Dr. Karam Nikhil Kumar Vs The State of Telangana

Dr. Karail Nikhil Kumar, S/o Late Karam Yadagiri,^{Aged. 35 Years,Occ.} Civil Assis;tant Surgeon, Presently working at^{PHC_Brahmanpa.lli, Mangapet} Mandal, Mulugu Sistrict, R/o H.-No. 1-9-76313, _[qve.nue^{Colony Phase-2,} Juliwada, Subedhari, Hanamkonda,^{Telangana506001.}

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Dr. Pandiri Siddhartha, S/o Pandiri Bheemanna, Aged.^{35 Years, Occ. Civil} Assistanl. Surgeon, Presently working at PHC^{Rompalli,Kumram Bheem} Asifabacl Dist-rict, R/o Fla[ No. 2E-6512-12,^{Chunnambatiwada,Anu} Srinagar, 100 Feet Road, Mancherial,^{Telangana504208.}

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Or. tvtiteti Venkatesh, S/o Mateti Sadanandah,^{Aged. 37 Years,Occ. Civil} Assistant Surgeon, Presently working at PHC^{Neradigo.nda. Adilabad} District, Fl/o F-lat No. 305, Tebching Staff Quarters,^{opposite RIMS District} Hospital, Adilabad, Telangana 504001.

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Dr. b. K.rishna Deepak Retdy, S/o Bhimireddy^{B. VenkatReddy, ng"{.9!} Years, Occ. Civil Assist-ant Surgeon,^{Presentlyworking atPHC} Aswaraopeta, Bhadradri Kothagudem-District,^{R/o &1 O, Peddareddy} _B_14qr, Raj apu ra rn, Annapareddypalle,- Bhad^{rad ri Kothag udem, T_6langl?na 50731 6.}

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Dr.'Kota Siunil Maznekar,-S/o Kantaiah,^{Aged. 37 Years,Occ. CivilAssistant} Surgeon Presently working at CHC ttlanuguru,^{Bhadradri Kothagudem} Distiict, t:tto 4-1-164, Samiti-Singaram, Manuguru,^{BhadradriKothagudem,} I

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Telangarra

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Telangarra

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1. Dr. N6l[iri Chandana, D/o Nelluri Basavaiah, Aged. 35 Years,^{Occ. Civil} Assistant Surgeon, Presently working at^{PHC Kamepally,_KhammamDistrict,} Rio H. No 15:6-55/1, lndiraNagarCblony, Khammam,^{Telangana507002.}

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"/. Dr. Upprrryandla Tejasri, D/o Ul Srinivasl Rao, _Aged. ..31 Years, Occ. Civil Assistdnt" surgeorr, Presently working at^{PHC Ulvanoor,Bhadradri} Kothagudem Dlstrict, Rlo 6-2-129, Seetharamapatnam,^{Palvoncha 507115,} Bhadraclri Kothagudem, Telangana.

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Dr. Gader Renuk5 Reddy,^D/o Gade^{Prabhakar Reddy, Aged. about 35 y99,r!} (DOB. 11 02.1990), Ocb. Civit Assistant Surgeon,^{Presently working} 3t ?ll9 irarna*rl:r, Durnmugudem Mandal,^{Bhadradri Kothagudem District,} Telanganil, R/o H.No. 6-8/1, Ramalayam^{Veedhi,Nagineniprolu} Reddfpalem, Burgampadu, Bhadradri^{KothagudemDistrict,Telangana,} 507114.

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Dr. Puri Goutham,^{S/o Puri Venkat Shetty,Aged. 31 Years, Occ. Civil} Assistant Surgeon,^Presently working at^{PHCV-atvarlapally,Nagarkurnool} District, R/o-H. No. 20-20,' Pragathi College^{Road, Teachers Colony,} Achampel, Nagarkurnool, Telangana

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10.Dr Gujjal;r Varii, D/o^Gujjala Kis=han, {geO.30^{Years_, Occ. Civil Assistant} Surgecih Presently^working at PHC Gbpalnagar,^{Bellampalli,Kumram}

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BheemAsifabad Diskict, R/o 3-2-13, Kothakunta^{Street,Dubbaguda,Odela} Mandal, f'eddapalli, Telangana 505152.

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11.Dr. T. Sreshta Sapna[a, D/o Thella Param^{Jyolhy,Aged.33. Years,Occ.} Civil Assistant Suigeoh, Presently working^{at PHC Singareni,.Khamrnam} District. R/o Flat No. 105, New^-DMK Residency,^{Sri Ram Nagar, Road} No.10, Khammam, Telangana 50700'l^.

