WP/10795/2026 of K.Sai Krupal, Vs The State of Telangana on 27 April 2026

132s71 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENW SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE JUWAO] SRIDEVI WRIT PETITION NO:107 50F 2026

Between: --i. X.S"l Krupal,S/oK.Naresh,(StudentRoll No-2183140599)'R/oHNO6-3-435' Ashok Nagar, Karimnagar 505001 Telangana

2. K;;;; nln*ini, S/o kanne Ashok, iged 24 vearc (student 191! ry-o-

- ilaCielizs), No 1-121312, saloora, BodhLn, Nizamabad Telangana 503185'

3. Veeranki Jaya Shankar shavani, S/o Veeranki Sree Krishna,aged 24 years

- iSlrO".t Rott No-Ztee1A05D4), Fl/o H no 5-7-365/1 ' Sriram Nagar' Vanasthalinuram Hyderabad .Telangana 500070'

4. BodduBharath,S/oBGanghadhar,aged24yea,s(StudentRollNo. zia3ino+ro), No 1-22t2 De-vanpally, Bheemgal' Nizamabad Telangna 503307

5. Dharavath Sai Kumar Nayak, sio D.samya,aged 24 years (studentRoll No-

- zrasinos+3), Fl/o a-33/A sadhu Thanda Meilacheruvu mandal survanet District Pincode 508246.

6. AdeSaiCharan,S/oA.Tirupathi,aged24years(StudentRollNo-2183,tA0401)' FUo 6-192 ASSR Nagar, Naspur, Mancheryal Telangana 504205

7. Acha Meghana, S/o A Premsagar' aged 2! Years (Student ng]l--Ig- zis5r noz-0r \, No 2o-1 5-24, Eastfo-rt waringal' Warangal'Telangana 506005'

g. Samalla Saivardhan, S/o S.Lakshmirajan, aged 24 yea,r. (student Roll No-

- ita3liOlu), FUo 6_as sc colony B'adampalte Village Jannaram mandal Mancherial District Telangana. 504205

9. Narra Sanjana, S/o Nana Krishna, aged 24 years (Student. . Roll No- 21831A0222), R/o H. nots-gs/b, phase -21 Sai Nagar, Badangpet' Hyderabad R.R Dist Telangana 50OO5B.

10. Mohammed Saba Noureen, S/o Mohammed lsamoddin' aged 24 years

- isirJ".t Roll No-2'1831 Ao2io)' No 16-2-7O5tN112' Akbarbagh' Malakpet' Hyderabad Telangana 500036 1 1 . Srikar Reddy Nandyala, S/o shyam sunder Reddy Nandyala' aged 24 years tstuo"nt Roit tto-ztastR05c8), Rio 3-52, Madhavaram' Munagala' Suryapet' 508214. l2.Yadavelli Varun, S/o Yadavelli Srinivas rao' aged 24 years (Student Roll No '- ziai'lxzaz), Fyo 1-143 Cheruvu bazar, Kodad' Suryapet 508206'

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13. Surabhi Sudheer, S/o Srinivas rao, aged 24 years (Student Roll No_ 21831A1255), Rio I771A2 mustabad ralan"na sititta telangana_ 5OS4O4. l4 poraboina srikanth, s/o. poraboina maraiah, aged 24 years (student Ro, No- 21831A1247), R/o Terangana Nargono;'6Blrgror, 8-1-10. Khammam

15. Kairarnkonda Himaia, S/o Kairamkonda Raja Gangadhar, aged 24 vears ( studenr Ror,rio-z i a3rA 1 zzal,-ii" t - _ztiii i, prakasha m Road, Korurra Jagitial Telangana 505326. ' -' I r or\dur rdltl Koao, Korutla, 16 Kancharra Murari' s/o-Kancharra Krishna, aged 24 years (Student Ro, No- 3i'lilf 1'"1]l; 1Z l;-rZ: rn uti u ntia viiialE]"eo n,i, r," "0.1,- ir, " i,,,il

17. Chenna Jashwanth, S/o.9hen1a shankar, aged 24 years (Student Roll No_ |l|ilt *, R/o 3-1_14.r, srohrrr,'["d,il.rtrr, Jasityat, Tetansana - l8.Kuppata vikas, S/o T:p,q3t, srinu, aged 24 years (Student Rolt No_ ?lir1J,l?*3,laR/o'1-113 Viss"J'rivr'l'Cninn'a'suou4r/y Mahabubabacr(D).

