2017 INSC 0454
                                    SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                                       Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

                                                      Vs.

                                                Afshan Khan

                                        C.A.No.5819-5822 of 2017

                                 (Kurian Joseph and R.Banumathi,JJ.,)

                                                 01.05.2017

                                                JUDGMENT

Kurian Joseph,J.,

SLP(Civil)No.12616-12619/2017

1. 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.

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        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.

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