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4. Subsequently, respondent nos.1 & 2 directed all applicant institutions to submit self-declaration forms. In compliance with the same, petitioner institute duly submitted its self-declaration form dated 08.05.2025. Thereafter, respondent no. 2 issued a Show Cause Notice dated 07.06.2025 informing the petitioner of certain deficiencies. In response to the said Show Cause Notice, the petitioner institute submitted its compliance report dated 13.06.2025 along with accompanying documents.

30. Furthermore, he submits that the petitioner‟s application dated 04.01.2025 and the Self Declaration Form dated 08.05.2025, attested to petitioner possessing the requisite faculty, residents and infrastructure at the time of application itself, however, the same came out to be false and misleading. The faculty strength and facilities declared therein were proven grossly deficient by subsequent 10.07.2025 inspection and the AEBAS verification (June-August 2025). Majority of the declared faculty were absent, untraceable on AEBAS or below the mandatory 75% attendance threshold, contravening Section 29 of the Act. This deliberate misrepresentation demonstrates a lack of bona fides, and in view of these persistent deficiencies, MARB rightly issued the Letter of Disapproval dated 21.09.2025.

51. It must, however, be noted that the deficiencies in infrastructure and equipment pointed out are necessary requirements that the petitioner institute ought to have known prior to even submitting the application/scheme dated 04.01.2025 under Section 28 of the Act. It is not the case of the petitioner that the said infrastructure and equipment found deficient are not essential requirements, and rightly so, as minimum requirements have been notified by the respondents in corresponding MSRs, in line with the statutory and regulatory framework discussed above. Rather, the petitioner institute, in its application itself as well as the subsequent Self-Declaration Form dated 08.05.2025, has made a declaration that - the college has fulfilled all requirements as per the applicable Minimum Standard Requirements for Annual M.B.B.S. Admissions Regulations, 2023 (UG MSR-2023).

53. Likewise, the declaration of the petitioner institute with regard to possessing the requisite faculty and tutors/residents vide its application dated 04.01.2025 and Self-Declaration Form is also misleading, inasmuch the assessors‟ inspection report dated 10.07.2025 and AEBAS verification shows position to the contrary.

54. The petitioner institute‟s claim of being "fully compliant" under Section 29 is thus, directly contradicted by the findings in the assessors‟ inspection report. This Court therefore, finds merit in respondents‟ submission that the petitioners‟ have been unable to show their bona fides.