19. Galam Sravani, S/o Venkata .Krishnarao, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 2183 jA0553), R/o H No-1-34, 'p;;o-, xnammamloj T"trng-"n, 5ozj65. ' rram (V)' wyra(M),

20. Ratlavath Sruthi, S/o R.Katooram Naik, aged 24 years (Student Roll No_ 22835A0s 1 o), R/o plor r.ro - r ++, r,rE rviCH["rjly, Badansper 500058. 2l Battula mallesh, s/o B.srinaiah, aged 24years (Student Roll No-21831A0413). R:/o prashanth nagar ss comptex pLt "" s6. Xuf,ip?tty,nyo"rrOrd , Tetangana,

22. Sirisifia Abhinav, S/o S_y.y!r! Krishna, aged 24 years (Student Roll No_ 2 1 831 A7 2s9). Rio 1 2 _ 1 _t 24 t 1 e.ir u, g"l, rjij"rriolo, r",a nsa na 500028.

23. Tupuda lr,4anohar Redriv, _S/o T.Ramchandra Reddy, aged 24 years(Student i;i "u* 1 33JA0 566 ), R/; c-;; ""i;# l,irl,,"rl "' on, nwada, Na raya n pet

24. Meghavath Vinod Kumar, S/o M.Sardhar, aged 24 years (Student Roll No_ ilBi;fr, *,, Rto 3_24t3, pachr;;;;;ih;ir,'rionn,n yadadri reransana

25. Adirala Sumanth, S/o j.Srinivasulu, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 2283sAt201), Rio 1_3_220, r.dd;;;;;y, iliirrir], ron,or, retansana

26. Gunukuta Vasanth Kum11,S-lo^p.Venkatesh, aged 24years (Student Roll No_ 21 83 1 A0 1 23), N o 1 0 _2 -37 t l,srrir"ji N;;;;:' iv;Y;u ord, r"r" nsrna 50300 1 2T.Nandgowdi Aditya Rai. :/:) Cl.,anjay Raj, aged 24 yearc(Student Roil No- SJfijlf:r"r, an i_+_ttt, rr.rLnrs"i"ianastnaripuram. reransana

28. Banoth Subhadra, S/o B_anoth Kishan, aged 24 years (Student Roll No_ 21 831 A0208). R/o 1 -1 . _ Burd-haras.-liva ;";r: sivatayam street, Lenkori Mandal Khammam. Telangana 507168

29. Boyapalli Rashmitha, S/o Boyapally Hanumanth Reddy, aged 24 yea.s (Student Roll No-21831A01 11), R/o 21-7$45 Ghansi Bazar, near High Court, Hyderabad, Telangana 500002.

30. Makthala Pranay, S/o Makthala Srinivas, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 21 831 AO482l, N o 1 B-1 0-441 4/1, Subashnagar no S.Jeedimetla.Tirumalgiri.

31. Addu Shivaramulu, S/o Addu Venkataiah, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 2183140202), Rl/o H/no-1-99, Bhogaram, Kosgi (Mdl), Narayanpet (Dist) 509339.

32. Dobba Sai, Sio D. RAMULU, aged 24 years (Student Roll No-2183140544), R/o H/no- 3 83/3, Kothalingala, Kamepalli (m), Khammam(Dt) ,Telangana 507182.

