WP/26842/2026 of Mukka Abyudaya Vs State of Telangana, on 1 September 2026

ORDER:

Petitioner Respondents This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief "lo lssue a writ. order or direction more pafttcularly ane n the nature of WRIT aF TVIANDAMUS declanng the tnactrcn of the respondent authorities, pafticularly O3'd respondent College, in not returntng/issuing petitioner original academrc ceftificates i. e. SSC Original Marks Memo. lntermediate Marks Memo, CSE-(Data Science) Graduation ceftificate, Bonafrdes and TC, despite the many requests as illegal. unconstitutional and violation of Atlicle 14. 19 21 and 300-A of Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondent authorities parTicularly respondent No.03 to return/issue petitioner original academic ceftificates i.e. SSC Original Marks Memo, lntermediate Marks Memo, CSE- (Data Science) Graduation ceftificate, Bonafides and TC to appeared in the physoal verification of orignal academic lun ce l!vvadi Srldev wp 26842 2025 cerTificates tn allotted college n TG LAWCET-2026 before 25.08.2026. .'

2. Heard Mr.Yeddu Divakar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. M Vamshi Kiran, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education, appearing for respondent No.1, lt/r.Peri Prabhakar. learned Standing Counsel for Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, appearing for respondent No.2 and Mr Vinay Krishna Kodali. learned counsel for respondent No.3 Perused the record

Case of the petrtioner ts that, at the time of his admission into the B Tech course in respondent No.3-College. he submitted all his original certificates, including the SSC Original [Vlarks [\/emo, lntermediate [V]arks lVlemo, CSE (Data Science) Graduation certificate. Bonafides and Transfer Certificate. Further case of the petitioner is that, upon successful completion of the course, he applied for the TG LAWCET 2026 entrance examination, for adm ssion to the LLB 3 years course. subsequently the admit card was issued and he appeared for the said examination. Thereafter, the results were published and he was declared qualified and invited for online certificate verification ln view of the same the petitioner approached respondent No.3_college for the return of original certificates and explained the process of online certificate lustceluwad Srdev wp 26842 2026 verification. After several requests, respondent No.3-college authorities, agreed to issue Xerox copies of the certificates, which were thereafter obtained and uploaded for online verification Subsequently, the petitioner secured admission to the 3 years LLB course and was required to produce all the original certificates before the allotted college for physical verification. The petitioner again approached respondent No.3 -College and requested the return of the original certificates. However, the College refused to return the same and is illegally withholding the petitioner's original certificates on the ground that the fee reimbursement amount is yet to be released by the Government and further demanded payment of the entire course fee as a condition precedent for the release of the original certificates, without considering the fact that the petitioner is a student covered under the TG Pass Scholarship Unless the origrnal certificates are returned to the petitioner forthwith, the petitioner will suffer further irreparable loss and may be deprived of the opportunity to secure admission to the allotted college. Hence, the present writ petition,

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner require his original certificates for securing admission to the 3 years LLB course. Though the petitioner has successfully completed the lLst ce l!v!ad Sr dev wp 26842 2026 B.Tech course respondent No.3 has been withholding the original certificates on the ground that the fee reimbursement from the Government is pending. Such withholding IS illegal, arbitrary, and unsustainable. Hence. he seeks a direction to respondent No.3 to forthwith return a I the orioinal certificates of the petitioner 5, lt is not in dispute that, at the time of admission, the petitioner subntitted his original certificates referred to above and that he has successfully completed his B.Tech course and the original certificates referred to above are presently in the custody of respondent No.3 The sard certrficates. being the personal and academrc credentials, are undoubtedly the property of the petitioner ln such circumstances respondent No.3 has no authority whatsoever to retain the said certificates and the retention of the petitioner's original ce(ificates rs wholly unjustified and cannot be sustained. Even assuming that the college has any monetary claim against the petitioner, withholding the original certificates of the petitioner cannot be adopted as a mode of enforcing such claim The proper remedy available to the college, if any, is to pursue approprrate proceedings in accordance with law for recovery of its dues. However, the college cannot retaln the petitioner's original certifrcates as security for the recove ry of any amount claimed by it

To, AGK lustrce luwad 5r devr wo 25842 2A)F, Such retention is unlawful and cannot be justified on the ground of any outstanding liabirity Therefore, this court is of the considered opinion that the petitioner is entifled to the immediate return of his original certificates

For the foregoing discussion, this writ petition is ailowed, directing respondent No.3 to return the original certificates referred to above, within a period of one (.1 ) week, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs Pending miscellaneous appllcations, if any, shall stand closed SD/. U. SUDHA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Higher Education' Dr'B R Ambedkar Secretariai, State of Telangana,, Hyderabad'

2. The Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University" Kukatpally' Hyderabad.

3. The Principal, CMR lnstitute of Technology,, Kandlakoya Village' Medchal Mandal, Medcha-Malkajgiri District'

4. One CC to MR. YEDDU DIVAKAR' Advocate [OPUC]

5. TwoCCstoGPFoRH|GHEREDUCATIoN,HighCourtfortheStateof Telangana, at HYderabad [OUT]

6. One CC to MR. VINAY KRISHNA KODALI [OPUC]

7. ONC CC tO MR. PERI PRABHAKAR, S.C' FOR JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGIcAL UNIVERSITY [OPUCI

8. Two CD CoPies @

HIGH COURT DATED: 0110912026

ORDER

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