WRIT PE TITIO NNO : 28543 O F 2025 v. r-amity Wetfare Department

petition under Articre 226 0f the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particurarry in the nature of writ of lrlandamus: ...RESPONDENTS (a) declaring the Notification and prospectus dated 1SlO7l2O2S issued by the Respondent No.2 wherein the respondents have prescribed that a candidate shall study or reside for a period of not ress than four consecutive academic years for admission into Under Graduate courses under Competent euota in Telangana as Local candidate as per Rule 3(a) of rerangana rvedicar and Dentar coreges Admission, (Admission into MBBS and BDS courses) Rures 2017 as amended vide G.o. Ms. No.33 Health, lvledical and Family Welfare (Cl ) Department dated i I , I I i I i i I I 7

19.o7 .2024 read with G O' Ms No.l50 Health' Medical and Family Welfare (C1) Department dated O8tOgt2O25 issued by the Respondent No. 1 as being violative of Articles 14' 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia (b) declaring that the petitioner is a Local candidate for all the purposes of Admission into |\'4BBS and BDS Courses for the Academic yeat 2025-26 under the aegis of KNR University of Health Sciences' Telangana State as petitioner studied Class lX and X in Sainik School' Punglwa' Nagaland State with scholarship from Telangana Slate Government' IA NO :1 oF 2025 petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the respondent No 2 to treat the petitioner as a Local candidate in the Telangana State for admission into MBBS/BDS under competent Quota 2025-26 in pursuant to NEET (UG) 2025 as petitioner studied Class lX and X in Sainik School, Punglwa, Nagaland State with scholarship from Telangana State' Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI RAJKUMAR GUMMI Counsel forthe Respondent No'1: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW Counsel forthe Respondent No'2: SRI T'SHARATH' SC FOR KNRUHS The Court made the following: ORDER [email protected] ..:',:a'/,r' H L THE C IE RI AP SH IN H AND T Otder o B ES ICS w tP titionN 28 o 25 f -) D N I I I I I l i l i I i I I I I Heard Mr. Raj I(umar Gummi, iearned counsel for the petitioner and Sri f.. Shararh, learned Sranding (,ounsel for I(aloji Narayana Rao Univcrsiry of Hcakh Scienccs appearing for rcspondenr No.2 (for short .the Un.iversrry).

2. According ro rhe pe[tioner, he is a resident of _felangana State. His parents are also native of Telangana State. FIe had studicd Class IX and X in Sarnik Schooi, punglwa, Nagaland State during the academic vars 2022_23. He has undertaken his schooling nght throughour from Class I to VIII in the State of 1'elangana. However he has not been treated as ],ocal Candidate' in view of G.O.Ms.No.33 dated 1,9.07.2024 and amendmenr to rhc same zzle G.O.Ms.No.150 dated OB.OL.2O25, to partlcipate in counselling process for the purposc of 2 \ admission to MBBS/BDS course. Thercfore, he has approached this Court

3. Lcarned counsel [or the petitione r submits that thc petitioncr is a nadve of 'fclangana State and as he rvas sponsored canclidate, he had pursued Class IX and X frorn Sainik School at Nagaland. Leatned counsel re]ied on a decision o[ this Court in V'P'No'27933 of 2021

4. Learned Standing Counsel for thc Unirrersity submits that if the petitioner claims to bc a sponsorcd candidate of the Statc o[ Telangana having studied rn Sainik School' Punglwa in the State o[ Nagaland, he would be permitted to exetcise wcb option and u,ill be called [or counselling'

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter be may be disposed of so that the petitioner can approach the University for consideration of his case as 'Local i t I l w ,/' t, i I I I I i I l l 3 Candidate, for admission to MBBS/BDS course for the academic year 2025_26. 6 The decision rendercd by this Courr in tV.p.No.27933 of 2025, insofar as it is relevanr, ts exftacted hereunder "3. Learned counsel for the pctitioner has relie d upon the ordcr darcd 24.01 2025 passed in W.p.No.19 659 of 2025, which is in relanon to admission tnto enginecring coursc of a candidatc who had also undertaken hrs studies in Sainik School in the State of Andhra pradesh (Annexure p9).