33. Ragipati CharanKumar, S/o R.Chenna Keshavulu, aged 24 years (Student Roll No 21831 AO4B1), Fl/o H/no- 3-165/2A, Nizamabad District, Nandipet (Mdl) Nandinet (vill) Rainagar street. Telangana 503212.

34. Dindi Shekar Sagar, S/o Dindi Raju, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 21831A0118), R/o 66/136-1 Anjaiah nagar Gachibowli Serilingamplly RR dist,

35. P.Rakesh, S/o P.Srinivas, aged24 years (Student Roll No-21831A0138), R/o Hno-3-14- 1241GN105, Geethanjali Apts, Sahara States Road No-1 Mansoorabad Havathnagar. Telangana 500068

36. Pakshula Sushanth, S/o Pakshula Yadhaiah, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 21831AO225), Rl/o 2-139, Vellammathanda, Manchal (M), R.R.(D), Telangana 501508. 3T.Patiolla Karthik Rao, S/o Patlolla Vinayak, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 21831AO4A7\, No 1-141C village, Chelapalli mandal, Sangareddy Telangana, 502345.

38. Kadari Aravind, S/o Kadari Ramulu, aged 24 years (Student Roll No- 21831AO217), Rt/o 1-31 Akulamailaram, Kandukur Mandal, Rangareddy,

39. Sajjanapu Sakshay, S/o S.Srinivas , aged 24 years (Student Roll No.2'1831A0143) R/o H.No,1-31 Narasimhulapally Mandal,Peddapaly Dist, Karimnagar, Telangana 5051 72.

40. Kanchukatla Rithika, D/o K.Yadagiri, aged 24 yearc (Student Roll No.21B31A'1223),R/o,H.No.7-370l2lC,Sai Poojitha Nagar, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, R.R,Dist, Telangana 501 506. (All 40 Petitioners are students of Guru Nanak lnstitution of Technology (GNIT), lbrahimpatnam, R.R.District 501506) ...PETITIONERS AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Chief Secretary, Telangana Secretariat Road, Central Secretariat, Khairtabad, Hyderabad -500004.

2. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Secretariat Road, Central, Secretariat, Khairtabad, Hyderabad - 500004

3. Telangana Counsel for Higher Education, Rep by its Chairman Hyderabad, Opposite- Mahavir Hospital Masab tank, Hyderabad-500028.

4. The Vice Chancellor, Jawahar Nehru Technological University' Kukatpally' Hyderabad.

5. The Chief Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare Department (TSWREIS) Telangana Secretariate, Khairtabad, Hyderabad -500022 6 The Guru Nanak lnstitutions (GNIT), Rep by its Chairman and Managing Director H. S. Saini lbrahimpatnam, R.R District, Hyderabad-SO1 506. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents No.S in withholding the Petitioners original Certificates as illegal, unjust and violation of principles of natural justice and restrain the institution/Colleges from withholding original certificate due to outstanding amounts for the Government or any including unpaid fees and regulations mentioned under Rule 2(F)(6) and Rule.4 c issued by UGC notification vide file No.14- 412012(CPP-1\ in October 2018 and Cir. No: JNTUH/DArWStudents/Fee Reimbursementl2O24, Dated 0710312024 an violations issued by Respondent No.4 and AITCE Circular F.No.1-'t01/DPG/AITCE/Regulations/2O'19 dated 29/03/20't9 vide letter dated 58.2024 and violation of Artcle.14,19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia ,Consequently direct the Respondents to issue all the Original Certificates including Long Memo, Study and Conduct Transfer Certificate of SSC, lntermediate. All Semesters Memo, and Bonafide Certificates along Provisional and Consolidated Marks Memos of Engineering are holding with Respondent No.6 l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondent No. 6 to release forthwith the petitioners academic certificates and other related documents including SSC, lntermediate, T.C., and Bonafide Certificates to enable the petitioners to pursue higher studies and for employment or other competitive examinations. Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. Y. HARIKA REP. FOR SRI Y.V.S.S. SIVA SARMA Counsel forthe Respondent No.1 to 3: SRI K. SHARATH, ASST. GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI PRABHAKAR PERI, SC FOR JNTU Counsel for the Respondent No.5: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.6: SRI T.V.V. CHAKARPANI The Court made the following: ORDER

