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Ventrapragada Ns Chandra Bose v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC5 Dec 2025WP/37334/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

TS PG LAWCET/LCET 2025 LL.M (2-year) admission; non-allotment of seat despite rank 1387; spot admission guidelines; representations dated 27.11.2025 and 03.12.2025 to Convener, Osmania University; writ of mandamus; Articles 226, 14, 21, 21-A Constitution of India; Section 151 CPC interim applications; disposed of in terms of order dated 18.11.2025 in W.P.No.35183 of 2025; no costs; miscellaneous petitions closed; Telangana High Court; Surepalli Nanda, J.; W.P.No.37334 of 2025.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the order dated 18.11.2025 in W.P.No.35183 of 2025; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed. ¶45

Ventrapragada Ns Chandra Bose Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the order dated 18.11.2025 in W.P.No.35183 of 2025; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the action of Respondent No.3 (Convener, TS PG LCET-2025) in not allotting the petitioner a seat in the two-year LL.M course for academic year 2025-26 despite his rank of 1387 and his representations dated 27.11.2025 and 03.12.2025 is arbitrary and illegal, entitling him to a writ of mandamus/direction for consideration under the Spot Admission Guidelines.

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Court's answer

Since the subject issue is squarely covered by this Court's order dated 18.11.2025 in W.P.No.35183 of 2025, passed under similar circumstances and with orders in favour of that petitioner, a submission not disputed by counsel for Respondents 1 to 7, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of the said order dated 18.11.2025, with no order as to costs.

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Ratio / Principle

As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall also stand closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No.37334 of 2025 (High Court for the State of Telangana, Surepalli Nanda, J., 05.12.2025): The petitioner, who secured rank 1387 in TG PG LAWCET-2025, sought a writ of mandamus declaring arbitrary the action of Respondent No.3 (Convener, TS PG LCET-2025, Osmania University) in not allotting him a seat in the two-year LL.M course for academic year 2025-26 despite his representations dated 27.11.2025 and 03.12.2025, alleging violation of Articles 14, 21 and 21-A of the Constitution, the notification rules and the Spot Admission Guidelines. Interim applications under Section 151 CPC sought consideration of the representations for spot admission and a stay of further spot-admission steps. Senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue was squarely covered by the order dated 18.11.2025 in W.P.No.35183 of 2025, and the learned AGP for Higher Education and standing counsel for TGCHE and Osmania University did not dispute this. Taking into account that under similar circumstances the Court had disposed of W.P.No.35183 of 2025 with orders in favour of that petitioner, the Court disposed of the present writ petition in terms of the order dated 18.11.2025, with no order as to costs, and closed the pending miscellaneous petitions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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WRIT PETITION NO:37334 OF 2025

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Between:

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Ventrapragada NS Chandra Bose, S/o V.V Mohan Rao, Aged About 54 Years, Occ Bussiness, R/o H.No 12-7-1341611, Plot No 388.389. Moosapet, Anjaneya Nagar' Kukatpaly' Hyderabad'

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...pETraoNER

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AND

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The State of Telangana, Rep. by Principal Secretary, for Higher Education, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Telangana. State Secretariat, Hyderabad

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The Telangana Council for Higher Education (TGCHE), Rep. by Honble Chairman. Hyderabad

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The Convener, TS PG LCET -2025. Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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The Vice - Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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The Registrar, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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The Principal, O.U. College of Law, O.U.Campus, Hyderabad.

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The Principal, P.G. College of Law. Basheerbagh. Hyderabad.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petitron under Article 226 ol lhe 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, preferably in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent Nos. 3 based on the Representations dated 03-12-2025 and 27-11-2025 in non-allotting the seat in Post Graduate Degree in Law - Education (Master of Laws/ Legum Magister) for 2 years course for academic year 2025 -26 in spite of having merit and qualification and secured the rank 1387 with in zone of consideration in pursuance with detailed notification released by Respondent No-3 is an ex facie, as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of the fundamental rights Article 14,21 .214 guaranteed under Constitution of lndia apart from being in violation of the fundamental guarantees contained in Article 300,4 and in violation of rules in

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notification^{and in violation} against catena of Judgments, rf Honourable Courts and^set aside the same of Spot Admission Guidelines.

