WP/14664/2026 of RENUKUNTA SANJANA Vs The State of Telangana on 6 May 2026

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the following relief: "to lssue a writ order or direction more parlicularly one in the nature of wit Mandamus declaing the action of the 4th respondent in not retuming the Oiginal Study Ceftificates of the petitioner inspite of 2nd respondent issurng specdlc directions vide LrNo TSCHE/Fee Reimbursement 2024 dated 23.02.2024 and 4th respondent issurng Circular vide C r. No. J NTU H/D ANStudents/F ee Reimbursement/2l24 dated 07-03.2024 as highly iltegal, afuitrary, uniust, and against the provisions of Edication Act and against Arlicle 14, 16, 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia and Pass"

02. Heard Sri Emmadi Upender, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K.Shgrath, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education appearing for respondent No.1

and Sri M.Mehboob Ali, learned Standing Counsel for AICTE appearing for respondent No.2 and Sri prabhakar peri, learned Standing Counsel for JNTUH Even after service of notice, none appeared on beharf of the respondent.No.4. perused the record. 03 Case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was admitted to the respondent No.4_college for B.pharmacy course. all her original certificates, including SSC Memo, lntermediate Marks Memo, Transfer Certificate & Bonafide certificate, were retained by the Management of respondent No 4-college She attended classes for about two months. Thereafter, she discontinued the studies lt is the further case of the petitioner that even after requesting the respondent No 4-college, they declined to return the above original certificates Hence, the writ petition is filed. 04 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner requires her original certiflcates for joining higher studies. He further submits that the action of respondent No.4 in withholding the original certificates submitted by the .try petitioner at the time of admission is illegal and arbitrary Therefore, he seeks a direction to respondent No.4 to forthwith return the petitioner's original certificates

05. lt is not in dispute that the original certificates of the petitioner referred to above were submitted before the respondent No.4 at the time of admission and the petitioner had discontinued her studies from respondent No 4-college. The said certificates, being personal and academic credentials, are undoubtedly the property of the petitioner. ln such circumstances, respondent No.4-college has no authority whatsoever to retain the said certificates and the retention of the petitioner's original certificates by respondent No.4 is wholly unjustified and cannot be sustained. Even assuming that the 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, if any available to the college is to proceed in accordance with law for recovery of its dues, but not retain the petitioner's original certificates t To, TJ

06. For the foregoing discussion, this Writ petition is allowed, directing respondent No.4_college to forthwith return the original certificates of the petitioner to her. There shall be no order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed Sd/.AHMED ABDULLA KHAN ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER

1. The Prrncipal Secretary Higher Education Department Secretariat Buildings The State of Telangana, Hyderabad

2. The Secretary, The Telangana State Council for Higher Education' Opp Mahavir Hospitat Mahavir MargMasab Tank Hyderabad'

3. The Registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University JNTUH Kukatpally Hyderabad-500 085

4. The Principal, CMR College of Pharmacy Kandlakoya Village Medchal Road Medchal-Malkalgiri District

5. One CC to Sri Emmadi Upender, Advocate [OPUCI 6'TwoCCstoGPforHigherEducation,HighCourtfortheStateofTelangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

7. One CC to Sri M Mehboob Ali, SC for AICTETOPUCI

8. One CC to Sri Prabhakar Peri, SC for JNTUH[OPUC]

9. Two CD CoPies M, !1

HIGH COURT CC TODAY DATED: 0610512026

ORDER

WP.No.14664 of 2026 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS o 10 ili,Y 2 zo .L sitrr sre e o I : ,\,9 \] ). 'r'l/v :.:. * -\ *

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