!N THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTlCE JUWADISRIDEVl WRIT PETITIO N No.10795 ot2026 27th APRIL. 2026 Between: K.Sai Krupal, S/o.K.Naresh, aged 24 years, (student Rolt No.21831A0S99) Rl/o.No.6-3-435, Ashok Nagar, Karimnagar, Telangana - 505001 and 39 students. AND The State of Telangana, rep. by its Chief Secretary, Telangana Secretariat Road, Central Secretariat, Khairtabad, Hyderabad - 500 OO4 and 5 others ... Petitioners ...Respondents

:ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief: '...to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more pafticularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.6 in withholding the petitioners original ceftificates as illegal, unjust and violation of principles of natural justice and restrain the institution/Colleges from withholding original ceftificate due to outstanding amounts for the Government or any including unpaid fees and regulations mentioned under Rule 2(F)(6) and Rule 4(c) issued by UGC notification vide file No.14-4/2012(CPP-1) in October, 2018 and Cir. N o. J N T U H/ D A AA/S tud e ntdF e e re i m b u r se m e nt/2o24, Dated O7/03/2024 an viotations issued by respondent No.4 and AITCE Circutar F.No1- 1 01 /DPG/AITCURegulationg27l g dated 29/03/20 1 9 vide letter dated 5-8-2024 and violation of Atticte 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia. Consequen y I i i I I

, I )oittt low.rl9i.l4i w.r.tto.to795 ol 2a26 direc! the respondents lo /ssue all the originat ceftift.cales_ including Long Memo, Study and Conduct Transfer Certilicate of SSC lnteriediate. A// Semesters lvlemo and Bonafide Certificates along with Provisional and Consolidated Marks Memos if Engineering are holding with respondent No.6 and pass.. "

2. Heard Ms.y.Harika, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr.K,Sharath, learned Assistant Government pleader for Higher Education appearing for respondent Nos..l to 3, Mr.prabhakar peri, learned Standing Counsel for JNTU appearing for respondent No.4 and Mr.T.V.V.Chakarpani, learned counsel for respondent No.6.

Case of the petitioners is that the petitioners pursued their Engineering course tn respondent No.6 College and upon completion of their studies; they approached the management for return of their origrnal certificates by making several representations. However, respondent No.6 refused to return the original certificates of the petitioners on the ground that the fee reimbursement amounts are yet to be released by the Government of relangana, the actions of the respondents are in vioration of the UGC Regulations (Fite No.14_4t2O12(Cpp_1), October 2018), AICTE Circutar F.No.1-101/Dpc/AtCTARegulations/2O19 dated 29.03.2019, and Circular dated 05.0g.2024, as wefl as JNTUH Circular No.JNTUH/DAAfuStudents/Fee ReimbursemenU2O24

lottk tuwodi *Adl w.Pdo,to7g5 ol 2026 dated 07.03.2024 and also guidelines issued by the Finance (SCSDF & STSDF) Department vide U.O.No.2700860- tu97lSCSDF/2024 dated 06.09.2024. Hence, the present writ petition.

4. Leamed counsel for the petitioners submits that the Telangana Counsel of Higher Education, vlde LT.No.TSCHE/Fee ReimbursemenU2O24, dated 23.02.2024 has directed all the Universities/Colleges not to withhold or retain the original certificates of students and not to insist upon payment of fees from students who are eligible for fee reimbursement.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that due to the illegal retention of original certificates, the petitioners have been deprived of opportunities to pursue higher education, including applying for TS/TG PGSET (2026-2028, Phase-tt), and have suffered irreparable loss and such withholding of original certificates is illegal, arbitrary, and unjustified, and therefore, the petitioners seeks a direction to respondent No.6 to forthwith return the original certificates.

