$~171 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 247/2026 DR. SANDIP ROY & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Aslam Ahmed Adv, Ms. Shabiesta Nabi Adv, Mr. Abhishek Dwivedi Adv, Dr. Prakash Das Khandey (Petitioner In Person) Mr. Dr. Sandip Roy (Petitioner In Person) versus UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Parmanand Gaur, Standing Counsel for UGC/ R1with Mr. Vibhav Mishra & Ms. Megha Gaur, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH O R D E R % 24.07.2026 1. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer:- “(i) Pass/Issue Writ of Mandamus or order directing the Respondent No. 1 to issue and publish fresh notification clarificatory in nature clarifying that the Impugned Notification dated 27.12.2023 and dated 16.01.2025 are not applicable to the Petitioners retrospectively and consider the Ph. D. degrees of the Petitioners as valid. ...” 2. Mr. Gaur, learned standing counsel for the respondent No. 1 states on instructions that notifications dated 27.12.2023 and 16.01.2025 are prospective in nature and hence will not affect the PhD. Degrees of the petitioners. 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 31/07/2026 at 14:07:51 3. In this view of the matter, no grievance of the petitioners survives. 4. Hence, the petition is allowed and disposed of. JASMEET SINGH, J JULY 24, 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 31/07/2026 at 14:07:51