APHC010217702026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Bench Sr.No:-77 [3579]

AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 10859 of 2026 Mahesh Gaddam and Others ...Petitioner(s)

Vs.

The Union Of India and Others ...Respondent(s)

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Advocate for Petitioners: Ms. G. Mounika appearing vice Mr.

Vinod Kumar Pemmasani Advocate(s) for Respondent(s): Additional Solicitor General of India-

R1 GP for Higher Education – R2 Mr. Y V Anil Kumar (Central Government Counsel) –R3 Mr. Vivek Chandra Sekhar S. – R4 CORAM : T HE CHIEF JUSTICE LISA GILL SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA DATE : 29^th April 2026 LISA GILL, CJ.

Prayer in this writ petition is for directing respondents to reopen application portal for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026 (for short ‘NEET UG 2026’) by providing a special one-time window or in the alternate, permit submission of applications of affected students, who studied in Oxford Junior College, Guntur, through an alternate mechanism and permit them to take NEET UG 2026 examination.

2. This writ petition has been filed by students pursuing intermediate education at Oxford Junior College, Guntur, formerly Lakshya Junior college Guntur, which is stated to be affiliated t