High Court · 2025

Petrtion 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 a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Wrtt of IVrandamus declaring the action of respondent No 2 in not treating the petitioner as local candidate for admission into tvlBBS/BDS for the academic year 2025_26in pursuant to NEET (UG) 2025 as berng illegal and arbitrary an violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia and also'" ":^":":]:^.o^1:'" 3(a)(l) of Telangana [\4edical and Dental Colleges Admission (Admission into lr4BBS and BDS Courses) Rules 2017 as amended vide G'O [/ls No' 150' Health' Medical and Family Welfare (C1) Department dated 06.09 '2025 and consequently direct the respondent No 2 to treat the petitioner as Local Candidate for admission into MBBS/BDS for the academic year 2025-26 in pursuant to NEET (uG) 2025 lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under S,ection 151 cPC praying that in the circLrmstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the respondent No. 2 to allow the petitioner for counselling as a Local candrdate n the Telangana State for admission into IVIBBS/BDS for all the purposes of Admrssrcr-. into IVBBS and BDS Courses for the Academic year 2025-26 in pursr,,ant to NEET (UG) 2025. Counsel for the Peritioi.rer : SRI ALLURI DIVAKAR REDDy counsel for the Respondent No'1 '3F'r'"frfffto. ,.o.., ,* Counsel for the Flespondent No.2 SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON:BLE TIIE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AI\ID THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M. MOHIIJDDIN WRIT PETIT ION No.3O 340 of 2025 ORDER: Heard Mr. Alluri Divakar Recldy' learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. T. Ramesh, Iear-ned Assistant Gover-nment PleaderforHealth,MedicalandFamilyWelfareDeparLlnent appearing for respondent No 1 and Mr' T Shar-ntll' Ieamed Standing Counsel for Kaloj i Narayana Rao Universitv of Ilealth Sciences appearing for respondent No 2 (for short 'the University').

2. The petitioner made written representation dated 10.09.2025 and e-mail representation dated 14'09 2025 to the respondent University along with documents to consider him as a 't ocal Candidate' for admission to MBBS/BDS Course in the Medical institutions of the State of Telargana for the academic year 2025-26 in terms of advertisement dated L5 'O7 2025 ' He claims to fall in the category prescribed under G'O Ms'No 15O dated 08.09.2O25. .- I 1

3. Leamed counsel for the petitioner submits Urat the petitioner has studied upto VI class at Hyderabad. Thereafter. he studied Iiom \,/II to IX at Srinagar due to the appointment of his fat her zrs Assistant professor in Central University of Kashnrir. Srinagar, Janrmu ald Kashmir. Ihe petitioner studied ll'ont X to Xl at Hyclerabad, Telangara due to curfew imposcd in Kashmir. However, he could not complete his XI strutdard ch_re to CO\ID-19 pandemic. Therefore. tre studied XI and XII at Srinagar. Thereafter, he appear.ed for NtrET Examinations in the years 2023 and,2024, butfailed. He again appeared for NEET Examination 2O2S and secured Al1 India Ralk 201100. Therefore, the petitioner fulfils the requirement prescribed in G.O.Ms.No. l5O dated 0g.09.2o2b Hence. the respondent university may be directed to consider his representations.

1. l-earr.- ecl counsel for t]re peUtioner has relied upon an interim order passed by a coordinate Bench of this court in W.P.No.2970t\ of 2O2S dated 26.09.2O25 to support his case. 5 [-eerrned Standing Counsel for the respondent Universit5r at the outset submits that the relevant criteria under 3 G.O.Ms.No.33 dated, 22.07.2024 read with GOMsNo iSO dated 08.09.2025 require either consecutive sLudlr or consecutive stay, and not a piecemeal. Study for any period in Lhe last four consecutive years preceding the qudifuing exam outside the State is only permissible if the parent of the candidate falls in any of the enumerated categories undcr G.O.Ms.No.l5O dated 08.09.2025, which, in the present case, petitioner does not fulfill. However, he subnrits that the respondent University shall consider the representations nrade by the petitioner in accordance with law'

6. As from the a'r,erments made in the ''lrit petition, the case of the petiLioner is distinguishable on facts with the case o[ the petitioner in W.P.No.29703 of 2O25 in which an interim order was passed on 26.09 .2025 by the coordinate Bench. The petitioner has not claimed that his father was at any timc appointed and posted in Central University within the State of Telangana. The averments made in the writ petition show that his father was appointed in Central University and is ser-ving in I the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 1-_:-_- 4

7. Upon hearing learrred counsel for the parties, without making anv cornments on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. rve dispose of the w.it petition with a direction to the respondcnt University to consider his representations in accordancc with law, as expeditiously as possible. However, tl-rere shall be no order as to costs. Ivlisc'ellaneous applications pcnding. if ar-ry, shall stand closed. To, //TRUE COPY// SD/-S. MALLIKARJUNA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6 SECTION OFFICER The Princr;rl Sec,etary. fuledical Health and family Welfare Department. Secretariat B 'ildings State of lelangana. Hyderabad. Ihe Regisir:t Ka1olr Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal, Teiangana State One CC to SRIALiURI DTVAKAR REDDY, Advocate. tOpUCl Two CCs to GP FOR IVEDICAL HEALTH FW, High Court for the State of Teiangana iOUTI one cc tc SRI , TiFIARATH srl for Kalorr Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. V'/a rarrqar [OPUC] Two CD Copies. 2 3 4 6 N, BSK BS CC TODAY (;.!i 1-\ [ 7 ,qtI 2$u * i}r:^.-.--.. HIGH COURT DATED:07i1U2425 ORDER WP.No.30340 ,of 2025 DISPOSING OF T'I-IE WRiT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \1I ,1, \0

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