Gayathri Kammara, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Gayathri Kammara, Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2 (Registrar, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences) to decide the petitioner's pending representation dated 21.02.2025 in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within seven working days from communication of a copy of the order; no opinion expressed on merits; no costs; pending interlocutory applications (including I.A. No. 1 of 2025 under Section 151 CPC) closed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondents, particularly respondent No.2, in not considering the petitioner for registration for admission into the PG-Medical course for academic year 2024-25 under Management Quota Category 2 (NRI), Institutional Quota (MQ-3), was illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional (pleaded in the writ; the Court expressly did not opine on merits). +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing respondent No.2 to take a decision in accordance with law on the petitioner's pending representation dated 21.02.2025 expeditiously, preferably within seven working days from the date of communication of a copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The Court made clear that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case, and ordered that there shall be no costs.obiter¶32

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gavathri Kammara v. (1) State of Telangana and (2) Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (through its Registrar), Writ Petition No. 5661 of 2025, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, decided 24.02.2025 (bench: Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara; order per Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul). Petition under Article 226 seeking mandamus against the respondents, particularly respondent No.2 (KNRUHS), for not considering the petitioner for registration for admission into the PG-Medical course for academic year 2024-25 under Management Quota Category 2 (NRI) and Institutional Quota (MQ-3) in the next/left-over phase and subsequent phases of counselling. Heard on admission; learned counsel for the petitioner confined the grievance to expeditious consideration of a representation dated 21.02.2025 already pending before respondent No.2, to which learned Standing Counsel for KNRUHS raised no objection. The Court disposed of the writ petition by directing respondent No.2 to take a decision in accordance with law on the pending representation expeditiously, preferably within seven working days from the date of communication of a copy of the order, expressly making clear that no opinion was expressed on the merits; no costs; pending interlocutory applications (including I.A. No. 1 of 2025 under Section 151 CPC) stood closed.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^{OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE TWENTY^{FOURTH DAYOF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry^F|VE

PRESENT

TTIE^{HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL} AND THE HONOURABLE SMT^{JUSTICE RENUKAYARA}

WRIT PETITION^{NO: 5661 OF 2025}

Between:

Gavathri Kammara, D/o Bheemalinga^{charyKammara,Age 36 years,Occ'} Stu'dent, R/o. H.No. 8-3-1648/1,^{Enagaddda, Near GokulTheater' Hyderabad'}

...PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana,^{represehted by its Principal.Secretary,M.eOicg!-11d--} rf eaftn Fimitv Welfire Dep'a,1ment,^{Se6retariat BLildings, Hyderabad-500 055}

Z Xrfoii rlrrjriyrna Rao Uriiversity^{of Health Sciences, represented by its} Registrar, warangal.

...REspoNDENTs

Petition under Article 226 of^{lhe constitution of lndiaprayingthat in the} circumstances stated in^{the affidavitfiledtherewith,the High court maybe} pleased to issue an appropriate writ,^{orderor direction moreparticularly 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 academicyear 2024-25 underMbnagementQuota} Category 2 (NRl), lnstitutional^{Quota (MQ-3) for nexUleft over phaseof} counselling and subsequent^{phase ofcounselling asillegal,arbitrary,} unconstitutional and^{consequentlydirect the respondents to considerthe petitioner} request for registration^{for admission into PG-Medical course underManagement} Quota Category^{2 (NRl),lnstitutional Quota (MQ-3)for nexu Left over phaseof} counselling and subsequent^{phasesof counsellingfor the academic yeat 2024-25.}

lA NO: 1 OF 2025

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 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner request for registration for admission into PG-Medical course under Management euota category 2 (NRl), lnstitutional Quota (MQ-3) for nexu Left over phase of counselling and subsequent phases of counselling for the academ ic year 2o)4-zs pending disposat of the writ petition.

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRt ANJANAYULU YADANABOYINA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SRt R.NAGARJUNA REDDY, AGp FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI T.SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS The Court made the following: ORDER

THE HON'BLE THE ACTING^{CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOYPAUL}

AND

THE HON'BLE SMT^{JUSTICE RENUKA YARA}

WRIT PETITION^{No.5661of2o25}

ORDER:^(Per the^{Hon'blethe Acttng Chief Justice Sujog Paul)}

Sri Y.Anj anel'ulu,^{learned counselappearingforthe} petitioner, Sri R.Nagarjuna^{Reddy, learned AssistantGovernment} Pleader for^{Medicaland Health, appearingfor respondent No' I and I} Sri T. Sharath,^{learned Standing Counselfor Kaloji NarayanaRao} University of Health^{Sciences,for respondent No'2'}

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Heard on admission.

Learned counsel^{for the petitioner submits that for the} present grievance,^{thepetitioner has already pfeferreda} representation dated^{21.O2.2025beforerespondent No'2' which} may be directed^{to be considered expeditiously'}

Learned Standing^{counselfor respondent No'2 has no} objection to this^{innocuousprayer}

Accordingly, this^{Writ Petition is disposedof by directing} respondent No.2 to^{take a decisionin accordance with law on the} pending representation^{of the petitioner expeditiously'preferably'} within seven working^{days from the date of communicationof a}

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copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not

expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. No costs.

Interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall also stand

closed.

SD/. P.GOWRI SHAN R ASSISTANT REGIS R

//TRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

To

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

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

J. One CC to SRI ANJANAYULU YADANABOYINA, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CCs to GP FOR tvlED|CAL HEALTH & FW, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT]

One CC to SRI T SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS [OPUC] 6. Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT

DATED:2410212025

ORDER

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WP.No.5661 ot 2025

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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