- 15 October 2020. 1 Delay condoned. 2 Since there are divergent views of this Court bearing on the subject as to whether an educational institution or University would be subject to the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act 1986, the appeal would require admission.
- 12 January 2021. 1 Issue notice. 2 T ag with Civil Appeal No 3504 of 2020.
- 5 April 2021. 1 Permission to appear and argue in person granted. 2 Delay condoned.
- 4 May 2021. 1 Issue notice. 2 T ag with Civil Appeal No 3504 of 2020.
- 20 October 2021. Sole respondent is granted four weeks time for filing counter affidavit. Respondent no.1 has filed counter affidavit.
- 29 October 2021. 1 Having regard to the pendency of Civil Appeal No 3504 of 2020 ( Manu Solanki and Others vs Vinayaka Mission University), the issue as to whether education is a service within the Consumer Protection Act, is pending before this Court. 2 Leave granted.
- 13 May 2022. 1 Issue notice. 2 T ag with Civil Appeal No 3504 of 2020.
- 18 August 2022. 1 Delay condoned. 2 Issue notice.
- 17 October 2022. Counsel for the appellant shall pay the process fee for the second set. Once the process fee is paid, notice shall be issued. (HARSHITA UPPAL) (MATHEW ABRAHAM) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT
- 13 March 2023. Mr. Navin Chandra, learned counsel, appearing for the appellants, seeks some more time to pay the process fee for effecting service of notice upon the respondents. IA NO.183500/2022 in C.A. No.3504/2022 Issue notice.
- 15 May 2023. Delay condoned. Issue notice.
- 14 July 2023. Ld. Counsel for the appellant has not filed spare copies. Registry to process the matters for listing before the Hon'ble Judge in Chambers for necessary directions.
- 8 December 2023. Delay in filing process fees is condoned. Registry to proceed accordingly.
- 29 January 2024. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner is granted two weeks' time to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars in respect of the unserved sole respondent. Ld. Counsel for the appellant is granted two weeks' time to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars in respect of the unserved respondent Nos.1 to 5.
- 7 March 2024. Sole respondent is granted four weeks' time for filing counter affidavit. Ld. Counsel for the appellant is granted two weeks' time to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars in respect of the unserved respondent Nos.1-5.
- 2 May 2024. Sole respondent is granted four weeks' time as final opportunity for filing counter affidavit. Ld. counsel for the appellant is granted two weeks' time as final opportunity to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars in respect of unserved respondent nos.1 to 5. At this stage, ld.
- 24 July 2024. Respondent no.1 has already filed counter affidavit. Two weeks time, is granted to Ld. counsel for the petitioner, to take fresh steps to issue notice to respondent nos.3 to 6 and furnish fresh particulars of respondent no.6.
- 29 July 2024. In view of the submission made by Ms. Kamini Jaiswal, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the similar matters (Civil Appeal No.3504 of 2020 etc.) are still pending, list in the month of November, 2024 to await the decision in Civil Appeal No.3504 of 2020.
- 31 July 2024. List these matters tomorrow i.e., 01.08.2024 before the Special Lok Adalat.
- 2 August 2024. Post these matters before Court as per turn.
- 20 August 2024. Respondent No.1 has filed counter affidavit. Service on respondent No.2 is dispensed with vide Hon'ble Court's order dated 15.10.2020.
- 4 October 2024. Petitioner-in-person, by way of present application has applied for deletion of respondent Nos. 2 to 6, who are proforma respondents from the array of parties at his own risk. The application is allowed.
- 25 November 2024. Respondent No.1 has already filed counter affidavit. Service is dispensed with against Respondent No.2 vide order dated 15.10.2020 of the Hon'ble Court.
- 4 December 2024. As similar issue is involved in Civil Appeal Dy.No.12901/2020, list both the matters together. (INDU MARWAH) (NIDHI WASON) AR-cum-PS
- 3 February 2025. Respondent No.1 has filed counter affidavit. Service on respondent No.2 has been dispensed with vide Hon'ble Court's order dated 15.10.2020.
- 28 February 2025. Four weeks time is granted to the learned counsel for the appellants to take fresh steps to serve respondent nos.3 to 7. (GEETA JOSHI) (PREETI SAXENA) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT
- 9 April 2025. Issue notice on the application for intervention along with other applications/petitions filed by the appellants. Though, none appeared for the appellants, the appellants are directed to take fresh steps in respect of unserved respondent Nos.3 to 7.
- 19 May 2025. IA No. 49970/2021 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 113444/2020 INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No. 183500/2022 INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT Learned counsel appearing for the applicants prays for and is granted two weeks' time to file spare copies of the applications.
- 18 September 2025. Respondent No.1 has filed counter affidavit. Service on respondent No.2 has been dispensed with vide Hon'ble Court's order dated 15.10.2020.
- 10 November 2025. Respondent no. 1 has already filed counter affidavit. Service of notice on respondent no.2 has been dispensed with vide Hon'ble Court's order dated 15.10.2020.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr Harish Vaidyanathan, Mr. Ravi Panwar, Mr. Lohit Ganguly, Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, Mr. Vidur Bhatia, Mr. A. Karthik, Mr. Akshay Bhatia, Mr Vidur Bhatia, Mr Akshay Bhatia, Mr Lohit Ganguly, Mr. Abhishek Garg, Mr. D.K. Garg Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Soumyajit, Mr. Vinodh Kanna B., Mr Soumyajit Pani, Mr Anas Tanwir, Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, Mr Pratap Shanker, Ms Nupur Prasad, Ms Shilpi Shrivastava, Mr Ankit Kumar, Mr. Swetank Shantanu, Mr. Soumyajit Pani, Mr. Aishwary Bajpai
