Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 18-09-2026

Case Overview

  • Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 25577‑25579/2025, arising out of the impugned final judgment and order dated 25‑06‑2025 in WP No.16971/2025, WP No.17445/2025 and WP No.16223/2025 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru.
  • Petitioner(s): S. Panchalingu & Ors.
  • Respondent(s): Peoples Education Trust (R) & Ors.
  • Heard by: Hon. Manoj Misra and Hon. Manmohan, JJ.
  • Interlocutory Applications: IA No. 222974/2025 – exemption from filing O.T.; IA No. 59802/2026 – permission to file additional documents/facts/annexures.
  • Counsel for Petitioners: Mr. Aditya Sondhi, Sr. Adv.; Mr. N. Sai Vinod, AoR; Mr. Kanu Garg, AoR; Mr. Anubhav Kumar, Adv.
  • Counsel for Respondents: Ms. Pankhuri Bhardwaj, AoR; Mr. Amit Pai, AoR; Ms. Pankhuri Bhardwaj, Adv.; Mr. Rahat Bansal, Adv.; Mr. Anoop Haranhalli, Adv.; Ms. Bhavana Duhoon, Adv.; Ms. Komal Mundhra, Adv.; Mr. Saurabh Agrwal, Adv.; Ms. Bhavana Duhoon, Adv.; Mr. Tathagrta Dutta, Adv.; Mr. Naveen Nagarjuna, AoR; Mr. Vinayak Batta, Adv.

Order

1. Leave granted.

2. Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manmohan pronounced the judgment of the Bench comprising Hon'ble Mr. Justice Manoj Misra and His Lordship.

3. The present appeals stand dismissed in terms of the signed reportable judgment.

4. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

5. Court Masters: SAPNA BISHT (Court Master (SH)), ANJALI PANWAR (Court Master (NSH)).

Final Outcome

  • The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave to Appeal petitions, thereby upholding the Karnataka High Court’s earlier judgment, and ordered that any pending applications be disposed of.

Topics: Legal Dispute, Supreme Court Judgment