Dismissed

Rayala Venkata Durga Sai, v. The Union of India

Telangana HC13 Sept 2023WP/25285/2023

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What is this about?

The Telangana High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging amendments to the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Rules regarding reservation quotas and the new Competent Authority Quota for local students, relying on a prior common order that upheld the validity of those rules.

What did the court decide?

The petition to set aside the amended admissions rules and to restore prior provisions or suspend their operation was dismissed.

Rayala Venkata Durga Sai, Vs The Union of… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Telangana HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF SEPTETVIBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE

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PRESENT

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THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N. V. SHRAVAN KUMAR

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WRIT PETITION NO:25285 OF 2023

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Between:

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Rayala Venkata Durga Sai,, S/o.Kantha Rao, Aged about major, Occ. Student,^trUo. L.1.G.244, Housing Board Colony, Near Dhama Charla Polytechnic College, Ongole, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh - 523 001. Roll No.1222020051

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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The_Union of lndia,, Rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 11O 011

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-.The Union of India,, Rep.by its Secretary (HE), tr/inistry of Education, 109-C, -, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 001

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Nationpl Medical Commission(NMC),, Rep. by its Secretary, Pocket - 14, Sector-8, Dwaraka Phase-I, New Delhi - 110 077

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The State of Telangana,, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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The Director of Medical Education,, Health, Medical and Family Welfare

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Department, Government of Telangana, Secretariat Buildings, Telanqana.

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1. Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishid,, Department of HealtE, h,4edciaT and Family Welfare, Rep.by its Commissioner, D[\il and HS Campus, Sultan Bazaar, Koti, Hyderabad.

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Kaloji Naraycna Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS),, Rep.by its Registrar, Nizampura, Warangal, Telangana

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...RES'.NDENTS

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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 a writ, order, or direction more particularly onb in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS to

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(a).Declare the Rule 3 (ll) (d), (e) and (h) of the Telangana Medical ancl Dental Colleges Admissions (Admissions into MBBS and BDS Courses) Rules, 2017 amendediintroduced vide G.O.Ms.No.72 daled 03.07.2023, issued by Respondent No. 4., through which the reservations as contemplated in the

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unamended^{Clausesof Lule 3 (ll) (d)' (e) are restrictedin collages established} prior to 2nd June, 2014^{and alsothe newly introduced Clause Rule 3 (ll) (h)} under Competent^{Authority Quota in the} through which'l00Percontage^seats 2014 are^{allocatedto local students of} established^{afler 2nd June,} colleges irregular,^{irrational, contraryto the Andhra} Telangana^{State as iller:al' Arbitrary'} PradeshReorganizationAct,20l4apartfrombeingviolativeofArticles14and2l of the Constitution^{of lnd a, 1950 and consequentially set aside the same'}

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(b).Declare ther^{consequent impugned admission counselling} Prospectus/Regulations^{issued by the Respondent No' 8 (For MBBS/BDS Courses} for the^{academicyear 2023-2024under Competent authorityquota) dated} 06.07.2023,^{as illegal, arbitrary and the same liableto be set-aside and'}

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rect the Rer;pondent^{No 4 to restorethe provisionsin forceprior to the} -!c).D issuance of^{G.O.lr/s.hlo.72 dated03 07 '2023} '^{issued by Respondent'No'4'} ensuring^{equal opportunity and protectionof the lawsto the studentsof Andhra} Pradesh^{for the acadenricyear2023-2024of NEET(UG) Courses'}

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@p"*..n,*erSr:ction151CPCprayingthatinthecirCumStanceSStatedin the affidavit^filed tn sr.rpport^{of the petition, the High Courtmay be pleasedto} suspend the^{operation of the impugned GOMs No'72 dated03 07 2023 issuedby} and also the^{consequentiallyissued} the ResPondent^{No 4,} Prospectus/Regulatior^{s publishedby the Respondent No 8 (For MBBS/BDS} Coursesfortheacacemicyear2023-2024underCompetentauthorityquota) dated06.07.2023,perldingdisposaIofthemainWritPetitionandpassSuchother order or orders as this^{Hon'ble Courtmay deem fit and proper in the cirCumStanCe} of the case and consequentially^{conductthe counsellingfor the academic year}

