WP/10552/2026 of Upparpally Swarna Priya Vs The State of Telangana on 9 July 2026

:ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief ". to /ssue an appropnale writ order ar direchon more parlrcularly one in the natLtre of Wrtt of Mandamus declaring the action af the respondenl Nos.3 and 4 tn non- constdering the request of ine Pettoner and non-nitiating to hand over the Cedificate ol lntermedate Long Memo Bonaftde Ceftiticate, Degree Provisional Ceftificate and Transfer Ceftifica\on (T C ) on the ground that the Petitioner has not pad the College Fees is illegal, arbttrary and viotative of Arlrcles 14 15 21 of Constitution of lndia and also violatnn of pnncples ol Natural Justice and consequently direct the respondent Nos 3 and 4 to hand over the lntermediate Long Memo Bonafide Ceftilicate' Degree Provsional Ceftircate and Transfer Ceftificate(T.C ) of the petitioner. . ."

2. Heard Mr.Rapolu Bhaskar, learned counsel for the petitioner and t\/r.K.Sharath, tearned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher -rrII iuslice Juveodt Sndevi w P,No,70552 ol2026 Education appearing for respondent Nos.'l and 2. Perused the record

3. The case of the petitioner is that she pursued her lntermediate and Degree education i.e,B.B A. course, in respondent Nos.3 and 4-institution and completed her degree in the year 2023 At the time of admrssion into the B.B.A. course in respondent Nos.3 and 4 institution, the fee structure for completion of the degree course was fixed at Rs.2,55,000/-. ln fact, she paid an amount of Rs'l ,16,000/-, and the balance amoult payable was Rs.1,39,0001. After completion of the B.B.A. course, she intended to join the L.L.B. course. For the said purpose, the petitioner approached respondent Nos.3 and 4 and sought return of her original certificates i.e., lntermediate Long Memo, Bonafide Certificate, Degree Provisional Certificate and Transfer Certificate (T.C.). However, respondent Nos.3 and 4 refused to return the aforementioned original certificates and demanded payment of the balance fee amount of Rs.1,39 000/- for releasing the same, contrary to the UGC guidelines. Hence, the present lvrit petition.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner requires her original certificates for the purpose of joining the L.L.B.

:=e='t&E€ff J tustEe tuwodi 5tideri W,P,No,10552 o! 2026 course. He further submits that 10.07 2026 is the last date for uploading the certificates as part of the TS LAWCET Phase-l counselling registration and document verification process for admission into the three-year L L.B. course in Telangana. Therefore, the petitioner requires her original certificates urgently to complete the said registration process. He further submits that the action of respondent Nos.3 and 4 in withholding the original certificates submitted by the petitioner at the time of admission is illegal and arbitrary and against the UGC guidelines. Therefore, he seeks a direction to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to forthwith return the petitioner's original certificates.

5. lt is not in dispute that the petitioner has secured admission in respondent Nos.3 and 4 college and she has completed her Degree education i.e., BBA course in the year 2023 and her original certificates referred to above were presently in the custody of respondent Nos.3 and 4. The said certificales, being personal and academrc credentials, are undoubtedly the property of the petitioner. ln such circumstances, respondent Nos.3 and 4-college have no authority whatsoever to retain the said certificates and the retention of the petitioner's original certificates by respondent Nos.3 and 4 is wholly unjustified and cannot be sustained. Even assuming that the

) ust ice J uwo.l i 5 ti d ee i W.P,No.10S52oJ 2026 college has any monetary claim against the petitioner, withholding her original certificates cannot be adopted as a mode of enforcing such claim, the proper remedy, rf any available to the college ls to proceed in accordance with law for recovery of its dues, but not retain the petitioner's original cerlificates.

6. For the foregoing discussion, this writ petition is ailowed. Considering that 1007.2026 is the last date for uploading the certificales in the TS LAWCET phase_l counselling process, respondent Nos.3 and 4 are directed to return the original certificates referred to above to the petitione. on or before 10.07 2026. No costs pending mrscellaneous applicatrons, if any, shall stand closed SD/- M.NAGAMANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER The Principal Secretary, Higher Education Depa(ment, Secretariat Building, Secretarial, Hyderabad, State of Telangana. The Commissioner, Higher Education Department, Telangana, Hyderabad. The Chairman, Dr. Avinash Brerhmadevara, Avinash Group of lnstitutions, L.B.Nagar, Ranga Reddy Districl. The Dean, Dr. Suseela Kanduil. Avinash Grouo of lrstitutions, L.B.lrlagar, Ranga Reddy District. One CC to SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR, Advocate IOPUC] One CC to SRI KARTHIK MADHANU, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to cP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] Two CD Copies

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HIGH COURT DATED: 0910712026

ORDER

WP.No.10552 ot 2026 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS GC TODAY gF- Sr47

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