Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 27-07-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: The BharathiAR University, represented by its Registrar, filed two Special Leave Petitions (SLP) against interim orders of the Madras High Court dated 19-12-2025 (SLP No.32449/2026) and an interim order in Writ Appeal No.160 of 2026 (SLP No.33159/2026).
- Respondents: F X Lovelina Little Flower & Anr.
- The High Court had granted interim relief to the respondent in the first case and later posted the writ appeal for final hearing; in the second case the High Court decided the writ appeal on 07-07-2026.
- Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Pranab Prakash, appeared before a two‑judge bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar.
Final Outcome
- In SLP No.32449/2026, the Supreme Court condoned the delay in filing and directed the Madras High Court to take up the pending writ appeal for final disposal at the earliest, preferably in August 2026; all pending applications were ordered disposed.
- In SLP No.33159/2026, the Court also condoned the delay but dismissed the petition as infructuous because the High Court had already decided the writ appeal on 07-07-2026; pending applications were likewise ordered disposed.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Higher Education