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Dr.Deernas Nissy Sharon Princy, Dlo^{Deemas Paul} - .Augustine, Aged.3l Years Occ.Civil Assistant Surgeon,^{Presently workingatArea} H6spital, Bhadrachalam, BhadradriKothagudem^{District, Telangana,R/o} H.Nb3-1 74, Vidyanaagar Colony, Street No.22,^{ChunchupallyMandal,} Bhadractri Kothagudem, Telangana 5071O1.

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Dr. Katta V. Sangamitra, D/o katta Basavaiah, Aged. 35^{Years, Occ._Civil} Assistant Surgeon, Presently working as Civil Assistant^Surgeon,PHC, Allapally BhadradriKothagudem Dist., Telangana, R/o H.No. 32-1991?l Vidyanigar Colony, Chunchupally, Kothagudem, Di^st.Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana, 507101.

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'l4.Dr.Repal<a Prakash Chaitanya, S/o Repaka Venkateswara_Rao, Aged. 36 Years, Occ. Civil Assistant Surgeon, Presently workingat^{PHC Narasapuram,} Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist., Telangana, R/o Venkateswara^Colony,4th Line, Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist., Telangana,⁵⁰⁷¹¹¹

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Dr.Komaram [\4ahendar, S/o.Komaram Narsaiah, Aged. 29Years,^Occ.Civil Assistanl Surgeon. Presently working at Medical Officer, PHC^Wazeedu, Wazeedu Mandal, Mulugu District, Telangana, R/o Thimmapuram^Village, Mangapeta Mandal, MuluguDistrict, Telangana, 506172

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16.Dr.N.Kalyan Chakravarthy, S/o N.Prakash Babu, Aged.44Years, Occ.Civil Assistani Surgeon, Predently working at Gandhi Hospital,^{Secunderabad,} HyderabaC Dist. Telangana, Rlo. 111145151A, Ambedkar Colony,^Kodad, Suryape't District, Telangana, 508206.

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17.Dr.'Pranav Nakka, S/o Narasimha Swamy Nakka,^{Aged.40 Years, Occ.} Civil Assistant Surgeon,^presently working at PHC,^{Thimmapur,Dishict} Karimnagar, Telangana R/o H No.9-1-202, Road No.2/C, Bhagathnagar, Karimnag;ar 505001 , Telangana

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18.Dr. T H;iri Krishna, S/o T. Chandra Mouli, Aged. 48 Years, Occ. Civil Assistant Surgeon, presently working as Civil Assistant Surgeon at^PHC, Shaligouraram, Nalgonda, Telangana R/o. H.No.1-4-15, near old JR^{S, Star} Function llall, Nalgonda 508001, Telangana

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...'ET'T'ONERS

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AND

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The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical^and Family \llr:lfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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The Kaloli Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences^{(KNRUHS),rep. by} its Regist.ar' warangal

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...REspoNoENTS

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Petition under Article 226 ot lhe Constitution of lndia^praying that^{in the} :i'cumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High^{Court maybe} ;^{irased a writorder or direction, more particularly in the natureof Writof} i.'l;rndamus declaring GOMS. No.^'155, dt411.2021 as amended in GOMS. No. 148, dt. 28.10.?.024 to the extent of.

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(i). mandating that a candidate for PG Medical Admission under the impugned r';rles has to satisfy the criterion prescribed under Rule Vlll of the said rules as

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rilanifesly arbitrary, devoid of^{any rational principleand violative of Articles14,} 1l:i of the Constilution of^lndia,

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(ri). prescribing that the entirety^{of the intake under the State Quota under the} impugned rules whether^{under ln-Service or Non-Servicequota shall be allotted to} !6cal candidates answering such^{basis on residenceor institutionalbasis is} ::::,ntrary to the iudgment^{of the Hon'ble SupremeCourt in Tanvi Behl v' Shrey} f-,inel reported in 2O2S SCC^{Online SC 180 and other decisions of the Hon'ble} S,rrpreme Court,

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i,^{i) declarethe action of the Respondents in excludingthe Petitioners,who are in-} sr:rvice doctors working^{underthe Governmentof Telangana, from counselling} under the ln-Service Quota^{for NEET-PG-2025, on the ground that they pursued} iheir undergraduate^{educationin MBBS (qualifying examination)from a university} rirtside the State of^{Telanganaas arbitrary,illegal, and violativeof Article 14 of} thp Constitutiol of^{lndia and the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Tanvi} tirhl v. Shrey Goel reported^{in 2025SCC Online SC 180 and consequently direct} ilr.,,tt.

