The High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of lhe 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 wrlt of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.2 in not, considering the representation dated 26-09-2025, not permitting the petitioner for exercising web-options in ongoing or next phase of counseling into MBBS/BDS Courses under Management Quota (B Category, C-Category NRI) for the AcademicYear 2025-26, as arbitrary, illegal. u nco n stitutiona I and violative of Article 14,21A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to accept the representation dated 26-09-2025, and permit the petitioner to exercise web-options for ongoing/next phase of counseling for B 86 C category into TMBBS/BDS course under management quota for the academic year 2024-25. a I f I t .t t. a s * * { i t lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition undr:r Section .l 51 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit frled in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respond,:nt No.2 to accept the representation dated 26-09-20257 and permit the petrtione. to exercise web-options in ongoing/next phase of counseling into MBBS/BDS co.rrse for B and C category under management quota for the academic year 2O2{i-26 pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. ABDUL KABEER Counsel for the RespondentNo.l: SRI R. NAGARJUNA REDDY, Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI T. SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUOHS AGP FOR HEALTH, MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT The Court made the following: ORDER I I I t a a * { + t n a i n THE HON'BLE THE CHIEFJLTSTICE SRI APARESH KT]MAR SINGH AND THE IION'tsI-IJ SRI IUSTICE G.M.NlOHIUDDIN Writ Pctition No.30299 of 202.5 Order, N{r. Abdul I(abccr, learned counsel for the pcrirr,,ncr; NIr. It.Nagarjuna Reddy, Iearned Assistant (lor.ernment I)lcadcr Ior [-[caltl.r, N'fedical and ItramLlv Welfarc l)cpartmer.rt appcrrrs lrrr rcspondcnt No.1 and NIr. T.Sharath, learncd Standing (lotrnscl frrr l(aloji N-aravana Rao Universiry* of Health Sciences, appcars frrr rcspondcnt No.2 (hereina[ter rct-crrcd tc) 1l s, fll (l Llnivcrsiry").

2. With the conscnt of the learned counsel for the parrics, thc matcr is hcard finally.

3. Pctidoner, a resident of Telangana State, obrainccl registration lor admission to MBBS/lll)S coursc, unclcr managcmcnt quota, for thc acadcmic ,t,car 21125-2(t. Shc, hacl sccurcd All India Rank 399214 ur.rder OC caregor\'. Pctirioner contcnds that she submitted an application for a.lmission inro ? I ) I 2 N'IBBS/III)S coursc, tor thc academic ycar 2025-26, undcr 'R & (l/N RI' quota with rcquisitc fce be fore thc 'cut-o[[ Hor.vcver. d,-re to ill health, shc could not exercisc web option in the hrst pl.r,rsc of counselling, for admission inr() MBBS/BDS coursc, undcr 'B & C/NlU quota' fcrr the academic year 2025-26 bcfore 2:t-)0 p.m. on 24.09.2025, in terms of thc not-ihcation datcd 22.09.1025 (,\nncxurc P.1). -1. ],earnc cl counsel [rrr thc petitior-rer submits that tod:u' is tl.rc last datc o[ counselling for admission into N4BBS/Course, under'B & (-/Nl{l'(]uota, for the academic ycar 2025-26. 'fhe pctitioncr lras approacl-red this Court since, evcn afltcr approachinr the L-irrir-crsiqv, her requcst was not cntertained

5. l,earrrcd Standing Counsel for the Univcrsin, has referred to thc notificadon datecl 22.09.2025. It is submrtted that tl.re notc and insr ructions to the candidates, categorically speci6, that the candiclet,:s in thc final merit list, s,-ho do not exercise rvcb options in thc first phasc o[ counscll-ing, shall not be cligrblc to cxercise rveb oprions in the subsequent phasc o[ counsclling to prevcnt seat blocking. Pctitioner is onc such candidate, u,ho has not excrciscd her wcb options in thc hrst round o[ counselling nor has opted for admission into MBBS/BDS course under 'l]' categon', u,herc aflter onl1, she couid avail the remaining scrts r"rnclcr '(./NIU' cluota. Hc submits that the corriren,.lunr datcd 0-1. 1t1.2025 and 06.10.2025 permits fresh registratiotrs onlt' to such candidates, who had exercised web oprions. 'l'hereforc, tl-re pedrioner does not fit in the said category. He, horver-cr, submits that if the pctitioner makcs a representation, thc Llniversin rvt-ruld considcr it in accordance with lau,'.

6. Having considered thc submissions of learned counscl ior the petitioner as also the learned Standing counsel fbr Linivcrsitr- and har.ing regard to the above facts and circumstrnces, I \ pctitioncr is allowed libern, tc) make a rcpresentation bclorc ( ( rcsponclcnt No.2-Universin' in respect of her claim firr cscrcisc of u,eb options for admission into IvIBtsS/BDS course, [rrr thc acadcmic yel.r 2025-26, undcr 'B & C/NRI' categorr'. On J -! reccipt of sL ch rcpresentation, thc Unir,crsitv rvould considcr the same in accordance vith lau, within a period of nvo davs. ,-. If thc Univcrsifi, allow. the petitioncr to excrcise hcr web options, hcr casc shall bc considcred in the ur.rftllcd seats in the mop-up round.

8. Let rt be made clear that lvc have n<>t c:xprcsscd any opinion on the merits o[ the casc f . i\ccor<lingly, thc \\'rit Pcudon is disposecl o[. No costs ,\5 a 5cguel, miscellaneous petitions, pending i[ any, stand closcd. SD/-I:. PONNA KRISHNA ASSIIiTANT REGISTRAR ,TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER I

1. The Principal Secretary, Medical & Health Family llfis Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad Waranga I

2. The Registrar, Kaloli Nararayana Rao University of Health Sciences, 3 One CC to SRI ABDUL KABEER Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to GP FOR HEALTH , IUEDICAL AND FAtvlll-Y WELFARE ,High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 5. One CC to SRl. T. SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUOHS [OPUC] 6 Two CD Copies BM BS @ i a , a i '':t { To, I ''1 s I t a ; * '1t t t e I a. i. * - 6 HIGH COURT' DATED:06110t2025 ORDER WP.No.30299 of 2025 ..) S r^1 1,) I 31 0CI P5 ({.( z j P^ IC !r t'_11 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS o 6 wlu- q