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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 Respondents to immediately conduct Spot Admissions for filling up the vacant 42 seats in the University College of Law, Palamuru University, for the academic year 2025'-26, and direct the Respondents to consider the case of the Petitioner for admidsion strictly in accordance with merit and the rules governing LAWCET-2025, and set aside the impugned action as violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia, and consequently direct Respondent No.2 to provide opportunity to students to obtain admission into the University College of Law. Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI. KARUPOTHULA REVANTH Counsel for the Respondent No 1: GP FOR EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No 2 : STANDING COUNSEL FOR PALAMURU UNIVERSITY The Court made the following: ORDER \ IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA Osth December,2025 Between: Karre Naresh Yadav ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana alrd another ...Respondents ORDER Heard Sri Karupothula Revamth, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Iearned Government Pleader for Education, appearing on behalf of respondent No.1 and learned Standing Counsel for Palamuru University appearing on behalf of respondent No.2. ) SNrJ W.P.No.35983 of 2025 .) t 2 Draver as under: "...pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction, more particurarry one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaration and direction, respondents to immediately conduct spot Admissions for filling the vacant 42 seats in the coilege of Law, Palamuru University, for the academic year 2025-26, direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for admission stricily in accordance with merit and the rules governing LAWCET_2025, violative of Articles 14 and 2l of the constitution of India, and set aside the same and consequentiaily direct the Respondent No. 2 to give opportunity to get admission from the students for university college of law and to pass...,,
3. i) The petitioner appeared for the Telangana LAWCET-2025 examination and secured 45.1993 marks with Rank LLo74. Thereafter, the petitioner participated in both the first and second phases of LAWCET counselling by duly exercising his web options. , / Il r J SN,J W.P.No.35983 of 2O2s despite fulfilling all eligibility requirements' the However petitioner was not allotted a seat in either phase of counselling' ii)Subsequently,thepetitionercametoknowthat42seats out of the sanctioned intake of 120 seats in the college of Law, Palamuru University, are lying vacant even after the completion of both Phases of counselling' iii)Thepetitioner,alongwithothersimilarlyplaced candidates, made repeated written representations and oral requests to Respondent Nos'1 and 2 requesting that the vacant seats be filled through a Spot Admission Notification in accordance with the established procedure' However, the respondents have failed to take any action to fill the vacant seats' Aggrieved by the Same, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.
4. The limited relief as sought for by the learned counselappearingonbehalfofthepetitionerinthe present writ petition is a direction to respondent No'2 toconsiderthegrievanceofthepetitionerasputforth 4 SNrJ W.P.No.35983 of 2025 : \ vide representation dated L7.L1.2025 addressed to the respondent No.2 herein, which haS been acknowledged by the office of the respondent No.2 on t7 '*'2025 pertaining to the issuance of spot admission notification for vacant L.L.B. seats in the university coilege of Law, patamuru university and to consider the case of the petitioner for admission to the 3 year L'L.'. course for the academic year 2025- 26, duly taking into consideration the petitioner,s merit and the rules governing LAWCET_2O25. 5' Learned counser appearing on beharf of the petitioner further submits that as per the instructions issued to the candidates, the teft over vacancies in the university pertaining to private. unaided M.B.A. and M.c.A. .cofleges wourd be fifled through the institutionar spot admissions to be conducted by the respective coileges and therefore, rearned counser appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the respondent No.2 shourd forthwith consider the representation of the petitioner dated L7.11.2O25 and issue a spot admission notification for vacant L.L.B. I (.- 5 SNrJ W.P.No.35983 of 2O25 seats in the University College of Law, Palamuru University which has 42 vacancies for the academic year 2025-26.
6. (a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, (b) The submissions of learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Education, appearing on behalf of respondent No.1 and the learned Standing Counsel for Palamuru University appearing on behalf of resPondent No.2, (c) The contents of the representation of the petitioner, dated 18.1L.2O25 addressed to the respondent No.l having been acknowledged by the office of the l"t respondent, (referred to and extracted above) (d) The contents of the representation of the petitioner, dated L7.!L.2O25 addressed to the respondent No.2 having been acknowledged by the 6 SN,J W.P.No.35983 of 2025 office of the 2n't respondent, (referred to and extracted above) (e) The discussion and conclusion as arrived at paragraph Nos.S and 6 ofthe present order, -oo^^-.t +^ artt,icirla.. rr..i t6aa .\f Y I 7 SNrJ W.P.No.35983 of 2O25 order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. i //TRUE COPY// SD/.P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6 SECTION OFFICER To,
1. The Principal secretary,.Education Department, State of relangana, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad.
2. The vice-chancellor, university campus, palamuru University, Mahabubnagar.
3. one cc to sRt. KARUPOTHULA REVANTH, Advocate [opUC] 4' Two CCs to GP for EDUCATION ,High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad TOUTJ
5. One CC to STANDING COUNSEL FoR PALAMURU UNIVERSITY, [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies DAN GJP HIGH COURT DATED:0511212025 ORDER WP.No.35983 of 2025 CC TODAY ; tU T .Jl ,9 + .s tH+ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ^