WP/33305/2026 of MOPURI MOKSHA Vs Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) on 5 October 2026

1. Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), Through its Registrar / Vice-Chancellor, Auto Nagar Road, Warangal, Telangana - 506002.

2. State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department. Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition Under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pteased to issue a Writ order or direction more in the nature writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ Declaring the action of the Respondents more particularly First Respondent in not considering the application of candidature of the Petitioner for admission to NEET-UG 2026 under MBBS Category-ll (NRl Quota) as being illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct Respondent No. 1 to accept the Petitioner's registration documents or any other documents as required by the First Respondent for MBBS Category-ll (NRl Quota) manually or by opening the portal provisionally to enable the Petitioner to participate in the ongoing counselling process being conducted by the First Respondent for the admission to NEET IJG 2026. l.A.NO:'f OF 2026 Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pteased to issue an lnterim order directing Respondent No. 1 to permit the petitioner to participate in the ongoing counselling rounds "Category ll" (NRl euota) for NEET UG 2026 and exercise web options provisionally by considering the representation of the Petitioner daled 29.9.2026 submitted through email, in the interest of justice and equity. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI SRIKANTH HARIHARAN Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : SRI T.SHARATH Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : SRI T.RAMESH, AGp FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH The Court made the following ORDER

- IN THE HIGH COURT FORTHE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI) THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P'SAM KOSITY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA WP.No.33305 of2026 (CNR No. HBHC010683452026)

05. r0.2026 Between: Mopuri Moksha Petitioner AND Kaloii Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) n.pr.t"nt.i through its Registrar and another . . .Respondents ORDERz((per Hon'ble Sri Justice P Sam Koshy) Heard Mr.Srikanth Hariharan' learned counsel for the petittoner; Mr.T. Sharath, learned Standing Counsel appearirrg for respondent No.l and Mr. T. Ramesh, leamed Assistant Govemment Pleader tbr Medical and Health appearing for respondent No 2 ' Perused the record'

2. The instant writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner for admission to the MBBS course under NEET-UG 2026, wder Category-Il (NN Quota)'

3. The contention of leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner is that the petitioner herein had applied for admission to the MBBS course through NEET-2026 under the C-Category' which otherwise referred to as -

category-Il (NRI Quota). In order to substantiate her claim for oonsideration under the said category, the petitioner had submitted certain (locuments relating to her NRI sponsorship. The person sponsoring the petitioner is her maternal uncle, who is admittedly an NRI. However, the rlocuments lbrwarded by the maternal uncle through the llmbassy of the IJnited States of America at Chicago were received only subsequently, by rvhich time the counselling process had already progressed. Hence, the petitioner has fired the present writ petition seeking a direction to the respondents to permit her to participate in the next round counseling, subject to her lulfilling the requisite eligibility criteria for being considered as a candidare under the NRI euota.

4. Sri T. Sharath, leamed Standing Counsel for respondent No.I submits that subject to the petitioner furnishing the requisite documents in support her clairn, respondent No.1 would consider the case of the petitioner and permit her to participate in the next round of counselling, subject to her fulfilring the requisite erigibility criteria for being considered as an NRI candidate

5. The submission made by the learned Standing Counsel appearing frrr respondent No.l is fair and. in view thereoi no purpose would be served by keepine the writ perition pending. Accordingly, the Writ petition is disposed of rvith a direction to the petitioner to fumish before the - respondent No.l all the relevant documents in support of her claim for admission under the NRI Quota Upon submission of the said documents' respondent No l shall

scrutinize the same in 6sse1d31gs with the applicable guidelines, were submitted at a belated notwithstanding the fact that the documents stage. If, upon such scrutiny, the petitioner is found eligible and otherwise fulfils the requisite eligibility criteria for admission under the NRI Quota' she shall be permitted to participate in the subsequent round of counselling' 7 . With the aforesaid direction' this Writ Petition is disposed of' There shall be no order as to costs Miscellaneous applications pending' if any' shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// SD/. L. VIJAYA LAKSHMI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To The Registrar i Vice - Chancellor' Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), nuto ftfliai no'O' Watan-gat' Telanoana - 506002' The Principal secretary, il;ff"i";;gl"''-Hl'lth' illedical and Familv wl]rrr" oJp"ttment. Secretariat' Hyderabad rwo cc's to G.P FoR ME;i';i ir'ro iEnLrH' Hish court for the state of Telanoana at HYderabad (OUT) ;# i; i; sdi'sriixnrlrH HARIHARAN' Advocate [oPUc] o;; aa to SRI T.sHARATH, sc [oPUc]

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HIGH COURT DATED: 0511012026

ORDER

WP.No.33305 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOUT COSTS. ( \AV g1ATC Or I DE6 , }P:\ C.C. TODAY + $1 (}$ 1$& o oo tc \ 0\1 1t,