Overview

• An SC bench of Justices J. K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi stayed the MP High Court’s directions to register an FIR and form an SIT, and issued notice on the college’s appeal.
• The High Court had ordered an FIR within three days and an SIT led by ADG Sanjiv Shami to report in three months, calling the case a “shocking” instance of corruption.
• The SC left intact the High Court’s protection allowing the college to keep functioning, with earlier orders noting a bar on new admissions and a stay on de-affiliation.
• The allegations concern solvency certificates submitted in 2004–2005, with complaints and departmental actions in 2005, 2011 and 2024 that preceded Barkatullah University’s move to de-affiliate.
• Bhopal Police had registered a case at Kohefiza police station after the HC order, according to the city police chief; Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha represented the college as ASG S. V. Raju opposed a stay.