Right to Pursue Professional Education Cannot be Curtailed Lightly says Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that a student’s right to pursue higher or professional education casts an affirmative obligation upon the State and cannot be curtailed on unjustifiable grounds.

The Court observed that cancellation of an MBBS admission merely on the basis of a CBI summons, without any prima facie finding of wrongdoing, was arbitrary. 

It noted that the petitioner had acquired a valuable right by clearing NEET-UG, which deserved protection. 

Emphasising that the petitioner was only a witness and not an accused, the Court directed reinstatement, holding that disruption of academic progress violated principles of fairness and proportionality.