JUDGMENT :

1. 'Our students are leaders around the globe' reads the home page of the website of the respondent – Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (for short ‘IIM, Ahmedabad’). On reading the prospectus for the Two year Post Graduate Programme in Management course, I have gone through the message of the Chairperson which I would like to reproduce hereinbelow before delving into the matter.

“Rigour, a quest for excellence, a place to be, T-Nite, are words that come to mind for anyone familiar with the Postgraduate Programme (PGP) at IIMA that leads to a Master's degree in Business Administration. The PGP has been IIMA's flagship programme for more than fifty-five years and is among the top-ranked programmes in the world for many years. This two-year programme has created business leaders, outstanding managers, and a number of significant entrepreneurs. Though the degree is called MBA, historically its graduates have contributed equally to a wide range of areas beyond conventional business, areas that seek knowledge and expertise in management. Their contributions cover pra