THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT PETITION Nos.27925 and 28076 of 2025

COMMON ORDER:

Learned Senior Counsel Sri V.R.Avula, representing learned counsel Sri Posani Subba Rao and learned counsel Sri Vishal Maharana, appears for the petitioners.

Learned counsel Sri K.L.N.Raghavendra Reddy appears for respondents No.1 and 2.

Ms. K.Swapna Madhuri, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, appears for respondent No.3.

Sri T.Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (hereinafter referred to as, “the University”), appears for respondent No.4.

2. The petitioners in both the writ petitions pray for the following relief:

“For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ or direction particularly in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, A). To declare the notification issued by the 4^th respondent for admission into MBBS and BDS courses under competent authority quota for the academic year 2025-26 into medical & dental colleges affiliated to KNRUHS in the State of Telangana, dated 15.7.2025 to the extent of insisting the petitioners to fulfil the provisions under G.O.Ms.No.33, dated 19.7.2024 and G.O.Ms.No.150 dated: 08.09.2025 of the 3^rd respondent for admission into MBBS and BDS courses under competent authority quota for the academic year 2025-26 into medical and dental colleges affiliated to KNRUHS in the State of Telangana as illegal, void, arbitrary, inoperative and in violation of the mandatory directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (C) No.21536-21588 of 2024 at (page no.28, Para No.32) in view of the fact that the rules made in G.O.Ms.No.33, dated 19.07.2024 and G.O.Ms.No.150 dated: 08.09.2025 of the 3rd respondent was not in existence by the time the petitioners completed the qualifying the examination of intermediate course that is prior to issuance of the said G.Os.

B). Consequently to direct the respondents to consider the cases of the writ petitioners for admission into MBBS and BDS courses under competent authority quota for the academic year 2025-2026 into medical & dental colleges affiliated to KNRUHS in the State of Telangana by applying Rule 3(iii)(c) of the Rules, 2017 framed under G.O.Ms.No.114, dated 05.07.2017, on the file of the 3^rd respondent and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

C). To declare G.O.Ms.No.150 dated 08.09.2025 on the file of 3^rd respondent as illegal, void, arbitrary and irrational and also contrary to the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in SLP (C) 21536-21588 and others dated: 01.09.2025 to the extent of not considering the domicile/residence in right perspective while issuing the said G.O and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

3. The grievance of the petitioners is that being the residents of Telangana or natives of Telangana, but having studied in any other State, including the newly created State of Andhra Pradesh, G.O.Ms.No.150, dated 08.09.2025, is bad in law so far as it does not allow them to be treated as local candidates for the State of Telangana for the purpose of admission to MBBS/BDS course in the medical institutions in the State of Telangana.

4. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners have taken this Court to G.O.Ms.No.114, dated 05.07.2017, which was amended by G.O.Ms.No.33, dated 19.07.2024, by the State of Telangana and also G.O.Ms.No.150, dated

08.09.2025, providing amendment to Rule 3(a) of the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admissions (Admissions into Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery & Bachelor of Dental Surgery Courses) Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as, “the Rules”), in the manner prescribed therein. Learned Senior Counsel submits