$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8607/2026& CM APPL. 40397/2026 ITI CLUB OF INDIA ....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Chandra Prakash, Adv. versus DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TRAINING & ORS.....Respondents Through: Mr. Piyush Beriwal Adv, Ms. Ruchita Srivastava Adv, Mr. Sparsh Jain Adv CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 03.07.2026 CM APPL. 40398/2026 Exemptions granted, subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 8607/2026 1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:- “I. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondent Authorities to open SIDH portal for completing the process of migration of the data of all eligible leftover 109 Trainees of 27 ITIs admitted in Session 2025–27 from the SCVT Bihar Portal to the SIDH Portal maintained by the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Government of India; II. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to generate and allot Permanent Registration 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 06/07/2026 at 10:34:42 Numbers (PRNs) in respect of all affected 109 Trainees, whose admissions and records have already been verified and approved in accordance with law and registration number has also been allotted; III. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to generate and issue hall tickets/admit cards and permit all eligible leftover trainees to appear in the AITT July 2026 Examination, including practical and theory examinations, without any hindrance; IV. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that the affected trainees cannot be deprived of their right to appear in the examination 24 on account of administrative, procedural or technical deficiencies attributable to the Respondent Authorities; V. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to consider and decide the representations submitted by the Petitioners and the concerned institutions within a time-bound period. ...” 2. This order is being passed in view of a similar order dated 24.06.2026 passed in W.P.(C) 3187/2023, covering the present issue. Based upon the said order and using the same reasons and expressions, this order is being passed. 3. At the outset, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner represents 109 Trainee of 27 ITIs and while taking this court through various communications indicates that each ITI has admitted the requisite number of students in respective branches as per the 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 06/07/2026 at 10:34:42 eligibility criteria before the cut-off date. According to him, on account of various reasons including non-activation of the (SIDH) Skill India Digital Hub portal to enable the ITIs to upload the relevant information, the students admitted by the ITIs are not being allowed to appear in their examinations. He, therefore, prays that, subject to appropriate verification, the data of each student admitted by the ITIs be allowed to be uploaded on SIDH Portal of Respondent No. 1, DGT 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent- Directorate General of Training (DGT) opposes the submissions and states that CTS admission and trainee data migrations the responsibility of State, the directorate do not handle any data migration. 5. Having considered the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, it is seen that the only dispute to be adjudicated in this case is whether at this point of time, the ITIs should be allowed to upload the relevant data of the admitted students or not. 6. Since learned counsel for the petitioner has taken a categorical stand that the students admitted by each ITI fulfil the basic eligibility criteria and they were admitted before the cut-off date and further their registration number have already been allotted by the State-Directorate, therefore, only on account of technical reasons, the students admitted by each ITI cannot be denied the chance to appear in their respective examinations. 7. It is for this reason this court finds it appropriate to direct the respondent- State Directorate to verify the data of each ITI as to whether the students admitted by the ITIs are fulfilling the basic eligibility criteria for their admission against their respective trades. Respondent-State Directorate will also satisfy itself with respect to the date of admission as to whether the 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 06/07/2026 at 10:34:42 same was granted before the cut-off date 8. Upon verification of the aforesaid aspect, let the respondent-State Directorate to intimate the petitioner-institutions as to how many students admitted by them are not approved. If in case, any student has any grievance, they would be entitled to raise it in accordance with law. 9. If the concerned DGT finds that the students admitted by the ITIs fulfils the basic eligibility criteria for their admission and they were admitted before the cut-off date, let appropriate directions be issued to enable the petitioner-institutions to upload the relevant data on the SIDH Portal maintained by DGT. 10. Consequently, let appropriate steps be taken by respondent-DGT to activate the SIDH portal, enabling the petitioner-institutions to upload/ migrate the data of the 109 Trainees of 27 ITIs admitted in session 2025- 2027. 11. Needless to state that if the respondent-State Directorate approves the admission, upon activation of the said portal, respondent-State Directorate be enabled to migrate the data from SCVT Bihar Portal to the SIDH Portal maintained by the Directorate General of Training (DGT), Government of India. 12. Let the respondents to immediately notify the activation of SIDH Portal so that the petitioner-institutions can upload the data of the students for verification by the concerned respondent-State Directorate. 13. Depending upon the inquiry and the steps to be taken by the respondents, the eligible students be allowed to appear in the instant examinations scheduled to be held from 06.07.2026. 14. With the following directions, the instant petitions stand disposed of. 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 06/07/2026 at 10:34:42 15. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Deputy Director of respondent Nos. 1 and 2 is present in court today. JASMEET SINGH, J JULY 3, 2026/AS 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 06/07/2026 at 10:34:42