Heard Sri C. Raghu, learned Senior Designated Counsel representing Sri P v. Ramana, Iearned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Counsel forthe Petitioner: SRI C.RAGHU, Sr. COUNSEL, REp. FOR SRI P.VENKATA RAMANA ADVOCATE Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: AGP FOR MEDICAL FIEAL.TH FW Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRI KULDEEP JADHAV ttEp. FOR SRI S.ABHAY KUMAR SAGAR, SC FOR DCI Counsel forthe Respondent No.4: SRI T.SHARATH, SC FCR KNRUHS Counsel forthe Respondent No.5: SRI RAVINDER REDDY MUppU The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE MRS ]USTICE SUREPALLI NANDA WRIT PETITION N 0.26742 0F 2025 ORDER: Heard Sri C. Raghu, learned Senior Designated Counsel representing Sri P. V. Ramana, Iearned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner on record, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Medical, Health and Family Welfare appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2, Sri Kuldeep Jadhav, learned counsel representing Sri S' Abhay Kumar Sagar, learned Standing Counsel for the Dental Council of India, appearing on behalf of respondent No.3, Sri T. Sharath, tearned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, appearang on behalf of respondent No'4, and Sri Ravinder Reddy Muppu, learned counsel appearing on behalf of resPondent No.5. 2 The Detitioner aDD ached this Court seekino Draver as under: <:: z SN,J \lv.P.No.25742 of 2025 " ..to pass an order, direction or vl lt mc,Te particularly one in the nature of Wnt of NlilrLdamus questioning the action of the Responder s mc)re particular y Respondent No.5 in issuing t": Lel,l,er Dated 30.07.2025 not allowing the PeI t o]er to continue her Rotatory internship progranrrt: from 26.O9.2025 onwards and discharging her frori ire B)S course as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutro: ai bering violation of Article 14, 21 Constitution of i r(iia lnd consequently Direct the Respondent Nos. I to 5 to permit the Petitioner to complete the ,:rnain ng Rotatory Internship Programme period till l1 .i,7 .2C26 at Respondent No.5 College and pass......"

3. Th t h averments made in h tn su o of h I n VI ief ars per the the petitaoner n S lrnder: i) The petitioner joined Respondent No.5 College in the academic year 2OL6-2017 to pursue the Bacl-rr:lrrr of Dental Surgery (BDS) course on 24.09.2016. ii) Although the petitioner aspired to beco re arr MBBS doctor, she could not secure a medic.rl seat and consequently suffered from depression and was under psychiatric treatment during the period betw€en 2016 and I SN.J w.P.No.26742 0f 2025

2021. The petitioner was unable to clear her first-year examinations until August 2022 and completed her 2nd, 3'd, and 4th years without backlog after complete recovery from depression and commenced her rotatory internship only in )uly 2025. iii) While the internship was in progress, Respondent No.5 issued a letter dated 30.07.2025 discharging the petitioner from the course on the ground that, as per DCI norms, the petitioner failed to complete the BDS course within the prescribed nine-year period, including internship and the petitioner was required to complete her internship by

25.O9.2025 and, therefore, the petitioner was not permitted to continue in the rotatory internship programme from

26.O9.2025 onwards. Aggrieved by the impugned letter dated 30.07.2025, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.

