IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION Nos.31117 and 31775 of 2025 Date:05.02.2026 Between:

W.P.No.31117 of 2025 Putti Chaitanya.

…Petitioner.

And Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and others.

...Respondents.

COMMON ORDER:

As the similar issue is involved in both these writ petitions, they are being disposed of by this common order. 2. Heard Sri Ravi Chandrasekhar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri N. Bhujanga Rao, Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for the respondent No.1 and Sri G. Venkateswarlu, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Nos.2 to 4 in both the writ petitions.

3. Both these writ petitions are filed questioning the action of the respondents in rejecting the candidature of the petitioners by not extending the benefit of relaxation as contemplated in Clause 2(d) of Revised Uniform Guidelines dated 20.05.2015 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to declare the petitioners as eligible for Detailed Medical Examination (DME) by setting aside the PST rejection slips dated 26.08.2025 and 23.08.2025 respectively.

4. Learned Counsel for th