BHARATI VIDYAPEETH(DEEMED UNIV.) vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — C.A. No. 7660/2002

SUMMARY The Supreme Court held that Bharati Vidyapeeth, granted deemed university status by the Central Government under the UGC Act, is exclusively governed by Entry 66 of List I (Union List) of the Constitution, and therefore falls outside Maharashtra State's control under Entry 25 of List III. The Court ruled that admission procedures for deemed universities are fully occupied by the UGC Act and the State cannot impose its Common Entrance Test rules on such institutions; accordingly, the High Court's dismissal was reversed and the writ petition allowed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.