In Brief
This civil appeal concerns admissions to Post Graduate MBA/MMS courses at Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), a department of the University of Mumbai. The petitioners secured higher merit ranks but were denied admission because the institute treated itself as autonomous. The Court held that JBIMS's claimed autonomy lacked statutory validation—the University Statutes require State Government recommendation, UGC concurrence, and formal notification, none of which were fulfilled. Where these requirements are absent, the institute must be treated as non-autonomous. Denying admission to meritorious candidates based on invalid autonomy is unjust. The appeal was disposed of, directing consideration of the legal issues."
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