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Vayugundla Venkata Sai Raj Kumar v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC24 Feb 2025WP/5637/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Telangana HC WP No. 5637 of 2025 (decided 24.02.2025); PG-Medical admission 2024-25; Management Quota Category 2 (NRI); NRI quota registration; additional stray vacancy round counselling; subsequent phases of counselling; KNRUHS / Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences; Registrar; representation; reasoned order; writ of mandamus; Article 226; Section 151 CPC IA; disposed at admission stage without merits opinion; Sujoy Paul ACJ; Renuka Yara J; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to file a representation with relevant documents before respondent No.2 (Registrar, KNRUHS); respondent No.2 to consider and decide it in accordance with law by passing a reasoned order before the next counselling; no opinion expressed on merits; no costs; pending interlocutory applications to stand closed. ¶32

Vayugundla Venkata Sai Raj Kumar Vs The State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner, having failed to register for the NRI Quota (Management Quota Category 2 (NRI)) for want of NRI documents, can be directed to be considered for registration for admission into the PG-Medical course for academic year 2024-25 under the next phase of additional stray vacancy round counselling and subsequent phases conducted by respondent No.2.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of by permitting the petitioner to file a representation along with relevant documents before respondent No.2.

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Ratio / Principle

Respondent No.2 shall consider and decide such representation in accordance with law by passing a reasoned order before the next counselling.

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Key takeaways

The Court expressly clarified that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case, and made the order without costs.obiter¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana (Division Bench: Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara) disposed of, at the admission stage, a writ petition under Article 226 by a student who sought a mandamus directing his consideration for registration for admission into the PG-Medical course for academic year 2024-25 under Management Quota Category 2 (NRI) in the next phase of additional stray vacancy round counselling and subsequent phases before respondent No.2 (Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences). Counsel submitted that the petitioner had registered for Management Quota but could not register for the NRI Quota for want of NRI documents, and would file a representation before respondent No.2 on 25.02.2025. Without expressing any opinion on the merits, the Court permitted the petitioner to file the representation with relevant documents and directed respondent No.2 to consider and decide it in accordance with law by passing a reasoned order before the next counselling. Disposed of with no costs; pending interlocutory applications stood closed.

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

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MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW FIVE

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PRESENT

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IHE HONOURABLE THE AGTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL AND , THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 5637 OF 2025

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Between:

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YgyygunOta^{Venkata Sai Raj Kumar, S/o. V Krishnaiah, Age. 27 years, Occ.} Student, R/o. Door No.4/4/199, Stonehouse Peta, Nellore, Andhrb Pradesh524002.

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AND

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...PET!T|ONER

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The State of Telangana, represented by its Principal Secretary, Medical and

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_ !_fegtln^{FamilyWelfare Department, Secretariat Buildings,Hyd-erabad-S00 0S5} 2. Kalqi Nararayana Rao University of Health Sciences, represented by its Registrar, Warangal.

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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 writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particularly the 2nd respondent in not considering the petitioner for registration for admission into PG-Medical course for the academic year 2024-25 under Management euota Category 2 (NRl) for next phase of additional stray vacancy round counselling and subsequent phase of counselling as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to consider the petitioner request for registration for admission into PG-Medical course under Management Quota Category 2 (NRl) in next phase of additional stray vacancy round counselling and subsequent phases of counselling for the academic year 2024-25.

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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 affidavilfiled in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner request for registration for admission into PG-Medical course under Management Quota Category 2 (NRl) in next phase of additional stray vacancy round counselling and subsequent phases of counselling for the academic year 2024-25 pending disposal of the writ petition.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI L.RAM SINGH Counsel for the Respondent No.'t: SRI R.NAGARJUNA REDDY, AGp FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL

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AND

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THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA

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WRIT PETITION No.5637 of 2025

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ORDER: (Per the Hon'ble tLrc Actmg Chief Justice Sujog paut)

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Sri L.Ram Singh, learned counsel appea_ring for the petitioner, Sri R.Nagarjuna Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Medical and Health, appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri T. Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, appearing for respondent No.2.

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Heard on admission.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner got registered himself for Management Quota but could not register for NRI Quota because he was not in possession of NRI documents at that point of time. He submits that the petitioner will prefer a representation before respondent No.2 tomorrow i.e. 25.02.2025 and the said authority may be directed to consider it and take a decision before the next counselling.

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Learned Standing counsel for respondent No.2 has no , -objection^{to this innocuous prayer}

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5 Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of by permitting the petitioner to h1e such representation along with relevant documents before respondent No.2. In turn, responclent No.2 shall consider and decide such representation, in accordance with law, by passing a reasoned orcler before the next counseling. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. No costs.

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Interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall also stand

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closed.

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SD/. P.GOWRI SH R ASSISTANT REGI RAR

//TRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

1 The Principal Secretary, Medical and Health Family Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, State of Telangana -500 055

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2 The Registrar, Kaloji Nararayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Warangal.

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J One CC to SRI L.RAM SINGH, Advocate [OPUC]

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4 Two CCs to GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] 5. One CC to SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies PSK. PSK

CC TODAY

HIGH COURT

DATED:2410212025

ORDER

WP.No.5637 ot 2025