Prestige Educational Trust Appeal – Filing Deadline Set

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 12-08-2026

Case Overview

• Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 17262‑17263/2026 filed by Prestige Educational Trust against The District Collector & Ors., arising from the High Court of Kerala’s final judgment dated 11‑06‑2025 in WP(C) No. 40442/2024 and order dated 17‑09‑2025 in RP No. 1127/2025.
• The petition seeks relief from the decisions of the Kerala High Court; the matter was called for hearing on 06‑08‑2026 before a two‑judge bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale.
• Counsel for the petitioner were Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv., Mr. R.R. Kumar, Adv., and Mr. Swetank Shantanu, AOR Mr. Yogesh Gupta, Adv.; counsel for the respondents was Mr. Risvi Mohammed, Adv.

Order

1. Respondents are granted a period of four weeks from the date of this order to file a vakalatnama and a counter‑affidavit.

2. Any rejoinder affidavit, if filed, must be submitted within two weeks after the counter‑affidavit.

3. The matter is listed for further hearing on 07‑10‑2026.

Final Outcome

• The Supreme Court set procedural timelines for the respondents and scheduled the next hearing, thereby allowing the petition to proceed pending further arguments.

Topics: Procedural Order, Special Leave to Appeal