IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD The Hon’ble The Chief Justice Sri Aparesh Kumar Singh and The Hon’ble Sri Justice G.M.Mohiuddin Writ Petition No.1635 of 2026 Dated: 20.01.2026 Between:

Panuganti Swathi Sree, D/o.Panuganti Srinivas ...Petitioner and The State of Telangana Department of Family Health and Medical Welfare Represented by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 3 others ...Respondents

Order

Mr. M.S.Achyuth Bharthwaj, learned counsel for the petitioner.

Mr. R.Nagarjuna Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, appears for respondent No.1.

Mr. T.Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (hereinafter referred to as, “the University”), appears for respondents No.3 and 4.

2. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.

3. Petitioner has approached this Court seeking admission into Post Graduate Medical course under competent authority quota for the academic year 2025-26 under Notification dated 30.09.2025. While at the same time, she questioned the definition of “Local Candidate” under Rule VIII of the Telanga