<br/>The Supreme Court has directed the Union Government to maintain status quo on the 44 deemed universities facing de-recognition for not being upto the standard.<br/><br/>A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Patnaik passed the order despite the Government's assurance that no follow-up action will be taken against these institutions without the consent of the court.<br/><br/>The apex court also issued notices to all the 44 deemed universities as also their parent varsities to file their response on the Government's decision to de-recognise them.<br/><br/>Amidst strong protests from the aggrieved universities on the Government's decision, the apex court assured them that it would not pass any adverse order without hearing them as the issue not only involved several institutions but also two lakh students