Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 21-09-2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Petitioners – Ravi Babu Birudu & Ors.; Respondents – Acharya Nagarjuna University & Ors.
- Nature of Proceeding: Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 16235‑16236/2023 arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 11‑07‑2023 in WA Nos. 268/2021 and 251/2021 passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amravati.
- Related Applications: Multiple Interlocutory Applications (IA) concerning discharge of advocates on record and exemption from filing copy of the impugned judgment (e.g., IA No. 41247/2025, IA No. 145705/2023, IA No. 167739/2023, IA No. 243230/2023, IA No. 176006/2023, IA No. 249461/2023, IA No. 41254/2025, IA No. 41258/2025).
- Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pamidighantam, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Narasimha, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe.
- Counsel for Petitioners: Ms. Vismai Rao (AOR) and a team of advocates including Mr. Y. Rajagopala Rao, Mr. Y. Ramesh, Mr. Dhuli Gopi Krishna, Mr. Akshay Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arvind Singh Sangwan, among others.
- Counsel for Respondents: Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki (AOR), Mr. Santosh Krishnan (AOR), Mr. Guntur Prabhakar (AOR), Mr. Keshav Singh (Adv.), Ms. Jesal Wahi (AOR), Ms. C. K. Sucharita (AOR), Ms. Prerna Singh (Adv.), Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar (AOR), Mr. Arijeet Shukla (Adv.), Ms. Vanshikha Singh (Adv.), Mrs. Revathy Raghavan (AOR).
Court Directions
1. The matter is listed for further hearing on 09‑10‑2026.
2. Mr. Y. Rajagopala Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, shall furnish a list of Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors who are seeking reliefs. The list must also indicate the specific reliefs sought by each and the position taken by the Government.
Final Outcome
- The Court issued a procedural order directing the submission of the required list and scheduled the next hearing for 09‑10‑2026. No substantive decision on the merits of the petitions was rendered.
Topics: Special Leave to Appeal, Higher Education, Procedural Order