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2023-2024inlinewiththepre-existingprovisionsoftheTelanganaMedicaland Dental Colleges^{Admissions(Admissions into MBBSand BDS Courses) Rules'} 20't 7,^{pendingdisposal of the main WritPetition}

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Counsel^{for the Petitioner:SRI VENKATESWARLUSANISETTY}

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Counsel for^{Respondent Nos. 1 & 2: SRIGADI PRAVEEN KUMAR} (DY. SOLICITOR^{GENERAL OF INDIA)}

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Counsel for^{Respondent No. 3: Ms' GORANTLA SRI RANGA PUJITHA}

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Counsel for^{Respondent Nos. 4 & 5: SRI N' PRAVEENKUMAR'} GP FOR MEDICAL,^{HEALTH& FAMILY WELFARE}

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Counsel for^{Respondent No. 6: SRI S' VIJAY PRASHANTH'} SC TON TELANGANA^{VAIDYA VTDHANAPARISHAD}

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Counsel for^{Respondent No. 7: SR! A' PRABHAKAR RAO'} SC FOR KALOJI^{NARAYANAUNIVERSTTYOF HEALTH SCIENCES}

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The Court^{madethe following:ORDER}

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THE HON'BLE THE^CHIE ,F^{JUSTICE ALOK A} AND

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TH E HON'BLE SRI^JU

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WRIT PETITION^{No.25285 of2023}

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ORDER:^(Per th.^{Hctn'ble the Cht'-'f JusticeAtok Aradhel}

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Mr. Venkatesrvarlu^{Sanisetty, learned counselfor the} petltloner

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Mr. Gacl Praveen^{Iir-trnar,IearnedDepr'rty Solicitor} General of Indta,^{ilppearslor respondent Nos land 2'}

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Ms. Gorrtntla Sri^{Rarrga Pujitha, leal'nedcounsel} appears lor-^1s1' Pondent^No.3

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Mr. N.Pr aveen Kttmar.^{Iearned Government Pleader} for Meclical, Health^{ancl Family Welfare appears for} respondent Nc,s.4^and5

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Mr. S Vijal^{Prashanth, learned Standing Counsei for} Telangarta^{Yaiclya Viclhana Parishad, appears for} respondent^{Nt: .6}

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Mr A. Prabhakar Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (hereinafter referred to as ,the UniversityJ appears for respondent No.7.

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

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In this writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the vaiidity of Rule 3(II)(d), (e) and (h) of the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admission (Admission into MBBS and BDS courses) Rules, 2orz (briefly referred to hereinafter as "the Rules").

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This Court by common order dated 11.Og.2023 passed in W.p.No. 1gO47 of 2023 and other connected writ petitions has already upheld the validity of the aforesaid Rule.

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5 For the reasons assigned by us in the common order dated 11.09.2023 passed in W.p.No. 18047 of 2023 and,

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other connectt d *,rit petitions, this writ petition fails and is

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accordingly dismissed

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As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any,

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stand closed. \o order as to costs

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SD/. P.PADMANABHA^REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //--\ //TRUE COPY// (lD

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SECTiON OFFICER

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To,

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1 . One CC to Sri^{Ve,nkateswarluSanisetty Advocate[OPUCI}

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one cc to Sri^{c.oi praveenKiilri,bLprtv soiicitorGerieral of lndia[oPUC]} 5. on; CC io^{tr,ls.C orantla Sri Ranga Pujitha, Advocate(OPUC)} ;. i;; ccslo cp^{l:or Medical.He;lth &'Familywelfare,Highcourt for the} State of Telangarra. IOUTI

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s. 6'i""ct i;5;i5^{Vliy erdsrranfr,SC for Telangana Vaidva Vidhana} Parishad^(OPUC'r

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O. One CC ti-Sri^{A. Prabhakar Rao, SC for Kaloji NarayanaUniversityof Health} sciences^(oPUC )

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ORDER

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WP.No.25285 of 2023

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DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION

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WITHOUT COSTS

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Rayala Venkata Durga Sai, v. The Union of India

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