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IA NO: 1 OF 2025

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Petition under Section^'151 CPC praying that in thr: circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Nos.'l , 2 and 3 to consider th: petitioner submitted representations dared 03-12-2025 and 27-11-2025 by authority for the spot admissions conducting for the LL.M course for the acade:mic year 2O2S - 2026 and to allot the seat basing on merit and eligibility crite ria forthwith. until the disposal of the Writ Petition in the interest of justice

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lA NO: 2 OF 2025

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Petition under Section 1 51 CPC praying that in the crircumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Co rrt may be pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings includes TG pGLcET 11025 spot admission process for LL.M 2 Years course for academic year 2025-;16 in the pursuance of notification issued by Respondent No.3 till submit the statrrs, report of joining of candidates in LL.M for^'lst phase and 2nd phase counsellirl; with all the details of the seats filled up in Govt./University/Aided college seats and private seats for the academic yeat 2025- 26 by Respondent No.3, pending rnain writ petition until the disposal of the Writ Petition in the interest of justice.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PRABHAKAR.J, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI VENTRAPRAGADA ARAVIND Counsel for the Respondent No.1: AGp FOR HIGHER EDU(IATION Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI A.P.SURESH RAM, SC FOR TGCHE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 TO 7: SRI MALIPEDDI SRINIVAS REDDY, SC FOR OU

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI^NANDA

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WRIT PETITION No.3733 4 of 2025

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DATED: 05.12.2025

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Between :

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Sri Ventrapragada NS Chandra^Bose And

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Petitioner

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The State of Telangana and Others

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.... Respondents

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ORD ER:

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Heard Sri Prabhakar. J, learned senior designated counsel representing Sri V.Aravind,^{learnedcounsel} appearing on behalf of the^petitioner on^{record, learned} Assistant Government Pleader for Higher^Education appearing on behalf of the respondent^No.1, Sri A.P.Suresh Ram, learned standing counsel^{for TGCHE} appearing on behalf of the respondent^{No.2 and Sri} Malipeddi Srinivas Reddy, learned standing counsel^for Osmania University appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.3 to 7.

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2 The oetitioner aooroached the Court see ino^Draveras u nder:

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"... to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction preferably in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No. 3 based on the Representations, dated 03.12.2025 and 27.I1.2025ⁱⁿ non allotting the seat in Post Graduate Degree in Law

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Education (Master of Laws/ Legum Magister') for 2 years course for academic year 2025-26 in spiter of having merit and qualification and secured the rank 1.387 with in zone of consideration in pursuance rriith detailed notiFication released by Respondent No.3 is irrr ex facie as arbitrary illegal and in violation of the funda rental rights Article 14, 21, 2t-A guaranteed under Corstitution of India apart from being in violation of the fundamental guarantees contained in Article 3004 and in violation of rules in notification and in violation against catena of Judgements of Honourable Courts and set asicle the same of Spot Admission Guidelines.".

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It is represented by the learned senior designated counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner that the subject issue in the present writ^petiticrn ls sq ua rely covered by the order of this Court, dated 18.1.1..2O25^passed in W.P.No.35183 of 2025.

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The learned Assistant Government Plearder for Higher Education appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1, learned standing counsel for TGCHE appearirrg on behalf of the respondent No.2 and learned standing counsel for Osmania University appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.3 to 7 do not dispute the said submission made by the sen ror designated counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

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Taking into consideration the fact as borne on record that under similar circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P.No.35183 of 2O25 vide its order, dated 1g.11.2025 and had passed orders in favour of the petitioner thereunder and, the present writ petition is atso disposed of in terms of the order of this Court, dated 1g.11.2025 passed in W.P.No.35183 of 2(J25. No order as to costs.

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As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions,

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any pending, in the Writ petition shall also stand closed.

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SD/. A.JAYASREE

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ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6

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//TRUE COPY//

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SECTION OFFICER

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The Principal Secretary, for Higher Edllgation, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat, Hyderabad. State of Telanoana.

