- 29 January 2026. 1. Issue notice, returnable on 19.03.2026. 2. On the asking of Court, Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General of India, accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 3. We have heard learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner(s), learned Solicitor General of India, as well as Ms. Indira Jaising, learned Senio
- 20 August 2026. 1. The University Grants Commission (UGC) may file a comprehensive counter affidavit within four weeks unless, in light of the peculiar averments made in any of the petition(s), a separate counter affidavit is required to be filed. The soft copy of the said affidavit may be supplied to all the counsel for the petitione
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Ms. Indira Jaising, Mr. Prasanna S., Ms. Disha Wadekar, Mr. Paras Nath Singh, Ms. Injila Muslim Zaidi, Mr. Maamidi Ashish Reddy, Mr. Prasanna, Ms. Ishita Tulsyan, Ms. Smitha, Mr. Vidhik Kumar, Ms. Raksha Awasya, Mr. Hari Shankar Jain Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Ms. Madhulika Upadhyay, Mr. Apoorv Kurup, Mr. Raghav Sharma, Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Mr. Bhakti Vardhan Singh, Mr. Chandra Kant Sharma, Mr. Manoj Ranjan Sinha, Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, Ms. Yerradoddi Charvi Reddy, Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar