The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to pass an order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus - a.declaration of the G.O.tVIs. No.15, Higher Education (TE) Department, dated 27 -02-202 5 declaring the petitioners as non-locals, depriving to avail BSpercent seats reserved for locals of Telangana State in the ongoing admission of Batchelor of Engineering course -202s .and kept the petitioners under UN-RESERVED category at para 11 of online application, though the petitioners, and their oarents are natives of relangana state by birth, in state govt. employees, just because the petitioners studied in central school class Vl -lnter-ll, 2017-2024, in SAINIK SCHOOL KORUKONDA, Vizianagaram, runed by society / Ministry of Defense, Govt. of lndia as unco nstitutional in violation of Article '14, 1g and 21 of constitution of lndia against these petitioners. b.consequenfly, declare the G.O.Ms. No.'1 5, Higher Education (TE) Department, dated 2t -02-2025 against these petitioners as Lr nconstitutional and in violation of Article 14, 1g and 21 ot constitution of lndia by declaring the petitioners as a Local candidate of Telangana state / osmania university for all the purposes of admission into Batchelor of Engineering Course - 2O2S by removing the UN-RESERVED category at para 1 '1 of online application of petitioners in the interest of justice. c. lA NO: 'l OF 2025 Petition under section 15'1 cPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the petitioners candidature in online web options as locals of relangana oU permitting to avail BSo/o of seats options in the ongoing admission process for the Bachelor of Engineering Course - 2025 pending disposal of the Writ Petition before this Hon'ble court. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI SUDARSHAN MALUGARI Counsel forthe Respondent No.1: SRI cADl PRAVEEN KUMAR Counsel forthe Respondent No.2 and 4: MS. SUJATHA KURAPATI, Gp FOR Deputy Solicitor General of lndia Counsel forthe Respondent No.5: SRI MALiPEDDI SRINIVAS REDDY, The court made the fottowing: o*33*to* osMANlA uNlvERSlw HIGH EDUCATION ,[IIE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH I<UMAR SINGH AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY w.P.NO.19659 0F 2025 ORDER: l:'.,r the ltdible Sn ,hslrcl] P.s(m Kosily,/ Hcard Mr. Sudarshan Malugari, learned counsel for the petitioners, Ms. Sujatha Kurapati, learned Government Pleader lor Higher Education appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 4 Mr. Nlalipeddi Srinivas Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Osmania University appearing for respondent No. 5.

2. The instant Writ Petition is filed assailing the G.O.No.15, Higher Education (TE) Department, dated 27-02.2025, u,herein the Higher Education Department, Government of Telangana, has laid down the guidelines in respect of admission into the higher and technical educational institutions in the State, deiining the local ar-rd non-local candidates. \

3. When the matter u,as earlier taken up on 09-O7.2025' the learned Government Pleader for Higher Education was granted time to seek instructions so as to permitting the petitioners to exercise the rveb options.

4. Today, t,hen the matter is thereafter taken up, the learned counsel for petitioners submits that, subsequent to the issue being brought to the notice of the authorities, they have diluted the earlier stand and have now permitted the students, who were studying in Sainik School in the unified State of Andhra Pradesh, to be treated as local candidates and consequently, the petitioners have been permitted to exercise their web options and have a-lso been called for counselling.

5. l,earnecl Government Pleader states that since in the unified State of Andhra Pradesh, there was only one Sainik School and where the students of both the States have undertaken their studies, the Department has decided to gralt relaxation to the students, who have studied in the Sainik School in the unified State of Andhra pradesh. She further submits that as per her instructions, G.O.No.15, dated 27.O2.2025 w-ill not come in the way of petitioners so I -) , far as their admissions are concerned as they are being treated as 'locals'.

6. Upon the said statement made by the learned Government Pleader, the learned counsel for petitioners submits that in the light of the said submission of the State Counsel nothing remains to be agitated in the instant '*,rit petition and the same be accordingly disposed of. 7 . In view of the said submissions of the learned Government Pleader and the fact that the petitioners have been permitted to exercise lheir r,r'eb options and they have also been cailed for counselling, the instant Writ Petition is disposed of at this juncture. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, sha1l star-rd closcd. ,TRUE COPY// SD/.B. REKHA RANI ISTANT REGISTRAR ECTION OFFICER To,

3. I The Chief Secretary, HRD Human Resources Devel Secretariat. Union of lndia, New Delhi. The Principle Secretary' Department of Technical Education, Secretariat, Hvd erabad, The State of Telangana, Telangana The Convener, TG EAP CET - 2025, (Telangana Engineering, Agriculture and ntrance Test), Ground Floor, lndus Pharmacy Common E near SBl, JNTUH CamPus, Kukatp Collaboration Center, Telangana- 500 085. tryA cademy ally, Hyderabad, ent Ministry, Central I

4. The Commissioner, Telangana State Council of Higher Education TSCH, Opp. Mahaveer'lospital, Masab Tank, Hyderabad, Telangana-S00 028

5. The Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, OU, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 007.

6. The VTce Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, JNTU, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana-500 085 7. One CC to Sri Sudalshan lvlalugari, Advocate tOPUCi 8. One CC to Sri Gadi Praveen Kumar, Deputy Solicitor General of lndia

9. iwo CC to The GP for Education, High Court for the State of Telangana, at loPUCl Hyderabad[OUT]

10. Cjne CC toSri trlalipeddi Srinivas Reddy, SC for Osmania University[OPUC] 1 1 . Two CD Copies TJ LS / HIGH COURT DATED:2410712025 1 tr.E :; T..\ i I t ORDER WP.No.19659 of 2025 LJ l_) 2 0 otT uil25 lr - .,.,a : -,., . -'^ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS slr lrt-