ADITYA SHARMA Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Aditya Sharma, in person, learned Assistant Solicitor General appearing for respondent-1 to 3 and the learned counsel for respondent-4.

(2.) The petition was filed for quashing of order dated 15.10.2019 passed by respondent-2 Director Scholarship Section, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi, by which the petitioner's claim for grant of scholarship under "National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for Scheduled Tribe Students" (in short called "the Scholarship Scheme") for the session 2018-19, has not been acceded to. The petitioner has further prayed that a direction may be issued to the respondents to grant him the Scholarship for the session 2018-19.

(3.) The prayers made in the writ petition are being reproduced as under:-