Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 12-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Bhaktavatsalam Educational Trust (through A. Vamanan)
- Respondents: District Collector, Kancheepuram & Others
- Nature of Proceeding: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 3163‑3164/2026 arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 07‑01‑2026 in WP 1416/2025 and WP 2413/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras, Chennai.
- Background: The High Court judgment dated 07‑01‑2026 was challenged by the Trust. Numerous interim applications (IA No. 29050/2026, IA No. 42147/2026, IA No. 9962/2026, IA No. 9964/2026, IA No. 61566/2026, IA No. 43366/2026, IA No. 30202/2026, IA No. 42146/2026, IA No. 29037/2026, IA No. 83621/2026, IA No. 61565/2026, IA No. 46445/2026, IA No. 43363/2026, IA No. 30201/2026, IA No. 9965/2026, IA No. 43361/2026) were filed seeking exemptions from filing copies of the impugned judgment, permission to file additional documents, lengthy lists of dates, and to raise additional questions of law.
- Hearing Details: The matter was listed on 12‑08‑2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Vinod Chandran. Counsel for the petitioner included Sr. Adv. C.A. Sundaram, Ms. Aarthi Rajan (AOR), and a team of advocates. Counsel for the respondents included Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Haripriya Padmanabhan (AOR), and other senior counsel.
Final Outcome
1. The Court, after hearing senior counsel and reviewing the record, found no good ground to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court.
2. The Special Leave Petitions (C) Nos. 3163‑3164/2026 are dismissed.
3. Any pending interim applications, if any, stand disposed of.
4. The matter is ordered to be listed again on 24‑09‑2026 for further procedural steps as per Diary No. 28665/2026.
Topics: Special Leave Petition, Education Trust, Judicial Decision