4. PERUSED THE RECORD: A) The relevant Dortion of the 30.o7 _2025 add ressed bv he resoon ent No. 5 o the letter date d eln I 4 SN,J W.P I'o.2674.2 of 2025 MALLA REDDY DENTAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (SPoNSORED BY CHANDRAMIVIA EDUCATIONAi_ SOCIETY) Aflilrated to Kaloji Narayana Rao University r>f He,:lth Sciences, Warangal, Telangana Recognised iry Dental Council of India, New Delhi. Date : 10.07.2025 To Harinr B. Batch:2016- 17, Reg No: 1602111038, Intern. Sub: Completion oF BDS course as per DCI Revi;erd BI)S Course Regulations 2007-Reg. Ms. Harini B, You have joined our institute, Malla Reddy Dental College for Women on 26.O9.2O16 Reglstration No: 1602111038 during the Academic Year 201(;-2O17. You have passed final year BDS examination held durinq June 2O25 by Kaloji Narayana Rao University. The lFinal Year BDS Results were declared on 10.07.2025, (lompulsory Rotatory Internship Programme has stelrteo from 12.07 .2025 onwards and it will be com pleted by 71.07.2026. As per the DCI Revised BDS Course Regulations 2OO7, any student who does rot clear the BDS Course in all subjects within a period c,f O9 years, includlng one year Compulsory Rotatory Paid Internship .' t I t I i I 5 SN,J w.P.No.25742 of 2o25 from the date of admission shall be discharged from the cou rse. You will be completing O9 Years of study (including Internship) by 25.O9.2O25. As per the DCI Revised BDS Course Regulations 2007, you will not be clearing the BDS Course within a period of 09 Years as your Internship will be completed by LL.O7.2026. As per DCI norms you cannot be allowed to continue in Rotatory Internship Programme from 26.09.2025 onwards and shall be d ischa rged from the course. This is for your kind information. Malla Reddy Dental College for Women DEAN Copy to: Registrar, Kaloji Narayana Rao University, Secretary, Dental Council of India, Student/Parent. B) Parao ra h No.s of the affidavit filed bv the u h etition extracted hereunder: 6 SN,J W.P,No.2674il of 2025 "5. I submit that when I was in depres;i,ln rry parents had took me to a Psychiatric, at Healure'll Clin c, upon diagnosis the Doctor had recommenC(td for Cognitive Behavior Therapy oo 79.O2.20L7. Sirtce th,:n I have becn under the observation and medir:ation of the Doctor till the year, 2022 and in between I tried to make atternpts for writing the exams but cluld -ot concentrate in the said exams and did not clear t1e first year sub;e:cts till November, 2O2l and by the rn,:nth of Auqust, 2{122 I have cleared all the subject cf tre fi'si year. By the end of year, 2021 t have recove-ed from the depression after taking the medication ulder the supervision of the Psychiatric treatment." DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSTON:

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of thr: ps1111ensr- submits that the petitioner had serious healtlr issues and was suffering from depression and psychiatr c problems. The petitioner had been under the observation and medication of a doctor from the yeat 20L7, until the year

2022. Upon diagnosis, the doctor had rr:c:omrnended Cognitive Behaviour Therapy on 19.02.2017. Due to the petitioner's health reasons, the petitioner could not clear the first-year subjects until November 2021 and had cleared them only in August 2022. fo the petitioner's shock, the i I] ! i w 7 sN,J W.P.No.26742 of 2025 petitioner received the impugned letter dated 30.07.2025 issued by the respondent No.5 college discharging the petitioner from the course on the ground that, as per the DCA norms, the petitioner had failed to complete the BDS course within a period of nine years.

6. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.3 submits that the relief sought by the petitioner i.e., permitting the petitioner to complete the Rotatory Internship Programme up to 11.07.2026 at respondent No.5 college cannot be granted in view of the simpre fact that the petitioner had not submitted any representation to respondent No.3 as on date putting forth the grievance of the petitioner as put forth by the petitioner in the present writ petition. Hence, no mandamus can be issued against respondent No.3, and the petitioner cannot complain inaction on the part of the respondents in considering petitioner's grievance.

7. The specific plea taken by the petitioner is that the petitioner's health issues were the reason for not being able to complete the BDS Course within a period of nine years 8 sN'J W.P.No. 16742 of 2025 period bY 25.0t' 2-025i and in.ludinq the: rrltator intern sh ip educational in sti:trtions had during the Covrd Period' all the been closed from 15'03 2020 to 20'02 '7022' \o vrew of the same, respondent No 3' beinq the comPeten ' authoritY ' ha ve dulY considered the reaSot:t f:rr the ought to petitioner's failure to complete the BDS Cours: wrthin a period of nine years as per DCI norms' includin I the rotator permitted internship period by 75'Og'2075' and should hav'r the petitiolrer to complete the remaining rotatt)r'/ perlod uP to 11 of issuin g the

07.2026 at respondent No'5 cill ege instead impugned letter dated 30'07 i1025 to the in t ern sh iP petitioner he re in '

