28 & 29. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8408/2009 KIRAN SINGH & ORS. Petitioners Through Mr. Sachin Chauhan, Advocate. versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. Respondents Through Mr. Mohinder Rupal & Mr. Amar Jyoti Srivastava, Advocates for Delhi University. + W.P.(C) 8409/2009 DHARMPAL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through Mr. Sachin Chauhan, Advocate. versus UNIVERSITY OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through Mr. Mohinder Rupal & Mr. Amar Jyoti Srivastava, Advocates for Delhi University. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA ORDER % 22.04.2009 1. The petitioners challenge selection of students for admission to M.Phil (Sanskrit) and selection of students, who want to do Phd in Sanskrit. The said selection process was over and completed in September, 2008 and the list of selected students was displayed. The said students have been studying or working for their thesis since September, 2008. The present writ petitions have been filed in April, 2009 challenging the selection criteria adopted for selecting the students. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per Ordinance VI B Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. Signature Not Verified applicable for students who want to obtain degree of Doctor in Philosophy (Phd), selection is to be either through entrance examination or through interview held by Departmental Research Committee. In the case of M.Phil students, it is submitted that the Selection Committee has erred in taking into consideration and including in the criteria marks awarded in Class Xth and Class XIIth examinations. 3. It is for the Selection Committee to decide the criteria to be adopted. The Selection Committee while holding interviews for M.Phil has taken into consideration the marks obtained by the students in M.A., B.A., Class XIIth and Class Xth in the ratio of 50%, 30%, 10% and 10% respectively. It is not for the Court to determine and decide the criteria which the Selection Committee should have fixed. Moreover, the selection was complete in September, 2008 and the students have been studyingcourse since then. I am not, therefore, inclined to issue notice and examine the matter in respect of M.Phil students. With regard to students, who have been selected for Phd, similar reasoning will apply. In the said case, the Selection Committee has taken into account marks obtained in M.Phil, M.A., B.A., NET and also the performance in the oral interview. The writ petitions are dismissed. SANJIV KHAFINA, J. APRIL 22, 2009 )