Fatima Mukhtar v. The State of Telangana

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particularly the 2nd respondent in not considering the petitioners request for registration and exercising web options for admission into MBBS/BDS course under lt/anagement Quota "8" Category in ongoing or next phase of counseling for the academic year 2025-26 as illegal, arbitrary, u nconstitutiona I and consequently direct the respondents to consider and permit the petitioner for registration and exercising web options for admission into MBBS/BDS course under Management Quota "8" category for the academic year 2025-26 in ongoing or next phase of counseling. + s s * { s i /,

4.. { * * lA NO: 1 OF 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 2nd respondent to consider the petitioners request for registration and exercising web optro'rs under Management Quota "8" Category for admission into MBBSiBDS course in the ongoing or next phase of counseling for the academic year 2025-1!6, pending disposal of writ petition: Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI L.RAM SINGH Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRI R.NAGARJUNA REDDY, AGP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS The Court made the fcllowing: ORDER I { I * * * * * + s I , THE IION'BLtr THE CTIII]F IUSTICE SRI APARESI{ KUMAIT SINGH AND THE H C) N'B I- t.l SRI US'I'ICL G.NI.N{OI IIL]DDIN \Vri!)ctition No.29.193 of 2025 I Order, Heard i\[r. ],.Ram Singh, leanrecl counsel frrr the pedrioner'; l\lr. R.Nagarjuna Rcddi, lcarncd r\ssistant (lrx-errrmcnr Plcadcr frrr Flealth. N{cdical ancl liarnilr, \\'clfarc 1)cpartrne nt appcarin€! tirr rcspondcnt \o.l ancl \lr. 'f.Shatath, lcart'rccl Standing (-ounscl firt Nakrji Nariu,ana Jlrro Lltivcrsitl' of Healtl.r Scienccs appearinrr ftrl rcsponclent No.2 (fol short 'rhc LInii-ersiry').

2. Pctitioner sceks considcration of I'rcr praysl' for rcEisffation fot admission to N'{BtsS/tsDS course under trIanagcment Quota 'B' catcgorl ancl participating in the or-rg*oirrg couoselling process tbt tl.rc acadcr.nic year 2l)25,2(t. Shc is rr rcsident of l{yclerabad, 'I'clangana Starc. .\ccording to lre r lcpresentation dated 20.09.2025, she applicd for rcgistlation, but she was shocked to linorv that a separate rcgistration is required for adr-iission into thc said course under r ( N'fanagement (]uota 'B' categ;orv. The datc of applicatiorrs \\:as also over and the wcbsite was closed for rcgisuauon l)critioner ,--( )rr crlds that shc s.as unclcr :rn i.mpressiorr rhat onlr' a singlc apyrlit :rric,n lor regisuation is cnough 3- Lc:rnretl counscl for thc petitioncr subrnits that the r'spondcnts rrlrv be dircctccl to consider the tcpt'cscnlatjon oI thc petidoncr in line rvirh similar otder clatcd 2i.08.2()l-;. passcd bv this (-ourt, in othcr case such as W.l).No.2456() o[ l( rl5.

4. Learnccl Standing Courrsei fcrr thc Unir-crsit1, submits tl.rat thc last datt' < ,t- appiicatior.rs for registration has be cn closcd ancl thc Llnir ersil ' cannot cxtend the date. He sul:,r-nits that thc counselline [)r( )cess has commenced, after the issue of 'lc,cal carrdidatc' r',,zrs decided bv the Hon'ble Suprcrlc Coutt idc iudement clatcd 01 .09.2025 in Spccial Lcave Pctiuon ((-) Nos.21536-21588 oF 2024. Tl.rere[ore, thc \ Univcrsih rvould nor be in a position ro entertain the pctitior.rcr's application for rcgistration for admission to i\tRllS/BDS Coursc under \{anasemcnt (]uota 'B' catesor-,/. It u-oulcl bc a [u tile exercisc.

5. Having rcgard to t1-rc aforcsaid cilctrmstanccs ancl upon cor-rsideration o[ thc submissior-r of leartred courtsel [<rr the parties, rvc are of the vier.v that sincc thc aclmission to IlllllsillDS course has a dcfinite dncline recluirecl to be ldhcred to by thc Univetsiry and tl'rc cur of f dates for application or counselling are sacrosanct, thcrc is no point in ashing rhc Unir.ersiry to consider the petitioner's appl.ication tor ttesh rcgistration and participaung in rl.rc r>ngoing cr-runselling for admission to N'{RBS/BDS c()Lrrse under Ilanagement Quota 'B' categorv. Thcrefrrre, we are not inclinecl to issue any dircctions to tl-rat effcct.

6. .\ccorclirrgly, the \Xr'rit Petition is disrnisscd I l. -,\t tlris stage, lcarnccl counscl for thc l)ctrtiollcr subrnits that in casc thc drtc of applications for tesis tration t() thc alrove cour:rcs is ertcnclccl, thc Univcrsitl- nral bc clirected to considcr the applicarion oi the pctitioncr frrr r'.-uir,tration tbr aclnission to \lRBSfIll)S (-ourse ,.urder N'lanaqcmcnt Quota 'll'catceolr'.

8. I t socs without saving that in casc thc date of applications ior rcsistratic)rl to the abovc courscs is r:xtcndcd, it rvotrld r>pcrr lirr thc pctitior)cr ro t-nakc such atr application. rvhich rvoul.l ;c consiclcrcd bt, tl-re rcspondents irr accordancc rvir h larr r\s a scclucl, misccllancous petitions, pending if anv, starld closed. 'l'herc ;l'rall Lrc no ordcr as to costs S A. SHANKAR EGISTRAR /,TRUE COPY' SE:CTION OFFICER a To,

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4. Two CD CoPies ry. BSR BS t * , ,* t * ,* HIGH COURT DATED:24109t2025 I d 4 !, ; { t 4 t t t, I t* ORDER WP.No.29493 of 2025 r irL S o (_) 3 1 0[T 2021 t ssprrC HF-1) +t DISMISSING ]-HE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS I 0' 1^