Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 04-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 24477/2026 filed by University of Mumbai & others against Amit S. Bagul & others, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 13‑03‑2026 in WP No. 3962/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay.
  • IA No. 205948/2026 seeks exemption from filing copy/certificate of the impugned judgment.
  • Hearing conducted on 04‑08‑2026 before Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manmohan.
  • Senior Counsel for petitioners: Mr. J. P. Cama (Sr. Adv.), Mr. Navin Prakash (AoR), Mr. Mayan Prasad (Adv.), Mr. Abhishek Vikas (Adv.), Mr. Suraj Kaushik (Adv.).
  • Counsel for respondents: Mr. Yash Anand (Adv.), Mr. Chand Qureshi (AoR), Mr. C. Murali Krishna (Adv.), Mr. Roshan Lal (Adv.), Mr. Mohit Yadav (Adv.), Mr. Md. Imran Siddiqui (Adv.), Mr. Vijay Kumar (Adv.), Mr. Sundeep Pandhi (Adv.), Mr. Navin Swami (Adv.).

Order Details

1. The Court noted that a similar issue is pending before it in Civil Appeal Nos. 5023‑5024/2022 and directed that this petition be tagged with those appeals.

2. Mr. Chand Qureshi, learned Advocate on Record, accepted notice on behalf of Respondent No. 1; consequently, formal service of notice on Respondent No. 1 was waived.

3. The Court directed that notice be issued to the remaining respondents.

4. An interim stay was granted on the impugned order dated 13‑03‑2026 passed by the High Court of Bombay in WP No. 3962/2025, pending further determination of the petition.

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court stayed the High Court’s order dated 13 March 2026 and linked the petition with the pending Civil Appeals Nos. 5023‑5024/2022, while waiving formal service for Respondent No. 1 and ordering notice to the other respondents.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Stay Order