(1.) This hearing has been done by video conferencing.
(2.) Directions were passed with respect to the process of issuance of online degree certificates by University of Delhi (hereinafter, 'DU') by this Court vide order dated 7th August, 2020. On the said date, the Court was informed by Professor Vinay Gupta, Dean (Examinations) and Dr. Sanjeev Singh, Director, DUCC that all the data of students up till November, 2019 is available with the DU. The Court was also informed that an online portal has already been set up for issuance of digital degree certificates being www.digicerti.du.ac.in. In addition, data was to be transmitted to Digilocker. Considering the various submissions that were made on that date, the Court had directed as under:
(3.) In addition, DU was also to look into the question whether marksheets and transcripts of the students can be issued digitally. It is submitted that the ld. Division Bench has also directed the DU to consider issuance of transcripts and marksheets digitally in W.P (C) 3199/2020 titled Prateek Sharma and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr. vide order dated 1 st September, 2020.