Avesha Bequm v. 1. 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 Management Quota "8" Category in ongoing or next phase of counseling for the academic yex 2025-26 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutiona I and consequently direct the respondents to consider and permit the petitioner for registration and exercising web options for admission into MBBS/BDS course {r .t c .i + a ,i 6 +- a 't , ,t # , 6 under Management Quota B category for the academic ye r 2025-26 in ongoing or next phase of counseling. l.A.NO:1 OF 2025 Petitron Under Section '1 5'1 CPC praying that in the ,; the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cor direct the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioners reque exercising web options under Management Quota "8" Cate 1 -cumstances stated in 1 may be pleased to ;t for reg rstration and ory for admission into MBBS/BDS course in the ongoing or next phase of counse ling for the academic year 2025-26, pending disposal of writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI L.RAM SINGH Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : AGP FOR MEDICAL Ht ALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : Ms. ISHRATH BEGUM, LEARNED COUNSEL SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KALOJI NARAYANA IAO UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES The Court made the following ORDER i I I 6 G 6 + ,t + I * I a, I f .t 6 t 4r .a {, THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE I'.SAM KOSHY AND THE HONOURAI}LE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO W.P.No.29769 OF 2025 ORDER, (per Hon'ble Sri .lustice P.Sum Koshy) Heard Mr. L.Ram Singh, learned counscl fbr the petitioner, Mr. R.Nagarjuna Reddy, leamed Assistant Governrncnt Pleader lor Health, Medical and Family Welfare Dcpartrnent appearing fbr respondent No.l and Mr. T.Sharath, [earned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences appearing fbr respondent No.2 (for short 'the University '). 2- Petitioner seeks consideration ol her prayer lor registration for admission to MBBS/BDS course under Managernent Quota'B' category and participating in the ongoing counselling process for the academic year 2025-26. She is a resident of Hyderabad. According to her representation, she applied tbr rcgistration, but was shocked to know that a separate registration is required for admission into the said course under Management Quota 'B category. The date of applications rvas also over and the wcbsite 2 - was closed for registration. Petitioner contends that s re was utrder an impression that only a single application for r rgistratiotr IS enough.

3. Learned counscl tbr the petitioner subnt ts that the respondents rnay be directed to consider the represt'r tation ol thc petitioner in line with similar order dated 21.08.20. ), passed b1 this Corrrt, in other casc such as W.P.No.24560 of 20 1 ;

4. [.earned Standing C]ounsel for the University srumits thal thc last datc of applications lbr registration has been rlrsed and thc Univcrsity cannot extend the date. He submits that tlr r counselling process has commenccd since yesterday, after the rs;ue of 'local candidate' u'as decided by the Hon'ble Suprem: Court vide judgment dated 01.09.2025 in Special Leave )etilion (C) Nos.2l536-2 1588 of 2024.'Iherefore, the Universitl vould not be in a position to entertain the petitioner's application 1c ' registration lor adrnission to MBBS/BDS Course under Managerl t nt Quota 'l)' category. It would be a tutile exercise.

5. Having regard to the afbresaid circumstanc,' and upon consideration of thc subnrission of learned counsel 1:'the partics, - \ \ 3 we are of the view that since the admission to MBBS/BDS course has a definite timeline required to be adhered to by the University and the cut ofl dates for application or counselling are sacrosanct, there is no point tn asking the University to consider the petitioner's application for fresh registration and parricipating in the ongoing counselling for admission to MBBS/BDS course under Management Quota 'B' category. Thereflore, wc are not inclincd to issue any directions to that effect.

6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismisscd.

7. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner subrnits that in case the date of applications for registration to the above courses tS extcnded, the University may be direcred to cursidcr thc application of the petitioner for registration fbr adrnission to MBBS/BDS Course under Management Quota 'B' catcgory

8. It goes without saying that in case the date ot'applications for registration to the above courses is extended, it would open lbr the petitioner to make such an application, which r.r,ould be considered by the respondents in accordance with law. 4 There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently. miscellaneous petitions pendinr: if any, shatl stand closed //TRUE COPYII SI) -M. OSMAN ALI BAIG A'l; STANT REGISTRAR ) _l_ \sEcTtoN oFFlcER

1. Two CCs to GP FOR IMEDICAL HEALTH AND FA[4[L' WELFARE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUTr

2. One CC to SRI L RAM SINGH, Advocate [OPUCI 3 One CC to SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KALOJI NARA\ ANA RAO 4 Two CD Copies UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, Advocate (Ot' JC) To SA BS I + {r b 6 I I ',1 -/' Lf i)"- ii., 1l t''.!-' tll tg5 f *+ + I I {' 6 6 .i {i ,l + * ,1 6 ,1 i f f t i b HIGH COURT DATED:26/0912025 ORDER WP.No.29769 o12025 DISMISSING THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS.