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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

WRIT PETITION No.25003 of 2019

DATED: 23.12.2025

Between:

Sukumar Nalla ...Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Higher Education Department,

Secretariat, Hyderabad and 7 others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“To declare the action of Respondent No.8 in refusing

the Petitioner candidature and not allowing the Petitioner

admission in the Management quota, for pursing the 3 years

Law Course in the Respondent No.2 Colleges or its affiliated

colleges, in-spite of Petitioner submitted all the educational

certificates i.e., 1) SSC, 2) Intermediate, 3) BA Degree from

Open University, including other profession course Degree

as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14, 15 and 19

of Constitution of India and for consequential relief.”

2. No representation for petitioner. Sri T.Venkat Reddy, learned

Standing Counsel for respondent No.2, Sri Malipeddi Srinivas Reddy,

learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.3 and 4 and Sri

J.Manikanta Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.5

are present.

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3. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2 as well as

respondent Nos.3 and 4 would submit that the issue raised in the

present writ petition is squarely covered by Order dated 28.12.2021,

in W.A.Nos.597 of 2020 and batch, passed by a Division Bench of

this Court, wherein, it was held that candidates seeking admission to

LLB Course shall possess graduate degree as regular candidate in

terms of Rules of Legal Education framed by Bar Council of India. In

the present case, the petitioner obtained degree from Open

University, therefore, he is not entitled for admission into LLB

Course.

4. In the light of submissions made by the learned Standing

Counsel for respondent No.2 as well as respondent Nos.3 and 4, in

considered opinion of this Court, petitioner is not entitled for

admission into LLB Course. Accordingly, this writ petition is

dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, J

DATE: 23.12.2025

Note: Registry is directed to annex

a copy of the order dated 28.12.2021 passed

by this Court in W.A.Nos.597 of 2020 and batch.

B/o.TRI

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HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

WRIT PETITION No.25003 of 2019

DATE: 23.12.2025

TRI