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The Honble Chairmin, Telangana Council foi Higtrer Education (TGCHE), Hyderabad

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The Convener, TS PG LCET - 2025. Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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! ffe lice^{- Chancellor, Osmania University, Hyderabad.- -}

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The Regiskar, Osmania University, Hyder'abaiJ.

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The Principr!, 9.9 College of Law, O.U Campus, Hyderabad.

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The Principqlf -c, _C_o]tgge of Law. Basheerbbgh. Hyderabad.

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B. One CC to SRI VENTR4PE4GADA ARAVtNDIAdv6cate [OPUC]

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Two CCs to GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATTON, High Court f6r the State of

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^{Telangana, at Hyderabad.[OUT]}

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One CC to SRI A.P SURESH RAM, SC FOR TGCHE tOpUCl 1'l One CC to SRI MALIPEDDI SRIN|VAS REDDY, SC FOR Or..tlOpUCI 12.Two CD Copies

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(Along with a copy of the order dated 18.11 .2025 in Wp.No.3S183 of 202s1

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WP.No.37334 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA

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PETITION No.3518 oF2 2

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ORDER:

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Heard Sri Chikkudu Prabhakar, learned counsel representing Sri Ch.Chaitanya Mithra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner on record, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1, Sri A.P.Suresh Ram, learned standing counsel for TGCHE appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2 and Sri Malipeddi Srinivas Reddy, learned standing counsel for Osmania University appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.3 to 6.

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2. The oetitioner aooroached the Court seekino amended^praver as rtnder;

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"...to issue a Writ, order or direction more^particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No. 3 in non allotting the seat in Post Graduate Degree in Law-Education (Master of Laws/ Legum Magister) for 2 years course for academic year 2025-26 in spite of having merit and qualification and secured the rank 403 with in zone of consideration in pursuance with detailed notiFication released by Respondent No.3 is an ex facie illegal, arbitrary, discrimination, unfair, unreasonable, unconstitutional and violation of principles of natural^justice under articles 14,2L,2IA of Constitution of India and in

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violation of rules in notification and in violati()r against catena of Judgments of Honble Courts and set erside the same of Spot Admission Guidelines and pass.. .'

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T eca e rln rt !s---pcI--!he averments made bv th oetitioner in the affidavit filed bv the oetitioner in suooort of the oresent Writ^{pr1!Glq4j5__a5} u nder: -

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It is the specific case of the petitioner that ttte petitioner had applied for entrance exam in the stream of L _1,'l through TG PG LAWCET-2025 and had attended the entranc,l exam with Hall Ticket bearing No.32532110393 and had secured a Rank of 403 in the stream of LLM in TG^pG LAWCET-2025.

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It is further the case of the petitioner that as per the information available on the website, the LLM certificate verification was scheduled to commence from 25.08.1025 for the academic year 2025-26, but however, the same had been postponed by the respondent University due to certain internal reasons and the petitioner had checked the univers ity website regularly till Diwali and thereafter, the petitioner fell sicl< and was unable to check the website for a few days and 'rvhen the petitioner had checked website again the registra.ions were closed for online certificate veriFication, but the petitio rr:r did not

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receive any SMS alerts or any prior intimation contrary to the notification which indicated certain specific dates in the admission process, and the petitioner therbafter opted for second phase counseling, choosing only respondent Nos.5 & 6 colleges, but the petitioner however could not secure a seat in the LLM admission for the academic year 2025-26 and therefore, the^petitioner requested respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein to verify the LLM seats by duly examining the admission status of the students who reported after completing the^joining formalities in accordance to the rules after the 1tt and 2nd^phase counseling and to consider the request of the^petitioner for admission in the stream of LLM through TS PG LAWCET-2025 in the vacant LLM seats under the spot admission category as^per the spot admission guidelines uploaded on the website. However, though the representation of the^petitioner, dated 13.LL.2025 had been acknowledged by the respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein, no action had been initiated on the said request of the^petitioner, dated 13.11.2025 till as on date. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner approached the Court by filing the present writ petition.

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4. PERUSED THE RECORD.

