NIT Ambedkar Appeal Adjourned; No Respondent Appearance

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 12-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petition filed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Regional Engineering College (now Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology) against Ashok Kumar & Ors. in Civil Appeal No.11893/2014, Miscellaneous Application Diary No.64947/2025.
• Hearing conducted on 12 August 2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh (in chamber).
• Counsel for petitioner: Mr. Karan Kapoor, Adv. Mr. Manik Kapoor, Adv. Ms. Srishti Singla, Adv. Mr. Shrey Kapoor, AOR Mr. Vaibhav Manu Srivastava.
• Counsel for respondents: Mr. Ritesh Khatri, AOR (N.P.) Mr. Kuldip Singh, AOR (N.P.) Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, AOR (N.P.) Mr. Ajay Pal, AOR (N.P.).
• Respondents failed to appear even in the second round of hearing.

Final Outcome

• Court ordered the matter to stand adjourned due to non‑appearance of respondents.
• The case is to be listed again after a period of four weeks.

Topics: Court Proceedings, Higher Education Litigation