms. Kaadambari Singh, Sr. Adv. with




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                                                                                                                Mr. Navin Kumar Thakur with Mr.
                                                                                                               Sahil Jawed, Advs.

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
                                                                                           .....Respondent
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (57)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2559/2025
                                                A VAISHNAVI (MINOR) THROUGH HER FATHER SHRI T.
                                                ARUN                                    .....Petitioner
                                                              Through: Mr. Uddyam Mukherjee, Mr. Rohit
                                                                       Sinha, Mr. Swapnil Pattanayak and
                                                                       Mr. Agnibha Chatterjee, Advocates

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES THROUGH ITS
                                                PRESIDENT                             .....Respondent
                                                            Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                     with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                     Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                     Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                     NLU.
                                                                     Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                     Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                     Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                     Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.




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                                     (58)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2560/2025
                                                AYUSH AGRAWAL                                                                    .....Petitioner
                                                           Through:                                            Mr. Siddharth R. Gupta and Mr.
                                                                                                               Mrigank Prabhakar, AoR and Mr.
                                                                                                               Aman Agarwal, Mr. Aman Agarwal,
                                                                                                               Mr. Shrvan Kr. Lahoti, Advocates

                                                                                      versus

                                                CONSOTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
                                                                                            .....Respondent
                                                             Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                      with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                      Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                      Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                      NLU.
                                                                      Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                      Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj
                                                                      Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                      Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.
                                    (59)
                                    +    W.P.(C) 2591/2025
                                                KUBER SWAMI                                                                       .....Petitioner
                                                                                      Through:                 Appearance not given.

                                                                                      versus

                                                THE CONSORTIUM OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITIES
                                                                                           .....Respondent
                                                             Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
                                                                      with Mr. Arun Sri Kumar, Mr.
                                                                      Shubhansh Thakur and Mr. Wamic
                                                                      Wasim, Advocates for Consortium of
                                                                      NLU.
                                                                      Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr.
                                                                      Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Prithviraj




This is a digitally signed order.
The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/04/2025 at 01:30:14
                                                                                                                Dey, Mr. Vipul Verma and Mr. Vinay
                                                                                                               Kaushik, Advocates for R-3.


                                                CORAM:
                                                HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
                                                HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA
                                                                                      ORDER

% 08.04.2025

1. Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the consortium be taken on record.

2. List on 09.04.2025.

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J APRIL 8, 2025 yrj This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/04/2025 at 01:30:14