High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 ofthe 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' particularly a writ of mandamus, declaring the refusal of Respondent No.2 to correct the name of the petitioner in the SSC Certificate as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Articles 14, 1g(1)(a), 19(1Xg) and 21 of the constitution of lndia, and consequently direct Respondent No.1 to correct the Petitioner's name from ARUTLA SAIKUMAR REDDY to ARUiLA HARSHAVARDHAN REDDY, and further direct Respondent Nos.3 and 4 to correct the Petitioner's lntermediate and Degree Certificates accordinglY. tA NO: 1 OF 2025 petitior .ARUTLA HARSHAVARDHAN the arridavi, ;:T':fi:H;: ffiJjil:: rhat in rhe circumsri direcuhe respondents No. 2 ro i:[':::ll]l_ ln: name in the ssc: certificate ,., "n" REDDY, ,n,, ;ff ::; j:"::il:,.,;kTTf r,nn courr,"rT:"r1"'::'J .i necessary steps to correct ,n" ,"r,r,or"r,, SAIKUMAR REDDY,, to ,ARUTLA l#I,:illil:",T'H;",:::,:H tesa,y chansed name, ,"::ff;: ,,.rff:J3,r:r",,r"j main writ Petition and for such further reliefs as this Honourabre court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case. refiectins the petitioner,s COUNSEI fOr thE PEtitiONEr: SRt KARUKONDA ARAVIND counser for the Respondeni ri;;J ro e, dp r6n ioucATroN Counsel for the Responderi ti;.;, -_ The Court made the following: ORDER HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA DATED:1O.12.2O25 Between: Sri.Arutla Harshavardhan Reddy petitioner And The State of Telangana and Others .....Respondents ORDER: Heard sri Karukonda Aravind, rearned counser appearing on beharf of the petitioner and rearned Government preader for schoot Education appearing on behatf of the respondents.

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3. Learned counset appearing on hehalf submits that the subject issue ;rr",;";; ;. ,"":::.T; 2 petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court' dated 11.03.2025 passed in W'P'No'7436 ot 2025' Hence' the petitioner is entitled for grant of relief as prayed for by the petitioner in the present writ petition as extended to the petitioner in w'P'No '7436 ol2025' dated L,'o3'2O25' ed Government Pleader for School Education 4. The learn apPearing on behalf of the respondents on the other hand acing reliance on the averments made at Para Nos'8 to 10 davit filed on behalf of the resPondent of the counter affi for the No.z, contencls that the petitioner is not entitled nt writ relief as Prayed for bY the Petitioner in the Prese 'it

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6. The order, dated 11.03.2025 passed in W.P.No.7436 ot 2025 had attained its.finality and in view of the fact that the petitioner is seeking correction of the petitioner's name in the SSC certificate from "Arutla SaiKumar Reddy,, to .'Arutta Harshavardhan Reddy' placing reliance on the Gazette Notification issued in favour of the petitioner as per the Gazette of India, dated 23.06.2018, this Court opines that petitioner is entitled for the same rerief as extended to the petitioner in W.P.No.7436 ol 20.25, dated L1.O3.2O25 and hence, the pleas put-forth by the learned Government Pleader for School Education appearing on behalf of the respondents in support of respondents, case are rejected as untenable. 7 a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case. b) The submissions made by the tearned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Government pleader lor School Education appearing on behalf of the respondents. c) The observations at para No.194 of the judgment of the Apex Court reported in 2O2t (7) SCC page 535 passed in \ 4 ) ya Yadav Vs. Central Board of Secondary Education(referred to and extracted above) d) The order of this Court, dated 11.O3.2O25 passed in W.P.No.7436 ol 2025. e) The Gazette of India Notification, dated 23.O6.2018 wherein it was expliciHy notified that the petitioner who was hatherto known as ARUTLA SAIKUMAR REDDY shal! henceforth be known as ARUTLA HARSHAVARDHAN REDDY. I] 5 disoose of the same in accordance with law. within four weeks thereafter. However, there shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in the Writ petition shall also stand closed. SD/. L. VIJAYA LAXM] ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To

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7. PSK. //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER The Principal Secretary, School Education department, Secretariat Buildings' Hvderabad. State of Telanqana. The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Board of Secondary Education (SSC), Beside Telephone Bhavan, Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad, Telangana 500001. The C6mmissioner, Board of lntermediate Education, Vidhyabhavan, Nampally Hyderabad - 500001 . Dr. B.R. hmbedkar Open University, Prof. G. Ram Reddy Marg, Road No.46, Jubilee Hills. Hvderabad - 500 033. One CC to SRI'KARUKONDA ARAVIND, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR EDUCATION, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUTI Two CD Copies W t , CC TODAY HIGH COURT ATED t1011212025 ORDER WP.No.36418 of 2025 l.l- .ss$ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS i I I i I I i I I l, &,,t