$~65 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13007/2025 & CM APPL. 53224/2025 ANJALI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Raja Choudhary, Ms. Anushika Mishra and Mr. Kapil Sharma, Advs. Mob: 8826075914 Email: adv.rajachoudhary@gmail.com versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr. Subhrodeep Saha, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Anamika Thakur and Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advs. for R-2/UOI Mob: 9557175580 Email: officeadvmonika@gmail.com Mr. Mohinder J.S. Rupal, Mr. Hardik Rupal and Ms. Aishwarya Malhotra, Advs. for R-1 Mob: 9811151216 Email: rupalmohinder@gmail.com CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking prayer for quashing Clause ‘v’ of the Notification dated 08 O R D E R % 29.08.2025 th 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the August, 2025, issued by the Registrar, University of Delhi, as unconstitutional and ultra vires the Lyngdoh Committee Recommendations. 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 01/09/2025 at 12:19:29 petitioners are bona fide students of Delhi University. He submits that they hail from Economically Weaker Sections (“EWS”) category and come from a humble background. 3. It is submitted that the petitioners wish to contest the Delhi University Students’ Union (“DUSU”) Elections, 2025. 4. However, it is submitted that the petitioners are aggrieved by Clause ‘v’ of the Notification dated 08th 5. It is submitted that Clause ‘v’ of the impugned Notification imposes an unprecedented financial barrier by requiring Rs. 1.00 Lakh security bond. It is submitted that the petitioners, who intend to stand for the DUSU Elections, cannot furnish a bond of Rs. 1.00 Lakh. August, 2025, issued by the Registrar, University of Delhi, which mandates that each contesting candidate shall be required to execute a bond of Rs. 1.00 Lakh for the offence of any defacement/violation of provisions of the Guidelines contained in the said notification by themselves or their supporters, at the time of filing of nomination for any post of DUSU. 6. When the present matter was listed for hearing on 27th 7. Thus, the matter was directed to be listed today, for purposes of instructions from learned counsel appearing for the University of Delhi. August, 2025, this Court had put it to learned counsel for the petitioners that there is no requirement of pre-deposit of Rs. 1.00 Lakh as security, prior to contesting the elections. This Court was of the view that only a bond was required to be executed. 8. Today, learned counsel appearing for University of Delhi submits that he has received the instructions that the University will seek only a simple affidavit/undertaking from the candidates contesting the Student 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 01/09/2025 at 12:19:29 Union/DUSU Election, 2025-26, with a bond of Rs. 1.00 Lakh. 9. It is further submitted that except for filing an affidavit/undertaking with regard to the bond of Rs. 1.00 Lakh, there is no requirement of pre- deposit of Rs. 1.00 Lakh, as per the said Notification. 10. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that if that be the case, the petitioners are satisfied, as the said stand by the University of Delhi takes care of the concern of the petitioners, since it has been clarified that the petitioners are not required to deposit any money at the time of contesting elections. 11. Considering the aforesaid statements, it is clarified that the petitioners, or any other students intending to contest DUSU Elections, are not required to deposit any money, at the time of contesting the Elections. 12. Accordingly, with the aforesaid clarification, the present writ petition, along with the pending application, is disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J AUGUST 29, 2025/SK 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 01/09/2025 at 12:19:29