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(2r1. the admissrons for PG Medical^{Courses within the Statequota,whetherNon-} S,r,rrvice or ln-:lervice^{shall not be subject to the conditionsof lnstitution or} F:+sidence in accordance^{with the law declaredin Tanvi Behl v' Shrey Goel} r.:r:rr)rted in 20?-5 SCC Online^{SC 180,}

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(l:t or in the aiternative direct that^{the in-Service Candidates appointedas local} c.rndidates ser,/rng^{underthe Telangana Governmentare entitledto be admitted} i-:'rder such quota without reference^{to their status at the} trme^{of passing the} ,r..ralifying^{exanrination (MBBS)in the processof counselling notifiedto continue} r,rl NEET PG {lchedule 2025.

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i,,'r NO: 1 0F 20?5

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petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances^statedin fl.ri: affidavit filed^{in support of the petition, the High courtmay be pleasedto} :i rect the Resipondents^{herein to permit the Petitioners to participate,and} exercise web options^{in the ongoing counselling process under the ln-Service} Ciuota for NEE:[--pG-2025,^{pending disposal of the present Writ Petition.}

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lA NO: 2 OF 2026

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Petition under section^'151 cPc^{praying that in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support^{of the petition, the High courtmaybe pleased to} d:rect the Res;:ondents^{herein to reserve one seat each corresponding to the} i''r;litioners eligibility under the^{in-service quota from being re-allotted until further} :',lers; of this Hon'ble Court.

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Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI^{SAI RAM, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR} SRI SRI KRISHNA REDDY Clounsel for the Respondent^{No.1:SRI TANDRA RAMESH,} 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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TN THE HIGH COURT FOR TTIE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI)

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THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KTIMAR SINGH AND THE HON'BLE SRT JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN

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WRIT PETITION No. 2628 of 2026

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DATED : 03.02.2026

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Between:

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Dr. Karam Nikhil Kumar and seventeen others

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... Petitioners

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AND

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The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department' Hyderabad and another

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... Respondents

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ORDER:

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Sri S. Sri Ram, learned Senior Counsel^represents

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Sri Sri Krishna Reddy, learned counsel^{for petitioners,}

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virtually

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Sri Tandra Ramesh, learned Assistant^Government Pleader for Medical, Health and Family^{Welfare appears for} respondent No.1.

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Sri T. Sharath, learned Standing^{Counselfor Kaloji} Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences^{(the University)}

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appears for respondent No.2.

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--\ -- JJ:

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HCJ (AKrS, J) & cMM- J W.P.No.2628 of 202i

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The petitioners became eligible for admission to the Post Graduate Medical Degree Courses under the in-service quota on reduction of the percentile of NEET scores pursuant to the notice dated 13.01.2026 issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, New Delhi. The respondent University opened mop-up counselling for the stray vacancies to the eligible candidates vide notification dated 15.01 .2026. The petitioners approached the Apex Court vide W.P. (Civil) No.7l of 2026 seeking permission to participate in the counselling process against stray vacancies after they became eligible on reduction of the cut-off marks. The said writ Petition was disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to approach the High court under Article 226 ofthe Constitution of tndia.

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Learned counsel fol the petitioners submitted that the delay in approaching this Court was for the above reason. The petitioners may be allowed to participate in the mop-up counselling for stray vacancies. on this submission, the matter

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was adjourned yesterday to enable the learned Standing

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counsel for the university to obtain instructions.

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Today, on instructions, learned Standing counsel for the University submits that total number of 3l I seats have become available for the mop-up counselling. presently, the web options for mop-up counselling have been completed but allotments have been kept on hold. Till phase 2 counselling was over, 48 in-service candidates were allotted seats. In the event the web options are opened for mop-up counselling for the remaining vacancies, the petitioners may exercise their web options.

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In view of the stand of the respondent University, in the event, the University issues notification for exercis'e of web options for the mop-up counselling for stray vacancies, the petitioners be allowed to exercise their web options. The question of law is left open to be raised in an appropriate proceeding.

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HCJ (AKrS, J) & cMM, -I w.P.No.2628 of 202i

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with the aforesaid obselvations, the instant writ petition

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is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

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Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand

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closed.