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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI

WRIT PETITION No.8713 of 2026

30^TH MARCH, 2026

Between:

Kumari Sruthi Rushitha Kaanuboyina … Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana Represented by its Principal Secretary,

Medical and Health Department and 3 others …Respondents : O R D E R :

This writ petition is filed to issue a Writ, Order or direction

more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent Nos.2 to 4 herein in not allowing the petitioner to remit the examination fee for the final year part-II examination fee MBBS Course, on the ground that the petitioner herein is having shortage of attendance and delay in payment of the 5^th year fee is being illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Article 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.2 to 4 herein to permit the petitioner to pay the examination fee with a fine and also allow the petitioner to

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write the examination for the final year MBBS Course part-II and to

pass such other order or orders as deems fit.

2. Heard M/s.Koppula Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Medical and Health Department for respondent No.1, Sri Srinivasa Rao Pachwa for respondent No.3, and sri T.Sharath, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 4 appearing for respondents. Perused the

record.

3.1 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she is a Final Year MBBS (Part-II) student (2021 batch, Reg. No. 2162099) at the 3^rd respondent college. Her biometric attendance was disabled from 19.06.2025 to 29.10.2025 due to non-payment of the 5^th year fee. However, with the college’s permission, she attended classes regularly, as evidenced by manual and class records. The resulting attendance shortage arose solely from the absence of biometric

records.

3.2 Due to financial and family constraints, she delayed fee payment but later secured an education loan from Canara Bank and cleared the dues, which the college acknowledged. Despite this, the college did not remit her examination fee. She then approached the

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2^nd respondent University on 09.03.2026 seeking permission to sit for the Final MBBS Part-II exams, explaining the delay and wrongful detention, allegedly compounded by communication sent to her

outdated phone number.

3.3 Although the University had notified exam schedules (last dates: 17.03.2026 without fine, 30.03.2026 with fine), she was barred from appearing due to alleged attendance shortage. She contends this is unjust, will cause loss of an academic year, delay internship and NEET-PG eligibility, and result in irreparable harm.

Hence, the writ petition.

4.1 Learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3 submits that the petitioner has been irregular in attendance from the 2^nd year onwards in all subjects. It is contended that cumulative average attendance of the 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, and final years is considered for exam eligibility, and any shortage renders a student ineligible. Even if full attendance is hypothetically granted for the disputed period, the

petitioner would still fall short due to deficiencies in earlier years.

4.2 It is further submitted that, as per records, the petitioner’s attendance in both theory and practical classes during the relevant period was below the prescribed requirement. The respondent also denies that her biometric attendance was disabled due to non-

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payment of fees or that she regularly attended classes with permission during that period, disputing the reliability of the manual

attendance records.

5.1 Learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2 submits that, as per University guidelines, a student must secure a minimum of 75% attendance in theory, 80% in practical/clinical in each subject, and 50% in internal assessments to be eligible for examinations. The petitioner has failed to meet the required attendance in both theory and practical a