8. In view of the fact' as borne on record' that the petitionerhadnotSubmittedanyrepreserltationtothe competent authority i'e'' respondent No'3 he'ein as on date explaining the petitioner's health issues to re:spondent No'3 andthenon.functioningofthecollegeduringtheCovid period, due to which the petitioner could not comPlete the BDS Course within a period of nine Yea rs as per DCI norms including the rotator internshiP Programme tY 25.09.2025, 1-- 9 SN,J W.P.No.26742 of 2025 this Court opines that the relief as prayed for by the petitioner cannot be granted in the present writ petition. 9 KI GI T ON IDERA I a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of the ca se, b) The submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government pleader for Medical Health and Family Welfare appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.l and 2, c) The averments made at paragraph No.S of the affidavit filed on behalf of the petitioner in support of the present writ petition (referred to and extracted above), d) The discussion and conclusion as arrived at from paragraphs Nos.s to g in the present order, Th wr d D titi ner to submit adetailedrED sentat ontot he e e 10 sN'l W.P.No.2€ 742 of 2025 .{ o d ent N o.3 uttrnq fo rth the q rieva r ce of the oetitioner as put forth in the present writ rtrgEetlL'-a-9 ae4-d urlno well a thef the Covid pe riod ,a nd the sDecific reasons e iti n f d J'slain]ns ehe a Ith n q h a d ition of he o 22a averred at Dara '5' of the riod 20L7 to affi davit fil edbvt he oetitio ne rl ca e o and extr c ed ab ve r DI ete the Rotato to co m Dermls s ron Prooram me up to1 1.07.20 26 w (1 ) we ek fromt hedateofre t ton r sUD ort rf,f Dresent a ds ek -InternS-hjL ithin AD ,2flodo one qqpJ- of this Dt ofa f b II r n U r re r s nt tion t of thesa me,r es D ond entN o.3 is di recte d to consider rcler lm D uq ned referen ce the sa m e, n entN 'lL@ ntl on ,3a t t t wlth o 7.2 o 25 rssued bv th e 30 .0 accorda nc tol aw in onformitv with t atural bv orovl d inq an iustic n c I th res ond nt titio er, dul n t da t r c n ider n N t s u ooo solnal hear nq o he eh al hr n t ffidav b h . E I I I L7 SN,J W.P.No.26742 of 2O25 present writ Detition ( referred to and extracted above), and also the repr sentation to be submitted bv the Detitioner in pursuance to the directions of this Court vide the present der and Dass aoDrooriate reasoned orders within a Deriod of one ( )w ee 1 k t hereafter and dul com m nt ..ta .la. <Iatft /t n r r n o the However, there sha ll be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/-A. S EENIVASA REDD\' TANT REGISTRAB-".-- To, 1 ECTION OFFICER mily Welfare Dept 2 14, Sector-9, R.K. Puram, New Delhi - 110022 The Principal Secretary, Health and Medical, Secretariat, Hyderabad. State Of Telangana. The Registrar, Telangana State Dental Council, 2nd Directorate of Medical And Health Services Camps Koti, Hyderabad -500095 Floor, RHFWTC Building, , Opp- Womens College, 3. TheRegistrar..Dgnlal council of lndia, National commission Building plot No. 4 The Registlar, Kaloji N_a1qyg1a Rao University Of Health Sciences, Nizampur, 5. The Dean, Malla Reddy Dental College For Women, Sururam X Roads, 6. One CC to SRI P.VENKATA RAMANA, Advocate tOpUCI 7. One CC to SRI RAVINDER REDDY MUPPU, Advticate [OPUC] 8. One CC to SRI S ABHAYI<UMAR SAGAR, SC FOR DCt tOpubl 9. One CC to SRI T SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS tOpUCI 1O.Two CCs to GP FOR ME_D|qAL HEALTH FW,'High iourt for the State of Quthubullapur, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad 500055 Warangal, Telangana-506007 Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] '1 1 . Two CD Copies BSR HIGI-I COURT DATED: 2011112025 CC TODAY Tr L4 Y, Ct .) Sh c.l+ \ !-' ,\ totL \ \ ,o^ :--t ,r \..\i c = I -.i" 9::', ORDER WP.No.26742 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS J