The Supreme Court of India, hearing on 05-10-2026 before Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu, granted the petitioners Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET) and others permission to file Special Leave Petitions without a certified copy of the impugned judgments. The Court ordered the High Court to decide the stay applications within seven days without requiring personal appearance of institute officers. It further directed that if the stay application fails, the respondents' services will not be regularized and contempt proceedings may be initiated, with the Court empowered to pass appropriate orders for regularization. All merits are kept open for arguments before the High Court, and any pending applications are disposed of. This content may not be financially relevant.