JUDGMENT

S. Ravindra Bhat, J.:

1. The petitioner claims a mandatory direction to the respondent University i.e. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (hereafter "the University") to fill a vacancy in the Master of Business Administration (hereafter referred to as "MBA course"), from amongst the unfilled seats available in the University and its affiliated institutions.

2. The petitioner applied for admission to the MBA course. The University issued admission brochures on 7th March, 2007 for the Academic session 2007-2008. The brochure prescribed the procedure for filling seats in the University managed as well as the University affiliated institutions. A Common Entrance test (CET) was contemplated and held under Chapter 9; this was followed by a counseling procedure, described in Chapter 10. The counselling was in two sessions, each providing opportunity for specified categories of candidates/students with different rankings on various dates. Those unsuccessful in the first round of counseling were entitled to participate in the second round of counseling. The second round of counseling by the designated authority of the University ended on 30/31st July, 2007. According to