IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA
Eslavath Priyanka – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana, Medical Health & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's request for original certificates. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. legal basis for withholding certificates. (Para 4 , 6 , 10 , 11 , 13) |
| 3. judgments reinforcing student rights. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. previous rulings guide current decision. (Para 12 , 14 , 16) |
| 5. court's directive to return certificates. (Para 15 , 17) |
ORDER :
SUREPALLI NANDA, J.
Heard M/s Vladimeer Khatoon, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2, and Sri Peri Prabhakar, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4.
2. The petitioner approached this Court seeking the prayer as under:
“…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any appropriate writ declaring the action of Respondent No.4 in withholding the Petitioner’s original certificate and demanding 4 years tuition fees as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A, and contrary to UGC/AICTE/TSCHE norms and to pass such other order...”
3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner was allotted a seat in Global College of Pharmacy (Affiliated to JNTUH), Chilkoor, Ranga Reddy District unde
Withholding original educational certificates by institutions to enforce fee payment is illegal and violates students' constitutional rights.
The withholding of educational certificates by institutions for non-payment of fees violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution and lacks legal justification.
Institutions cannot withhold students' original certificates due to unpaid fees, as this violates constitutional rights and established regulations.
Educational institutions cannot withhold students' original certificates due to unpaid fees, affirming students' rights under constitutional articles.
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