THE GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD vs KRISHNA RANGANATH MUDHOLKAR AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that the Gujarat University did not have the authority under the Gujarat University Act, 1949, to impose Gujarati or Hindi as the exclusive medium of instruction or examination. The Court interpreted Section 4(27) of the Act, concluding that it did not confer such power, and thus the Senate of the University could not exercise it. The High Court's decision to issue writs against the enforcement of the impugned provisions was upheld, affirming the constitutional validity of the respondents' admission through English medium under Article 226.