Bombay High Court
SUNIL RAHUL GHORPADEversusDR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petition is dismissed as the petitioner’s grievance has been redressed by the University’s willingness to admit him.
Summary
The petitioner, Sunil Rahul Ghorpade, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to include him among the selected candidates for twelve vacant Ph.D. seats and to treat the vacancy as twenty‑seven seats as per the Research Guide List. The university, in its reply affidavit, stated that while most of its eleven management science guides were occupied, it was willing to accommodate the petitioner for the 2024 Ph.D. programme, effectively addressing his grievance. The petitioner’s counsel then submitted that the relief sought was no longer necessary as the university had agreed to admit him. The Court examined the submission and found that the petitioner’s demand was satisfied. Consequently, the Court disposed of the writ petition without issuing any writ of mandamus.
Issues considered
- Whether the University is legally bound to consider the petitioner for the twelve vacant Ph.D. seats as claimed in the petition
- Whether the vacancy should be treated as twenty‑seven seats in accordance with the Research Guide List
Subjects
- writ of mandamus
- university admission
- Ph.D. programme
- vacant seats
- research guide list
- petition dismissed
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:37816-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO.6045 OF 2025
Sunil Rahul Ghorpade PETITIONER
VERSUS
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada
University, Through its Registrar RESPONDENT
.......
Ms. Neha B. Kamble, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. S. S. Tope, Advocate for the Respondent
.......
[CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]
DATE : 19th AUGUST, 2026
ORDER :
1. By this Petition, the Petitioner has prayed for following
reliefs :
“B. By issuing writ of mandamus the respondent be directed to
consider the petitioner in the list of selected candidates for
the 12 vacant seats.
C. By issuing writ of mandamus the respondent be directed to
consider the vacancy to be 27 seats as per the Research
Guide List and consider the petitioner in the list of selected
candidates.”
2. In the common affidavit in reply filed by the Respondent
University, in the bunch of Petitions, following statement is
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made:
“The Faculty of Management Science has total 11 guides and most of
the guides are already occupied by the candidates. However,
considering the fraction of 0.5 in the subject of Management Science
i.e. in W. P. No. 6045/2025 the respondent University willing and
ready to accommodate the said petitioner namely Sunil Rahul
Ghorpade for Ph.D. admission for the programme of 2024”
3. In view of the said statement, learned Advocate for the
Petitioner submits that the Petition may be disposed of, as the
grievance of the Petitioner is redressed by the University.
4. The Writ Petition is, therefore, disposed of.
[ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
JUDGE JUDGE
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