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A The reoresentation of the oetitio ner, dated

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13.11.2025 addressed to the resDondent l{os.1 to 3 herein is extracted hereunder:-

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the I submit that I had applied for entrance €xam in stream of L.LM into TS PGLAWCET^-2025 and I had attended entrance exam with hall ticket bearing no: 32532110393 and I have secured a rank of^.103 in the stream of LLM into TS PGLAWCET^-2025.

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I respectfully further submit that I had seen ir the news paper advertisement given by Convenor, TCLawcet/ TG PGLCET -2025 Admn. Dated 26-07-2025 and tl-e same was uploaded in the website and the information mentioned like for LL. M certification verification will be comrnence from 25-08-2025 for the academic year 2025-2026. However, it was postponed due to internal reasons ofTS PCLCET-2025, Osmania U niversity.

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I respectfully further submit that I have beerr checked website till before Diwali and after that I was sir:k unable to check website for some days. In mean tim: First web counselling registrations completed that the information not informed by SMS Alerts for resuming LL. Fl admission process as it was advertised dates earliest and halted hopefully with internal reasons.

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I had registered for 2nd phase counselling and I opted only for O.U. Campus & P.G. College of Law due to less seats availability, I did not secured seat what I lrad chosen stream selection seat in the LL.M Admission for 2:025-26. I have much enthusiastic admit into Ll...l\4 about University/Campus/Govt. Institutions for highe- education in law, Self Finance(Evening).

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However, I request your esteemed authority 16, verify the LL.l'l Seats V/s Admission status oF students wtrc reported through^joining formalities 1 & 2nd phase couns,:lling and

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leftover^{vacant LL.M seats for spot admission categoryand} ;;h;^{ioi to tur" wise decision with utmostprioritvon} urgency of^{spot aom'ssion guidelinesuploaded in the} website.

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D s c N U I N

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Learned^{counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner} submits^{that the limited relief sought for by the petitioner} in the^{present writ petition is a direction to the 3"d} respondent^{to considerthe grievance of the petitioneras} vide Petitioner's put-forth^bY the Petitioner addressed^{to the l't} dated^13.11.2025 representation, respondent^{herein and also to the 2"d & 3'd respondent} herei n.

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S.Learnedstandingcounselappearingonbehalfofthe respondent^{Nbs.3 to 6 fairty submitsthat the writ petition} could be^{disposedof directing the 3'd respondent to} consider^{the grievance of the petitioner as put-forth by} the^{petitioner vide petitioner's representation'dated} L3.t:..2O25^{addressedtothe respondent Nos'1 to3} herein, in^{accordanceto law' within a reasonable period'}

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7 Le ned counsel aopea rinq on behalf of the oetationer d esn di u th at ub si e the lear ed andi un la ea on a e r'3SDO ndent Nos.3 to 6.

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8 Takinq intoco side atio a) The aforesaid facts and circumstances of thr: case.

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b) The submissions made by the learned counsel appearing on beharf of the petitioner and rearned standing counser appearing on beharf of the respondent Nos. 3 to 6

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c) The contents of the representation of the pr:titioner, dated 13.11.2025 addressed to the respondent Nos.1 to 3 having been acknowledged by the said respondents.

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d) The fact that no orders had been passed on the said representation of the petitioner, dated 13.11.2025 addressed to the respondent Nos.l to 3 herein tiil as on date.

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e) The discussion and conclusion as arrived at para Nos.5 to 7 of the present order.

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n t^e3rd T Wri P n r s n e n n eo re n DUt-forth vide D ti^roner,s re res^e ntati^n, dated ft he^Dittonerfor rt in^{rnot othereouesto} 1 3.1^L.2025 r r t s -2 2 T h a I s a n e r2 ra the m^rl a d elior iriw criteria^{fort heLL} M cour fort^he e r2 5-2 u v rl no h a a I n h e to t e v c n L s n ot it ne t r r r es a !s e o t e M u o n ola I r o n 1 e kfr o o h e n h a n a m o e o e e b r o dfly, Pending^{inthis Writ} Miscellaneous Petitions'^if Petition,^{shall standclosed'}

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E SUREPA^{LLI NANDA} MRS.^JUSTIC

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Date:^18'11.2O25

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Ventrapragada Ns Chandra Bose v. The State of Telangana

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