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. 38373 of 2025 DATED : 03.03.2026 Between:

Achireddy Gari Bindu … Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department, Hyderabad, and three others … Respondents

ORDER:

Sri N. Naveen Kumar, learned counsel appears for petitioner.

Sri T. Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (University)

appears for respondent No.3.

2. This Writ Petition was preferred with the following prayer:

“For the reasons stated above, it is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue any Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus:

a. Declaring Rule VIII (i) of the Telangana Medical College (Admission into Postgraduate Medical Courses) Rules, 2021 to the extent of prescribing “Local Candidate” including Rule VIII (ii) of the Telangana Medical College (Admission into Postgraduate Medical Courses) Rules, 2021, as being violative of Article 14 of the Constit