Writ petition challenging exclusion from in-service PG counseling based on MBBS education outside the state. Government submitted written instructions permitting counseling subject to pending SLP. Court disposed of the petition noting the government's stance.
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THE HONOURABLETHE CHIEF J.USTICE APARESHKUMARSINGH
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NO:303430F 2o25 WRITPETITloN
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Petitron uncer A..icre 226 0f the consiitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit rir"o ir-,"i"itn, the High court may be pleased to issue a writ. order or direction, ,oi" prrii"rrrrly rn the nature of W.t of N4andamus decraring the action of the Responit. i" excruding the petitioners, who are in service doctors working under the Government of rerangana, from counseling under the ln_service e"uota for ruf e f _pC_ZOZ5. on the g-r"rr! ihrt they pursued therr undergraduate education in-Hrtgas and secured their deqrees from a cotteqe and university outside rhe State;ar"h;;;;;;;;"i;.r;1;. petitioners s mirariy tc the candidates indicated in Annexure p-15 0f the wp in pursuance of the orde' dated i 5.01 .2025 of the Ho,bre Suprerne corrt',n sfprcl t!os 30706-30708 0f 2024. as arbitrary iire;ar a;;viorative of Articre 14 0f the Constrtution of lndra aid the rd.et ^o ^o_ftn" Uontfe SrpremeCourt dateci 15-01-2025 in sLP(c) Nos 30706-30708 of 2024 ano .ont"qrJnirv direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner-s to participate in counsering and be consrdered for admission under the ln_servrce euota for frf Sfi pc_rozs zo
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Petition urrder Sect jon 151 CpC praying that in the circumstances stated rn the- affidavrt frierJ rn s:rirport of the peiitio;, if-,," ff ign Coirrt may be pleased to crrect the Respondents herern to permit the peiitioners to prrl.ip"L.'rnO exercise web options i. the ongoing counselling pio."., under the ln-service Quota for NEET-pG-2025, pendin'g ai.por"f Lf in"'plesent Writ petirion
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Petition under section 151 .cpc praying that in the circurnstances stated in the affidavit fired in suooort of the oeirtion, ir,,"-iiin court may be preased to direct the Respondents herein to r"r"rrl on""r"rt "r.n corresponding to the Petitione-rs elrgibirrty under the rn-service qroi, rro.i o"ing re arotted untir further orders of thrs Honble Court.
Counsel for the petitioner : SRI S.SRIRAM, Senior Counsel
rep., SRI SAt SUMED YASASW| KOtjDAPALLt
Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : SRI T-RAMESH,
GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTFi FW
Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS
The Court made the following: ORDER
THE IION'BLE THE CHIEE JUSTIC E SRIAP ARESHK SINGH AND
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTIC E G.M .MOHIUDDIN WRIT PETITI ONNo.3O 343 of 2025
ORDER:
HeardMr' S'sriram' learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. SaiSumed YasaswiKondapalli' learned counsel for the petitioners,Mr'T'Ramesh' learnedAssistantGovernment Pleaderfor Hea-lth, Medicai and Family Welfare Department' appearsforrespondentNo 1and Mr'T Sharath' learned StandingCounsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences(hereinafter referredto as' "the University")'appears for resPondentNo'2'
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"Explalatiou (b): A candidate, who has secnred Admission to the relcval t Undergraduate coursc (MBBS) undcr l{on_I_ocal Quota in rhc Srate of Telrmgala, shall not be regarded as Local candidate.',
"6. ir.,lr. S. Sriram, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of somc of thc petitioner(s) has raised a grievance on behalf of the insen ice candidates According to him, such persons. who havc completed their 9rh to 12th standard from the State of Telangana and on account of certain reasons were required to comple[e their MBBS outside the State of Telangana, but after compieting MBBS, they have returned to the State of Telangala arrd have started workjng with the Governrnent of Telalgana either in colleges or hospitals, would be kept out of the counseliing process.
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gh Courthas heldthat 7. Primefacie,we find that the Hi elanganaAdmissioninto Explanation(b) to Rule 8(ii) of the T es,2024 ,whichexcludes PostGraduate (AYUSH)Courses'Rul the studentswho havccomPleted t heir MBBSfromoutside the Stateof Telalgalafrom counselling'is notsustainaLrlein law..
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notification clated 30.09.2025
Therefore, petitioners have
approachecl this Court lvi th the following prayer
''For the r.casons statecl in the accomparyir.rg afhdavit it is humblv pra,vcd that th issuc ,r ,.r.rit, order ..'o,l""l,ll. ::T ff:.I"::1"j.J: nature of,,Writ of [,{andamus,, declaring the action of the Responclcrrts in excluding thc petitioners, who are in_service doctors s,cirking undcr cou nse,i n g u nder r r, c,"- :.oH',j. "J":"iT::r; j,," the grounci that thcy pursued thcir undergraduate cducation in X,IBEIS ancl sccurecl their clegrees from a collegc alcl univcrsit_t. outsiclc lhe State of Telalgara and r.rot treating thc petitioncrs similarly ro the cardidates indicaLed in Annexure P-15 of thc Wp in pursuance of the order dated 1S.0L2025 of the llonble Supreme Court in SLp(C) Nos. 30706_30708 of 2024, as ar.bitrary, illegal, and violative of Article 14 of the Conslitr-rtion of India and the order of the Hon,ble Supreme courr dirrccl r5-or-2025 in SLp(c) Nos. 3o706_30 7oa of 2024 pe and ririoner.s consequcntly r() particip.r directte,"t::ffill.:t:. :,:":::.:, ::: admission undcr ti.rc In_sen ice euota for NDDT_PG-202S_26 and Pass suc:h otlt3p 61cls1 clecm hr r.cr propcr ,, ,". ;:,""':: ::.:::i: and in the inlcrests ofjustice.,, ";J:::
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Sub KNRUHS -Suits - W P hted by Dr'Matcha Kalyani& 5 others regardirig PG Meciica-l& PG AYUSHCounsellingunderin-servicequotafor the AcademicYear 2025-26 - Reg''
Ref: 1. G.O.Ms.No148 & 149' HM&FW(C1) Dept d.ated 2l12 '2024' 2. HonblcHigh Courtordcrs dt: 17 12 '2024 in W.P.No.30771of 2024'
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2 Rcglstrar, KNRUHS, Warangal is requested to ra1<e actLon accordingll
yours faithfull_v sdi_ SECRETARY TO GOVERNM ENT'
B. Learned Assistant Government pleader for the State also submits that the matter can be disposed of in the light of the urritten instructions dated 07 .lO.2O2S furnished by the Department
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g. Takingnote of the aforesaidfactsand circumstancesand the instructionsfurnished by respondentNo'1 'sincethe are being addressed,the Writ giievancesof the Petitioners However,there shall be no order as to Petitionis disPosed of' costs.
Miscellaneousapplicationspending,ifarry,shallstand closed.
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WP.No.30343 ot 2025
DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether in-service medical candidates who studied MBBS outside Telangana but completed schooling in the state are eligible for in-service PG counseling?
Whether the exclusion criteria in the notification violates Article 14 of the Constitution?
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SLP(C) Nos 30706-30708 of 2024Referred¶42
Dr Matcha Kalyani
Government of Telangana
Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences
Apreshkumar Singh
G.M. Mohiuddin
As recorded by the court registry
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