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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD,
Mugada Jaya Sruthi, S/O Late M. Rama Krishna – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORAL ORDER:
GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J.
Heard Sri Tagore Yadav Yaragorla, Learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioner, Smt. T.V. Sri Devi, learned Standing Counsel for Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Sri P. Soma Raju, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Medical & Health, Sri Surya Teja Anumolu, learned Standing Counsel for the Respondent No.7 and Sri B. Srinivasa Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Respondent No.5.
2. The prayer sought in the present Writ Petition is as under:
“It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the actions of the respondents in not allowing the petitioner to complete her graduation and declare that said regulation are not applicable to petitioner since the Petitioner had not exhausted the minimum 16 attempts in 9 years on account of health conditions as the same is illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14, 21 and 300 A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to read out the rules for the purpose of attempting the exams and exempting from the health grounds and allow the petitioner to attend the classes and examination of
Regulations governing course completion must be adhered to unless adequately challenged; failure to provide sufficient evidence of health issues led to dismissal of the petition.
The court upheld that educational regulations mandating completion within nine years are binding and cannot be overridden by claims of hardship or health, emphasizing adherence to the rule of law.
The court held that failing to provide reasonable accommodations to a disabled student during exams constitutes discrimination, affirming the right to equal educational opportunities.
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