Veena Jyothika v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
This judgment addresses dozens of writ petitions filed by Andhra Pradesh students challenging Telangana State Government Order No. 72 dated 03.07.2023, which amended medical college admission rules to allocate 100% of the competent authority quota to local Telangana students. The High Court held that the amendment is valid under Article 371-D and the Presidential Order of 1974. While dismissing the main petitions, the Court directed the University to include seats for non-local candidates in the seat matrix to comply with the reservation mandate for those categories. Consequently, the writ petitions are dismissed without costs.
What did the court decide?
The writ petitions were dismissed. It is directed that the provision in the seat matrix notified by the University shall be amended to reserve the requisite seats for non-local candidates (specifically for the 15% All India Quota and other collateral quotas) in accordance with the Presidential Order and Section 95 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.