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Aisha Sultana Lodhi v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC10 Mar 2025WP/7415/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Telangana High Court, WP 7415/2025, disposed 10.03.2025; PG-Medical admission counselling AY 2024-25; Competent Authority Quota; uploading of educational certificates; KNRUHS / Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences; representation dated 09.03.2025; direction to decide representation within seven working days; no opinion on merits; Article 226; Section 151 CPC; no costs; interlocutory applications closed.

What did the court decide?

Respondent No.2 (KNRUHS) directed to decide the petitioner's pending representation dated 09.03.2025 in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within seven working days from communication of a copy of the order; no opinion on merits; no costs; pending interlocutory applications closed. ¶56

Aisha Sultana Lodhi 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 the petitioner should be permitted to upload her educational certificates for admission into the PG-Medical course under Competent Authority Quota in the next and subsequent phases of counselling for academic year 2024-25, i.e., whether respondent No.2 must consider her pending representation dated 09.03.2025.

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Court's answer

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

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Ratio / Principle

The Court made clear that it had not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case, awarded no costs, and directed that pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall stand closed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (Art. 226) filed by a student aspirant challenging refusal to permit uploading of educational certificates for PG-Medical admission (Competent Authority Quota) in the next/subsequent counselling phases for academic year 2024-25. Heard on admission; counsel noted a representation dated 09.03.2025 was already pending before respondent No.2 (Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences), and Standing Counsel raised no objection to its expeditious consideration. The Division Bench (Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara) disposed of the petition by directing respondent No.2 to take a decision in accordance with law on the pending representation preferably within seven working days from communication of the order copy, expressly without expressing any opinion on merits, with no costs and closure of pending IAs.

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

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MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLETHE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY^PAUL AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 7415 OF 2025

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Between:

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Aisha Sultana Lodhi, D/o. Sikander Ali Khan^{Lodhi, Age 34 years,Occ} Student, R/o. H.No. 10-3-300/3, Humayun^{Nagar,Hyderabad,Telangana-} 500028.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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The State of Telangana, represented^{by its Principal Secretary,Medicql-qr!--} Health Family Welfhre Department, Secretariat^{Buildings, Hyderabad-S00 055}

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Kaloli Nararayana Rao University of^{Health Sciences,reprryentedby its} Registrar' warangal

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...RES'.NDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution^{of lndiapraying 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^{particularlyone in} the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the^{action of the respondents} particularly the 2nd respondent in not^permitting the^petitioner for^{uploading of} educational certificates for admission^{into PG-Medical coursefor the academic} year 2024-25 under Competent Authority^quota in next^phase of^{counselling and} subsequent phase of counselling as^{illegal, arbitrary,unconstitutiional'and} consequently direct the respondents to^{consider the petitioner request for} uploading of educational certificates^{for admission into PG-Medicalcourse under} competent Authority Quota^{in next phaseof counselling and subsequent phases} of counselling for the academic^{year 2O24-25.}

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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 affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the 2nd resprondent to consider the petitioner request for uploading of educational certificates for admission into pG-Medical course under competent Authority Quota in next phase of counselling and subsequent phases of counsglling 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.1: Gp FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FW Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRt 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. 7415 of 2o25 -

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ORDER: (Per tlrc Hon'ble the Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul)

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Sri L.Ram Singh, learned counsel appearing for the

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petitioner and Sri T. Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji t I 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 for the { present grievance, the petitioner has already preferred a representation dated 09.O3.2025 before respondent No.2,^which may be directed to be considered expeditiously.

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

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Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of by^directing respondent No.2 to take a decision in^{accordancewith 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

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

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Interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall al.so stand

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closed

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SD/- L.LAKSHMI BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

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ECTION OFFICER

The Principal secretary, Medicar and Hearth Famiry werfare Department, ^^{Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, State of Telangjna_500 055'} 2. .l he Registrar, Kaloji Nararayana Rao University of Health Scienoeb, Warangal.

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