$~52. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010259402026 + W.P.(C) 8116/2026 & CM APPL. 38678/2026 NATIONAL STUDENTS UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Apar Gupta, Mr. Md. Ali Khan, Mr. Rishav Ranjan, Mr. Omar Hoda, Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Ms. Ayesha Khan, Ms. Akriti Singh, Mr. Ayushi Shukla, Mr. Ajay Chhikara, Mr. Akshay Lakra and Mr. Ayush Kr. Singh, Advs. Versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, CGSC with Mr. Vinay Kaushik, GP, Ms. Usha Jamnal, Ms. Nyasa Sharma, Mr. Siddhant Nagar, Mr. Abhinav Mall, Ms. Nishtha Dhall, Advs. for Union of India. Mr. Tushar Mehta, SGI with Ms. Manisha Singh, SC, CBSE, Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Ms. Vaishnavi Bhargava and Ms. Ruhi Chopra, Advs. for CBSE. HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA O R D E R % 07.09.2026 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General . 2. This petition has been filed with the following prayers: “a. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to keep the portal open for verification and reevaluation of answer sheets for 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 09/09/2026 at 11:57:17 affected students for one month; b. Issue a writ of mandamus for manual rechecking and physical verification of answer sheets in cases where students dispute the correctness of the scanned copies or the evaluation process; c. Direct an independent inquiry into the large-scale irregularities, deficiencies, technical issues and grievance related failures concerning the OSM system; d. Direct the Respondents to formulate and implement proper safeguards, protocols and guidelines for future digital evaluation systems so that similar grievances do not recur; e. Direct Respondent No. 2 to award compensatory higher marks to students whose answer-scripts are missing/blur/incorrectly checked with no fault of their own. f. Pass any other order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case. ” 3. Our attention has been drawn by the learned Solicitor General to an order dated 25.08.2026 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No(s). 784/2026 wherein a prayer for reopening the CBSE post-result window for on-screen verification of answer sheets was not acceded to on the ground that at such a belated stage when the resultant admissions pursuant to the result declared by the CBSE have already taken place, no such prayer can be granted. 4. The order dated 25.08.2026 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid writ petition is extracted herein below: “1. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are satisfied that the desired direction to reopen the CBSE post- result window for on-screen verification of answer sheets cannot be issued at a belated stage when the resultant admissions pursuant to the result declared by CBSE have already been completed 2. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. 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 09/09/2026 at 11:57:17 3. All pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.” 5. In view of the aforesaid, the prayer in this petition can also not be granted. 6. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at this juncture, submits that there are various students who have raised their grievances in relation to re- evaluation of their answer books. Without entering into the merit of such claims, we may observe that the claim of re-evaluation of answer book gives rise to individual cause of action to the student concerned for which it is always open for such a student to take up the issue relating to redressal of such grievances with the CBSE within the framework available for such purpose. 7. The writ petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TEJAS KARIA, J SEPTEMBER 07, 2026 N.Khanna 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 09/09/2026 at 11:57:17