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Mr. Karre Naresh Yadav v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC5 Dec 2025WP/35983/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

W.P.No.35983 of 2025 | High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad | Surepalli Nanda, J. | 05.12.2025 | Spot admission notification; vacant L.L.B. seats; University College of Law, Palamuru University; 42 vacant seats out of 120 sanctioned intake; LAWCET-2025 counselling non-allotment; representation dated 17.11.2025; direction to consider representation; writ of Mandamus; Article 226; Articles 14 and 21; Section 151 CPC; disposed without costs.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's grievance/representation dated 17.11.2025 regarding issuance of a spot admission notification for the vacant L.L.B. seats in the University College of Law, Palamuru University and the petitioner's admission per merit and LAWCET-2025 rules; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions closed. ¶98

Mr. Karre Naresh Yadav Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No.2 ought to be directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 17.11.2025 seeking issuance of a spot admission notification to fill the 42 vacant L.L.B. seats in the University College of Law, Palamuru University, and to consider the petitioner's case for admission strictly in accordance with merit and the rules governing LAWCET-2025.

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Court's answer

The Court disposed of the writ petition in terms of the limited relief sought, i.e., with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's grievance as put forth vide representation dated 17.11.2025, namely issuance of a spot admission notification for the vacant L.L.B. seats in the University College of Law, Palamuru University, and consideration of the petitioner's case for admission to the 3-year L.L.B. course for academic year 2025-26 in accordance with merit and the LAWCET-2025 rules.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition was disposed of without costs.

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Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed.ratio¶80

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Surepalli Nanda, J.), order dated 05.12.2025 in W.P.No.35983 of 2025: A Telangana LAWCET-2025 candidate (45.1993 marks, Rank LLo74 as printed) who exercised web options in both counselling phases but was not allotted a seat, filed a writ petition under Article 226 upon learning that 42 of the 120 sanctioned L.L.B. seats in the College of Law, Palamuru University remained vacant even after both phases, and that his representations dated 17.11.2025 (respondent No.2) and 18.11.2025 (respondent No.1) seeking a spot admission notification drew no action. Confining itself to the limited relief sought, the Court disposed of the writ petition directing respondent No.2 to consider the petitioner's grievance/representation, without costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, were closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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Between:

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Mr. Karre Naresh Yadav, S/o K.^pentaiah, Aged about 34 years, occ. Student, R/o H.No. 3-8-103, Ravindra Nagar, Mahabubnagar Town arid Oistrict - 509001.

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PETITIONER

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The state of relangana, !ep. by its Principal secretary, Education Department, Secretariat Building, Hydera6ad.

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Palamuru university, Rep. by its Vice-chanceflor, university campus, Mahabubnagar.

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...RESPONDENTS

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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 an appropriate writ, order, or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaration and direction, Respondents to immediately conduct Spot Admissions for filling the vacint 42 seats in the College of Law, Palamuru University, for the academic year 2025-26 Direct the Respondents to consider the case of the Petitioner for.admission strictly in accordance with merit and the rules governing LAWCET-2O2l. violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of lndia and set aside the same and consequentially direct the Respondent No. 2 to give opportunity to get admission from the students for university college of law.

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lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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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.

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Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI. KARUPOTHULA REVANTH

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Counsel for the Respondent No 1: GP FOR EDUCATION

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Counsel for the Respondent No 2 : STANDING COUNSEL FOR PALAMURU UNIVERSITY

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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IN THE HIGH COURT^{FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE^{SUREPALLI NANDA}

Osth December,2025

Between:

Karre Naresh Yadav

... Petitioner

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The State of Telangana alrd another

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...Respondents

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ORDER

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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.

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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...,,

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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.

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However despite fulfilling^{alleligibilityrequirements' the} petitioner^{was not allotted a seat in eitherphase of counselling'}

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ii)Subsequently,thepetitionercametoknowthat42seats out of^{the sanctioned intake of 120 seats in the college of Law,} Palamuru^{University,are lying vacant evenafter the completion} of both Phases^{of counselling'}

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iii)Thepetitioner,alongwithothersimilarlyplaced candidates,^{made repeated written representations and oral} requests^{to RespondentNos'1 and 2 requesting that the vacant} seats be^{filled through aSpot AdmissionNotification 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 presentwrit} petition.

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The limited^{relief as sought for by the learned} counselappearingonbehalfofthepetitionerinthe present writ^{petitionis a directionto respondent No'2} toconsiderthegrievanceofthepetitionerasputforth

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vide representation^{dated L7.L1.2025 addressedto} 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 202526, duly taking into consideration the petitioner,s merit and the rules governing LAWCET_2O25.

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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.

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seats in^{the University College of Law, Palamuru} University^{which has 42 vacancies for the academic} year 2025-26.

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(a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case,

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(b) The submissions of learned counsel appearing^{onbehalf of thepetitioner,learned} Government^{Pleader forEducation, appearing on} behalf of^{respondent No.1 and the learned Standing} Counsel^{for Palamuru University appearingon behalf} of resPondent^No.2,

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(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, (referredto and extracted} above)

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(d) The contents of the representation of the petitioner, dated L7.!L.2O25 addressed to the respondent^{No.2 having been} acknowledged by the

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office of the 2n't respondent, (referred to and extracted above)

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(e) The discussion and conclusion as arrived at paragraph Nos.S and 6 ofthe present order,

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