ORDER

Dt:.10.01.2025

(per Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Raghunandan Rao)

Heard Mr. Srinivasa Rao Narra, for the Petitioner, the Special Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 2 and Mrs. Tata Venkata Sridevi, the learned Standing Counsel for Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences appearing for respondent No.3.

2. The petitioner had completed M.B.B.S degree from Guntur Medical College in the year 2009 and had joined the service of the State and is presently working as Civil Assistant Surgeon, in Medarametla Primary Health Centre, since 01.09.2022. The petitioner, appeared for the NEET-PG examination, conducted on 11.08.2024, and obtained All India Rank 165249. The petitioner sought admission into the P.G Medical Courses, by claiming reservations available to in-service candidates.

3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, for the purposes of promoting better medical care, in this State, in the public hospitals and institutions, had reserved certain seats for in-service candidates, namely Medical Officers, who are in the service of the State, in P.G admissions under the A.P. Medical Colleges, (Admission into Post Graduate Medical Courses) Rules, 1997 (herein after referred to “P.G Rules”). The p