NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI AND ORS ETC. ETC. Vs. AFSHAN KHAN AND ORS ETC. ETC

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Appeal (Civil), 5819-5822 of 2017, Judgment Date: May 01, 2017

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE
                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                        CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                     CIVIL APPEAL NOS.5819-5822 OF 2017
             [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NOS.12616-12619/2017]


NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI AND ORS ETC. ETC.                     APPELLANT(S)

                                VERSUS

AFSHAN KHAN AND ORS ETC. ETC.                                  RESPONDENT(S)

                               J U D G M E N T

KURIAN, J.
      Issue notice.
2.    Mr.  Gopal  Sankaranarayanan,  learned  counsel,  appears  and  waives
notice for all the respondents on behalf  of  Ms.  Rakhi  Ray,  Advocate-on-
Record.
3.    Leave granted.
4.    With the consent of the learned Solicitor General of  India  appearing
for  the  appellants  and  Mr.   Gopal  Sankaranarayanan,  learned   counsel
appearing for  the  respondents,  these  appeals  are  disposed  of  at  the
admission stage.
5.    The appellants are before this Court, aggrieved by the  interim  order
passed by  the  High  Court  in  effect  directs  of  reinstatement  of  the
respondents during the pendency of these appeals.
6.    In the background of the case  including  the  order  passed  by  this
Court in C.A. No.4416 of 2016, we are of the view that the High Court  could
not have granted interim order for reinstatement.
7.    Therefore, these appeals are disposed of as follows:-
i.    We request the High Court of Madhya  Pradesh,  Bench  at  Jabalpur  to
dispose  of  Writ  Petition  No.19101  of   2016   and   connected   matters
expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight weeks from  the  date  of
production of a copy of this judgment.
ii.   Till the order is passed by the High Court in  the  writ  petition  as
above, the respondents are not to be taken back for work.
8.    Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.
9.    There shall be no orders as to costs.

                                                   .......................J.
                                                             [KURIAN JOSEPH]


                                                   .......................J.
                                                              [R. BANUMATHI]
      NEW DELHI;
      MAY 01, 2017.