My friends license was recently rejected by for the same issue by Mr. Vashisht
He then later asked him to apply again since they started issuing duchess endorsements again
So my friend went and applied on the 3rd of June
His recency lapsed long time ago ( more than 6 months )
But Ashutosh Vashisht was ready to give him an exception inspite of his lapsed recency
My friend still has to obtain his license due to some paperwork issue . But duchess is not the problem
I would strongly suggest you talk to him and DC sharma and get a NO from them ( i dont see how they can say no since they are still issuing it )
Make sure you have all the paperwork with you and write a new cover letter describing the issue and to reconsider issuing your license ( DGCA loves paperwork )