I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE MRS. JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.1217 OF 2026 DATE: 23.01.2026 Between :

Sri Banothu Mahesh Karthik … Petitioner A n d The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Education Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & another … Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Smt. M.Sharada Devi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Education appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Sri T.Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayanrao University of Health Sciences appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2.

2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:

“…to pass appropriate orders or issue directions or issue any appropriate writ more particularly in the nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondent No. 2, namely Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences in declaring the petitioner as failed in the subject of Physiology by a marginal shortfall of 2 marks despite the petitioner having answered the examination diligently and in accordance with the prescribed syllabus and in not considering t