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6. The learned counsel for respondent No.6 submits that as per Government policy, the scholarship amount, including Tuition Fee (RTF) and Maintenance Allowance (MTF), is directly credited to the students' accounts through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System (APBS). ln such circumstances, once original certificates are released, recovery of tuition fees becomes impracticable.

7. lt is further submitted that in view of G.O.Ms. No.6 dated

06. O9.2024, the respondent College seeks a direction that 4th year SC students of the academic year 2024-2025 furnish an undertaking to pay the tuition fee either upon receipt of the scholarship or othenrrise L The learned counsel submits that the respondent has no intention to permanently withhold the certificates and is willing to release them, subject to safeguarding its legitimate dues. The certificates were retained only for custodial and administrative purposes.

9. lt is further submitted that the petitioners have suppressed material facts and the Writ Petition is liable to be dismissed. Hence, it is prayed this Court to dismiss the Writ Petition.

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10. Perused the record.

11. lt is not in dispute that the petitioners have completed their studies in respondent No.6 College and their original certificates are in the custody of the said College. A baie perusal of the LT.No.TSCHE/Fee ReimbursemenV2024, dated 23.02.2024 issued by the Secretary, Telangana State Council of Higher Education, reveals that specific instructions were issued directing all affiliated Private Colleges not to insist upon payment of tuition fees from students who are eligible for the fee reimbursement from the State Government. Further, as per the guidelines of UGC, no college is entitled to withhold or refuse to return any documents, including degree or diploma certificates or any other awards, deposited with it by students for the purpose of seeking admission.

12. The certificates, being personal and academic credentials, are undoubtedly the property of the petitioners. ln such circumstances, respondent No.6-College has no authority whatsoever to retain the said certificates and the retention of the petitioners original certificates by respondent No.6 is wholly unjustified and cannot be sustained. Even assuming that the College has any monetary claim against the petitioners, withholding i

Jusde tu@.ti Wcsi w-P.flo.t0795 ol 2026 their 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 and not by depriving the petitioners of their rightful original certificates.

13. For the foregoing discussion, this Writ petition is allowed, directing respondent No.6 to forthwith return the original certificates of the petitioners to them, within a period of one (1) week, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ,. SD/. A.H.S. GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// A To, TION OFFICER

1. The Chief Secretary, The State of Telangana Secretariat Road, Central Secretariat, Khairtabad, Hyderabad -50

2. The Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, The State of Telangana, Secretariat Road, Central, Secretariat, Khairtabad, Hyderabad - 500004

3. The Chairman, Telangana Counsel for Higher Education, Hyderabad, Opposite- Mahavir Hospital Masab tank, Hyderabad-500028.

4. The Vice Chancellor, Jawahar Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.

5. The Chief Secretary, Telangana Social Welfare Department (TSWREIS) Telangana Secretariate, Khairtabad, Hyderabad -500022

6. The Chairman and Managing Director H.S.Saini, The Guru Nanak lnstitutions (GNIT), lbrahimpatnam, R.R District, Hyderabad-501506.

7. One CC to SRI Y.V S.S. SIVA SARMA, Advocate [OPUC]

8. One CC to SRI PRABHAKAR PERI, SC FOR JNTU [OPUC]

9. One CC to SRI T V.V. CHAKARPANI, Advocate IOPUCI 10,Two CCs to GP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] 1l.Two CCs to GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, High Court for the State of Telangana. [OUT] 1 2. Two CD Copie_;i.- BN (dX

CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2710412026

ORDER

WP.No.10795 of 2026 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS itJllrr \.. ? B }?fl ?mF -!,: ,// T.1ri-:>.-- '' r ,, j^'\ '( " \\ i\ C) t,- \:- j' o