4. This martcr was adjourned ycsrerday to enable the icarnecl counscl for the State to seek instrucdons. .Ioday, when the lnatr(.r has bt,en raken up, lcarned .\tlvocatc C.n.rri submits that thc peritroner, who has smdied in Sainik School in the State of Andhra pradcsh under the Home State caregory, can bc trcated as local candidatc. ,fhe petitioncr rvould bc pernutted to excrcisc his web option and will also bc callcd for counselling. It is subrnitted that since therc was one Sainik School where rhc srudents of both the Srates havc undertaken their srudies, in view of arrange ment made under Sccdon 95 of thc Andhra pradesh Reorganizatio n Act,2()11, thc Department has decided to grant relaxaflon to the students of Telangaoa State who have srudicd in Sainik 4 I School in the Sate o[ Andhta Pradesh' al] 2024 i e ' in the last ten (10) vears.

5. I-eatned counsel for the petitioner therefore' submits that the matter mav be disposcd of so that the pctitioncr can approach the rcspondent Unii'clsity for considetatlon o[ his case as a local candrdate for aclmission into N4RRS & RDS Courscs for the acadcmrc ycar 2()25 26' (r. In vicu' of thc submission of the learned Advocate General thlt thc Petltioncr has becn Perff[ttcd to excrclsc his web opuon and rvill bc callcd fot counsclhng trearing him as a local candidate, the grievrnce 'r[ thc Petiti"ncr has been redressed

7. 'Ihc instant Writ PeLtuon ts -lhete shall bc no order a ''i to costs disposcd of rccordingll In the facts afld cit-cumstanccs of the case and the 1. decision of this Court extracted abovc' we arc of the vier'v that dre case of the periuoner stands on the samc fo' rring to that of the petitioner in W'P'No '27933 of 2025 in the sense that the pefltioner hcrein has stud'ied at Sainik School' Punghva in the State of Nagaland as a spollsored candidatc of the State of ! ! i i 1 I I I l t I I i I @',:v- i ; I i I i \ 5 Telangana fot the qualifying pedod whereas the petitioner in W.P.No.27933 of 2025 had studied in Sainik School in the State of Andhra pradesh in the Home State Catego ry of 67"h for thc State of Telangana earmarkcd for a pcriod of ten ycars since the bifurcation of rhe State in thc year 2014 in terms of Section 95 of thc Andhra pradesh Reorganizatio n Act, 2014. Both the petitioners har.e srudied in Sainik School outside the State of l'clansana cither under llome Stare quora or as a sponsored candidate of the Statc of .Ielangana. Thetefore, thc petitioner's case can be treated on the same foodng as that of tlre petirioner in g/.p.No.27933 of 2025. Accordingly, the petitioner shall approach the Universiq. for consideration of his case as 'Local Candidate,for admission to MBBS/BDS course for the academic year 2025_26 with proof of srudy in Sarnik School, Punglwa in the State of Nagaland as sponsored candidate of the State of Telangata ancl the certificatc of nativity of the State of Telangana. On fulfilling the aforesaid conditions, respondent No.2_ University shall fteat the , I 6 I petitioner as 'Local Candidate' fot counselling and adm'isston to 2025-26 in the State MBBS/BDS course for the academic 'teat of Telangana in the competcnt authority quota

8. Accordingil', the instant \Yrit Petinon is disposed o[' No costs. Nliscellancous applications, if any penclilg' shall stancl closed. There shall be no order as to costs //TRUE COPY, 'o''J;8u"*t#,tYffi / SECTION OFFICER To, 1 2 4 5 v w e rra re D e p a rtm e nt' U:,# Hl'31,'i i"?$?ti, J,X',:l'. [?3':? -1!i" ff'[il The Registrar, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences' Warangal' Telangana State' One CC to SRI RAJKUIT/AR GUMIVI' Advocate [OPUC,I One CC to SRI T SHARATH' SC FOR KNRUHS IOPUCI Two CCs to GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW' High Court for the State of i"frngJn, at HYderabad [OUTI

6. Two CD CoPies BSR Ml t i I ! I l i I ! I i I i I I CCT DAYo '----- ---::'--- StP 2[6 ilil ,, ''i\ ..,i\ l\ ,' ...", -i\ -i: -- - - -.,r.i.' !:iji\i :::':.:--:: -: '- / \-., -:-. HIGH COURT DATED:1 9 l}gl2025 tii( |.'-. (.) i I -;',;;.".:, n 1 .:t-:-. i-;,: --,1-. ORDER WP.No.28543 of 2025 i I DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION' WITHOUT COSTS I 1'1 $ a I