A writ petition challenging admission rules is rendered academic and may be disposed of when the petitioner secures admission through an alternative quota, thereby eliminating the original cause of action.

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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,

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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 Constitution

of India, 1950 and apart from ultra vires to Section 3(1) of

the Telangana Prohibition of Admission and Capitation

fee 1983 and set aside the same

b. To declare the action of Respondent No.3 in issuing the

prospectus dt.30.09.2025 based on Rule VIII of the

Telangana Medical College (Admission into Postgraduate

Medical Courses) Rules, 2021 (G.O.Ms.No.148, HM and

FW (C1) Department, dated 28.10.2024)-particularly to

the extent of Clause 2(A)(i) to the extent of “Local

Candidate”, including 2(A)(ii) & (G) thereby receiving

applications under the said clause further issuing the final

merit list dt.03.12.2025 as violative of Article 14 of the

Constitution of India, 1950,

c. And consequently, direct Respondent No.3 to issue a fresh

prospectus to receive applications for determining the

merit list and to conduct counselling for admissions into

PG Medical Degree and Diploma Courses under the

Competent Authority Quota for the academic year 2025-

2026, strictly in accordance with the law laid down by the

Hon’ble Supreme Court in Dr Tanvi Behl v Shrey Goel

and Others 2025 SCC OnLine SC 180.”

3. Vide interim order dated 18.12.2025 passed in the instant

Writ Petition along with other similar Writ Petitions, this

Court directed that the applications for registration of the

petitioners therein be entertained either online or manually.

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4. It is informed today by the learned counsel for the

petitioner that the petitioner herein was allowed to participate

in the counselling. She did not qualify. However, she got

admission under the Central Quota in a non-clinical stream

i.e., Microbiology for the academic session 2025-26.

5. Since the entire challenge made by the petitioner is

related to the question of reservation in favour of the local

candidates under Rule VIII (ii) of the Telangana Medical

Colleges (Admissions into Postgraduate Medical Courses)

Rules, 2021, the present Writ Petition is rendered academic as

the original cause of action for being treated her as a local

candidate is no longer present.

Therefore, the instant Writ Petition is disposed of. There

shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand

closed.

____________________________

APARESH KUMAR SINGH, CJ

_____________________

G.M.MOHIUDDIN, J

3^rd MARCH, 2026.

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