The Delhi High Court has ruled that it cannot compel a university to conduct another round of counselling merely because some seats remain vacant after the completion of the admission process.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed a petition filed by a candidate who appeared for the CUET-PG 2025 examination and sought an additional “Spot Round V” of counselling at the University of Delhi. The university had already closed its admission cycle on September 30.

The petitioner, belonging to the OBC category, contended that 98 seats under the unreserved and OBC categories were still unfilled after Spot Round IV, which concluded on September 12. He requested that the university disclose the number of remaining seats and include his name in a new round of counselling.

However, the Court noted that the petitioner’s marks (151) were below the cut-off for his category (155), which rendered him ineligible for admission. The judges observed that there was no legal justification to direct the university to restart counselling, emphasizing that doing so would lead to an “endless and impractical cycle” where every candidate who failed to secure a seat could demand another round.

The University’s counsel informed the Bench that the admission process had already been completed following due procedure, and vacant seats alone do not necessitate a new counselling round.

Upholding this view, the High Court concluded that once the admission process is declared final, courts should refrain from interfering unless there is a clear violation of rules or discrimination.

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