THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE

SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

W.P.No.29705 OF 2025

ORDER : (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy)

Heard Mr. P.Ugender Reddy, learned counsel for the

petitioner, Mr. R.Nagarjuna Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department appearing for respondent Nos.1 & 2 and Mr. T.Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences appearing for respondent No.3 (for short ‘the

University’).

2. Petitioner seeks consideration of her prayer for registration participating in the ongoing counselling process for the academic year 2025-26. She is a native of Telangana State. According to her representation dated 23.09.2025, she has not applied for registration. The date of applications was also over and the website

was closed for registration. Petitioner contends that she has fair chances of getting admission in NEET.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents may be directed to consider the representation of the petitioner in line with similar order dated 16.09.2025, passed by this Court, in other case such as W.P.No.27838 of 2025.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for the University submits that the last date of applications for registration has been closed and the University cannot extend the date. He submits that the counselling process has commenced on 15.09.2025 after the issue of ‘local candidate’ was decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court vide judgment dated 01.09.2025 in Special Leave Petition (C) Nos.21536-21588 of 2024. Therefore, the University would not be in a position to entertain the petitioner’s application for registration futile exercise.

5. Having regard to the aforesaid circumstances and upon consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, we are of the view that since the admission to MBBS course has a definite timeline required to be adhered to by the University and the cut off dates for application or counselling are sacrosanct, there is no point in asking the University to consider the petitioner’s application for registration and participating in the ongoing counselling for admission to MBBS course under SC Group-I category. Therefore, we are not inclined to issue any direction to that effect.

6. Accordingly, the instant Writ Petition is dismissed.

7. At this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in case the date of applications for registration to the above course is extended, the University may be directed to consider the application of the petitioner for registration for admission to MBBS 8. It goes without saying that in case the date of applications for registration to the above course is extended, it would open for the petitioner to make such an application, which would be considered by the respondent University in accordance with law.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

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P.SAM KOSHY, J _________________________________ SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J

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