Probe illegal college admissions: HC

Updated on: Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Bombay High Court has directed the University of Mumbai to crack down on colleges granting illegal admissions. Hearing a petition filed by a Khalsa college student declared ineligible two years into her three-year course, a division bench of Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Mridula Bhatkar said the varsity may initiate an inquiry on officials who granted her admission.

“The University may enquire whether the admissions given by the college to two ineligible candidates were intentional and the outcome of some conspiracy in that behalf,” said the judges. They added that depending on the outcome, an appropriate enquiry may be initiated against the officers of the institution. The judges also observed that action should be taken against such officials. The high court also asked the varsity to act in timely fashion. “The University will take firm measures to ensure that at least in future the issue of eligibility is decided in a time-bound manner before the expiry of the first academic year itself,” said the judges.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Khalsa college student Shilpa Sampat, who sought the court’s intervention to appear for her fourth semester examinations. Shilpa, a student of BCom (Financial Markets), who was admitted for the 2009-2010 academic year, was declared ineligible for the course, as she had not passed her HSC exams in one sitting. The University directed the college in March 2011 to cancel the admissions of Shilpa and another student, as they were ineligible.

The high court has allowed Shilpa to appear for her fourth semester examinations and to approach the Chancellor with a plea to condone the eligibility criteria. But results of the exam will be kept in abeyance till the Chancellor takes a decision on her request.

Probe illegal college admissions: HC

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