In Brief
The University Grants Commission appealed against a High Court interim order directing it to change the respondent university's status from private to State University. The Supreme Court, noting the main writ petition was still pending before the High Court, declined to decide the merits and instead maintained the status quo as it stood at the time of the order. This ensured that the interim order would not be implemented until the High Court disposed of the main petition, preventing irreversible changes to the university's regulatory status during the proceedings.
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