The High Court · 2025

Petition Under Article 226 ol lhe constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of li/landamus declaring the action of respondent No 2 in not treating the petitioner as local candidate for admission into MBBS/BDS for the academic year 2025-26 in pursuant to NEET (UG) 2025 as being illegal and arbitrary and violative of A ides 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia and also in contrary to section 95 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, consequently direct the respondent No. 2 to treat the petitioner as a Local candidate for all the purposes of Admission into MBBS and BDS Courses for the Academic year 2025-26 under the aegis of KNR University of Health Sciences' Telangana State' ,' |.A.NO:1OF 2025 Petition Under section 151 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 respondent No.2 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 14.09.2025 for treating the petitioner as a Local candidate in the Telangana state for admission into IMBBS/BDS for all the purposes of Admission into tt/BBS and BDS Courses for the Academic year 2025-26 in pursuant to NEET (UG) 2025. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI ALLURI DTVAKAR REDDY Cgunsel forthe Respondent No.1 : SRt A.SUDARSHAN REDDY, LEARNED ADVOCATE GENERAL / GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KALOJI NARAYANA RAO UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES The Court made the following ORDER I THE HON'BI,!] THE CHIET- JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AN I) .tT{E HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT PBTITION No. 27933 of 2025 ORDER: Sri Alluri Divakar Reddy, learned counsel appears for petitroner. Sri A. Sudarshan Reddy, learned Advocate General appears for the State Sri T. Sharath, lcarned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences appears for respondent No.2. Petitioner is a resident of Telangana State, whose parents are also employed in the State of Telangana. He hls studied from Class IX to XII in Sainik School Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh under Telangana Statc quota for the academic years 2O2O-24. LIe has undertaken his schooling right throughout from Class I to VIII in the districts which now fall in the State of Telangana. l'lowever, he has not been treated as a local candidate in vicw of G.O.Ms.No.33 dated 19-07.2024 and amendment to the same vide G.O.Ms.No.150 dated \ I 2 HCJ (Al\rs, Jl & c\I11. J W.P No.27933 ot 202S

08.09.2025, to parricipare tn counselling process for the purpose of admission into MBBS & BDS courses. Therefore, he has approached this Court

2. In the list of nor eligible candidatcs published by the respondent U,iversity lor MBBS/BDS Admissions under Competent Authority euota for the acadernic year 2025_26, the name of the petitioner included at SI.No.l63 as an IS AP candidate.

3. Learned counsel for thc petitioner has rclied upon the order dated 24.07.2025 passed W.P.No.19659 of 2025, which is in relation to admission into engineering course of a candidate who had also undertaken his studLs in Sainik School in the State of Andhra pradesh (Annexure p9).

4. This matter was adjoumed yesterday to enable the learned counsel for the State to seek instructions. Today, when the matter has been taken up, learned Advocate General submits that the petitioner, who has studied in Sainik School in the State of Andhra pradesh under the Home State category, can be treated as local canclidate. .fhe petitioner I i 3 IICJ (A}GS, J) & GMM. J w.P.No.27933 ot 2025 would be permitted to exercise his web option and will also be called for counselling. It is submitted that since there was one Sainik School where the students of both the States have undertaken their studies, in view of arrangement made under Section 95 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganizatiort Acq2014' the Department has decided to Srant relaxation to the students I I of Telangana State who have studied in Sainik School in the State of Andhra Pradesh, till 2024 i'e., in the last ten (10) years.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner therefore, submits that the matter may be disposed of so that the pet[tioner can approach the respondent University for consideration of his case as a local candidate for admission into MBBS & BDS Courses for the academic year 2025-26.

6. In view of the submission of the learned Advocate General that the petitioner has been permitted to exercise his web option and will be called for counselling treating him as a local candidate, the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed. 4 IIC, IAJGS. J' & CMM ,I W.P No.2Z9J3 or2Oi; The instant Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. There shalt be no order as to costs Miscellaneous applications, if any pencling, shall stand closed. s^Dll._IoNNAKRISHNA,/ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR- //TRUE COPYil

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6. SA BS sEcrloN oFFlcER The principar secretary, Medicar Hearth and Famirv v ;gigr.5;i!:rfi:a,,x:Trffi"?ril#lbHfl :'.",":l:T;:,,, Two CCs to Gp FoR MED]!$ HEALTH AND FAMtLy WELFARE, Hish HlltE'#sfifl ti,fr"^,qqpf"fi,q:..+:I1;ffi,ffi uNtvERSrry or Hearri Iwo CD Copies (e ,.r" I I C.C. TODAY 't\ -r.,ri:lf. ls(r'9 t. .\ ... :, i <. ii -1'',. '.",i, :i j I i I I I , HIGH COURT DATED:1 t t09l21}s ORDER WP.No.27933 of 2O2S DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. V k 4 I $ \