The High Court · 2025

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 petitioner request for exercising web options for admission into MBBS/BDS course under Management Quota Band C Category in next phase of counselling for the academic year 2025-26 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to consider and permit the petitioner for exercising web options for admission into MBBS/BDS course under Management Quota B and C category for the academic year 2O2S- 26 in next phase of counseling. lA NO: 1 OF 202! 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 respond,3nt to consider the petitioner request for exercising web options under Managemt;nt Quota "B" and "C" Category for admission into MBBS/BDS course in the next phase of counselling 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: SRI T. RAMESH, AGP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI T. SHARATH, SC FOR KALOJI NARAYANA RAO UNIVERSITY OF I{EALTH SCIENCES The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KVMAR SINGH THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHTT'DDIN AND WRIT PETITION No.33217 of 2o25 ORDER: Learned counsel Sri L.Ram Singh appe€rrs for the petitioner Sri T.Ramesh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, appears for respondent No. 1. Sri T.Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (hereinafter referred to dS, "the University"), appears for respondent No.2

2. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.

3. The writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to f / the respondents to consider the petitioner's request and permit him to register and exercise web options for counselling for admission into MBBS/BDS course under 2 Managernent Quota "B" and "C" categories for the academic year 2025-2026.

4. Tht: case of the petitioner is that he exercised web options for BDS course and due to inadvertence, he could not exerc:ise web options for admission into NIBBS co He could not secure seat in BDS course as per his rit. As he failed to exercise wqb options for MBBS course in the first phase of counselling, he was made ineligible for exercising web options for MBBS course in the round of counselling. He made a request to the U to permir: him to participate in the nex.t round counselling, but the same was not considered. Hence, writ petition.

5. Learned Standing Counsel for the Universit5r referred to the notification dated 22.09.2025. It 1S i: submitted that the note and instructions to the categorically specify that the candidates in the final list, who do not exercise web options in the first phase counselling, shall not be eligible to exercise.web options the subsequent phases of counselling to pr.event w J blocking. The petitioner is one such candidate, who has not exercised his web options in the first phase of counselling nor has opted for admission into MBBS/BDS course under Management Quota "8" and "C" categories. He submits that the corrigenda dated O4.1O.2O25 and

06.1O.2025 permit fresh registrations only to such candidates, who had exercised web options. Therefore, the petitioner does not fit in"the said category. He, however, submits that if the petitioner makes a representation, the University would consider it in accordance with law.

6. Having considered the submissions' of learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Standing Counsel for the University and having regard to the above facts and circumstances, the petitioner is allowed to make a representation before the University in respect of his claim for exercise of web options for admission into MBBS/BDS course for the academic year 2025-26 under Management Quota "B" and "C" categories. On receipt of such representation, the Universit5r would consider the sarne in accordance with law within a period of two days. \ 4

7. If the University allows the petitioner to exercise his web dptions, his case shall be considered irr the unfilled seats in the mop-up round

8. Let it be made clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

9. Accordingly, the instant Writ Petition is disposed of. However, t-here shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closc'd. //TRUE COPY/ SD/. G. JYOTHI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6 SECTION OFFICER To, TJ LS

1. The Principal Secretary, Medical and Health Family Welfare_Dep^artment, Secretariat Buildings, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad-500 055 2. The Registrar, Kaloji Nararayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal. of Telangana, at HYderabad [OUTI

3. One CC to Sri L. Ram Singh, Advocate IO.?.U91 4. Two CCs to C;f ior M"Oi"it Ueann famity Wettare, High Court for the State S. One CC to Srii.'Sfi;;;t[, Sil; kaloji Narayana Rao Universitv of Health Sciences[OPLIC] 6. Two CD CoPies Yk I I I I I i i i I : : I j ] I I I I i I i I I I I I I I I a I I I I I i HIGH COURT DATED i0311112025 ORDER WP.No.33217 of 2025 l'1,T J -i4 7'r.. o i, Y I1 { ');-- DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS qodnL X*