WP/30703/2026 of Gujjala Venugopal Reddy Vs The State of Telangana on 14 October 2026

:ORDER:

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2. Heard lVlr.yeddu Divakar, learned counsel for the petitioner, l\4r.T.Sharath, Iearned Standing Counsel for Kaloli Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), appearing for respondent lustlce luwadlSrlder wp-30/03-2026 No.2 and tvlr.lvl V Raj Kumar Gabriel' learned counsel for respondent No.3-College

Brief facts of the case:

3.1. At the time of his admission into the tVlSc Nursing (Community Health Nursing) course in respondent No 3-college in 2019, he submitted all his original certificates' including SSC and lntermediate Marks Memos' B'sc Nursing Graduation Certificate' [Iarks Memo and Bonafide Certificates After attending classes for about one month' since the college demanded payment of the balance tuition fee for the first academic year' without considering his claim for a State scholarship under the EBC category' the petitioner discontinued from the course in view of his financial difficulties.

3.2. Thereafter, he approached respondent No 3-college in2021 ' requesting cancellation of his admission and return of his original certificates As the college refused to return the same' he filed Writ Petition No 22043 ot 2024 and this Court' by an order dated 18.0g2024, directed the petitioner to furnish a bond for Rs.1 ,00,0001 in favour of respondent No 2-University in the prescribed format' upon compliance of which ' respondent No 3- college was directed to return his original certificates .l lustice luwadr 5ridevl wp_10703-2025 3 3. Accordingry, the petitioner furnished a bond in compriance wrth the order dated 1g.0g.2024 and was initially asked to collect the certificates after one (01) week. However, when he approached the college thereafter, he was asked to return after one (01) month. ln the meantime, as his wrfe was pregnant, he could not approach the college again 3.4. While so the petitioner has been working in a retail shop srnce 2024.|n view of the notification issued by the Government of Terangana inviting apprications for recruitment to the post of porice Constable, for which he claims to be eligible and approached respondent No.3-coilege in August, 2026 and requested return of his original certificates. However, respondent No.3-college dernanded a sum of Rs..10,00.000/_ for release of his original certificates Hence, the present writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner requrres his original certificates to opportunities. He further submits that although the petitioner complied with the order dated 1g.0g.2024 passed by this Court. respondent No.3 is withholding the original certificates of the pursue further career petitioner which js lllegal and arbitrary and would seriously prejudice

5. At this juncture, learned counsel for respondent No 3 submits that the petitioner had executed a bond in the prescribed format in favour of respondent No 2' which was subsequently forwarded to respondent No.2. However' no instructions have been received from respondent No.2 regarding the release of the petitioner's original lusnce luv!adr Sndevi wP-30701 2026 his future employment opportunities Therefore, he seeks a direction to respondent No.3-college to return the petitioner's original certificates. certificates. Court

6. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent No 2 submits that the present writ petition is not maintainable as the petitioner had earlier sought the same relief in W'P No 22043 of 2024 before this

7. Leaned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petition is maintainable and relies on the order passed by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack in W P (C) No 34606 of 2021' dated 06.01.2023, wherein, paragraph No 5 reads as follows: *{r;##F."j###r!':i:i availabte at 2003 SC

lustrce_luwadr5r devi wp 30703_2026 :5 lh:s writ petition is vtftua y a petition before thi.: coud for enforcement of ne'order p)is;";;';;,;;:;,, Coy.r1 in- the eartier writ petitioi .O-";;;;i ,;;,; petilton for enforcement of'tni ia,rtiir ;r;;7'; ;:;,, much maintainabte. ?9. h]:he case of Bibekananda Mondat v State o, Y?* 3::f: teported n (2003) , waln'tcZit)'i,"s tt t'n t 'ut t Dre Ooutl sncctfically held that withour ,:.:!::,:s a pro.ceeding for contempt the coun cat, 7:,?:, u:y otder or proceeding a"'r" ii diiis",i."r lu,ch orler which may atso taitamount ,;-";;;;;;:. tne relevant portion from t pagment is qii:;;';"i;;;i;!"7:"nraph 6 or the said ".€ -.,1t B therefore. setued taw thal the second A 1t appltcaton ,s natntainabb ir tmple.mentaton ol an eartar oroe, oi "ne *", t Coutl This Coud must issue proper direclions to, pt \.) pe r i m ple me nt a t i o n of p revt oti s ;, ;;;;;;; Where there has been an oider, m" irarr,iri,t be comptied wfth. An dtsobedience ot u ciun'"Jro!?,i.,:^,*!:,i,,. cantempt. but atso. ,, ,teg"iino"inrJiaZll t:-e ..tanguage used n Antcb zza- J ii" t onshtu.ton ot tndia is coucne-i , ri, camprehensive phraseology and the saia Articte recognizes a very wde c o u i s r o o * ai,!, i, i,iu :iy:', "? i,,,: fr ,: ;q n :l^^:!" Supreme Courl in rhe case ot Devaki tuandan Prasad v. Statc of Ain", ,upo,tZd \r"'it| 7983 SC 1134 enteftarneJ a. u n ct e r A r t r c t e tr " ; ;' i ; : "rZ ; :;;,: {':, " f:J,;,:.rZ p.a.ss,ed speciftc order ctuecting the authorily O dZ y/::: was earter directed ny tie Supremi d.;;;; tne hrst writ appltcation. , B rt is not in dispute that the petitioner secured admission to the M -sc Nursing (community Hearth Nursing) course in respondent No.3-College, discontinued his studies, and that his original certiflcates are prei;ently in the custody of respondent No.3. rt is arso not n dispute that the petitioner has complied with the order dated 18.09 2024 passed in W.p.No.22 043 of 2O2a by furnishing the

lusnce luwad 5r devr wp 30703-2026 requisite bond. However, despite such compliance' respondent No 3 has failed to return the original certificates and has allegedly demanded Rs.10,00,000/- for their release' contrary to the orders passed by this Court' The said certificates' being the petitioner's personal and academic credentials' cannot be withheld indefinitely' Even assuming that respondent No 3 has any monetary claim against the petitioner, it is open to the College to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law' but it cannot withhold the petitioner's original certificates to recover the alleged dues Therefore, the continued retention of the petitioner's certificates is unjustified and the petitioner is entitled for immediate return of his certificates

9. For the foregoing reasons' this Writ Petition is disposed of' directing respondent No'3 to return the original certificates referred to above to the petitioner within a period of one (01) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order' No costs' Pending miscellaneous applications' if any' shall stand closed ,ITRUE COPY// SD/- P.C. SULEKHA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER

To, The Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family'.Welfare The State of i"["g;";iDn.BR Ambedkar Secretariat Building' Hy.derabad 4-' The Registrar, xnn univ#iti ;-i;'lth Sicenies'(Kt'tRUHS)' Auto Nagar Road, Warangal, Telangana-506002

The-Prinicpal, Eshwari Bai, Memorial College of Nursing H.No.10_1_5/C, Road No. 04, West Marredpalli, Secunderabad_SO-0026. One CC to SRt YEDDU DIVAKAR, Advocate IOPUCI One CC to SRt T. SHARATH, SC FOR KNRUHS tOiUCl Two CCs to GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH & FW, High dourt for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] Two CD Copies BN M,

CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 1411012026

ORDER

WP.No.30703 of 2026 lATE OF S ( ( 1$l$ o! l- 0()o \5 s$ o rJ.( r oE6'' DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS t ,\ b C\ tt,