The State Of Telangana State Of Telangana Rep. By Its Principal Secretary vs. D. Manohar Rao Professor For Genetics (Retd. )

ITEM NO.37 COURT NO.1 SECTION XIIA

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 23696/2016

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 28/07/2016 in WPPIL No. 6/2016 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Hyderabad For The State Of Telangana And The State Of Andhra Pradesh)

THE STATE OF TELANGANA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

D. MANOHAR RAO PROFESSOR FOR GENETICS (RETD. ) AND ORS. Respondent(s)

(with appln. (s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 23704/2016 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report)

Date : 29/08/2016 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, AG, Mr. Dushyant Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. P.V.Shetty, Sr. Adv. Mr. J.Ramchandra Rao, AAG, Mr. P.V.Reddy, Adv. Mr. Ramchandra Goud, Adv. Mr. Prashant Kr, Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Mahesh Thakur, Adv. M/s. Venkat Palwai Law Associates,Adv. Digitally signed by SHASHI SAREEN Date: 2016.09.03 10:56:37 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

For Respondent(s) Mr. C.U.Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. B.Adinarayan Rao, Sr. Adv. Mr. T.Baskar Gowtham, Adv.

Mr. T.Baskar Gowtham, Adv. Mr. Vishal Arun,Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Heard.

Issue notice.

Some of the respondents have entered appearance. Notice shall, therefore, be issued to the remaining respondents only.

Counter affidavit by the respondents be filed within six weeks.

Rejoinder, if any, be filed within four weeks thereafter.

Pending further orders from this Court, the operation of the impugned judgment and order insofar as directions contained in para 36- 3(b) and (d) shall remain stayed. We make it clear that the Vice-Chancellors currently holding office shall continue to do so pending further orders from this Court till the completion of their tenure whichever is earlier. We further make it clear that with the striking down Acts No. 7 and 8 referred to in para 36(1), the Governor of the State of Telangana shall continue to exercise the powers of the Chancellor of the Universities.

Post for final hearing on a non-miscellaneous day after the pleadings are complete.

(Shashi Sareen) (Veena Khera) AR-cum-PS Court Master

2