WP/6865/2026 of Ch. Muralidhar Vs The State of Telangana on 25 March 2026

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Higher Education' Secretariate, HYderabad.

2. The All lndia councilfor Techinical Educatiol-(fQr!), New Delhi at Nelson nf"nl"fJ M;rg, V;;;ntn Xuni, New Delhi - 110b70. Rep. by its Chairman'

3. The University Grants commission, Rep. by its chair-Person, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002.

4. The Principal/ correspondent, Siddhartha lnstitute of Techno!9gy3ltd SCi enceJ r(f ir"p] rV, dnZiriesir, M edchal-Mal kajgiri District - 501 30 1' ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 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 a Writ or order more particularly one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th Respondent in not returning the petitioner Study certificates inspite of receipt of the petitioner written Application dated. 4-2-2026 as illegal, Arbitrary, unjust and against the provisions of Education Act and against Article 14,16,19 and 21of constitution of lndia'

lA NO: 1 Ol= 2026 Petit on 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 -'rd Respondent to return Educational Certificates which are lying with 4th Respordent College to the petitioner forthwith pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI AMARAGANI MALSOOR Counsel for the Respondent No.I: SRI K.SHARATH, AGP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Gounsel for the Respondent No.2&3: SRI MEHBOOB ALl, SC FOR AICTE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: - - - The Court made the following: ORDER

Justice Juwadi Sridevi wp_5865_2025 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUWADI SRIDEVI WRIT PETITION No.6865 of 2026

RCH, Between: CH.Muralidhar AND " ' Petitioner The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Higher Education, secretariat, Hyderabad and three others ,. Respondents :OR ER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief: "fo issue a Writ or order more particularly one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th Respondent in not returning the petitioner Study Cefiificates inspite of receipt of the petitioner Written Application dated 04.02.2026 as iltegat, Arbitrary, uniust and against the provisions of Education Act and against Atticle 14, 16, 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia and fo pass..."

2. Heard Mr. Amaragani Malsoor Goud, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K.Sharath, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education appearing for respondent No.1 and Mr. M.Mehboob Ali, learned Standing Counsel for AICTE appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 3. -There is no representation for respondent No.4. i : I

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3. case of the petitioner is that at the time of admission into B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), 1"t year in respondent No.4 college, all his original certificates, including ssc Memo, lntermediate Marks Memo, Transfer certificate,.study and conduct certificates, Bonafide certificates of loth class and lntermediate and other original certificates, were retained by the Management of respondr:nt No.4-college. He attended classes for about 15 days. It is the further case of the petitioner that on 21.og.2oz5, a quarrel occurred wherein seniors attacked him and his friends, resulting in injuries. ln connection with the said incident, one senior, namely sai Teja, cornmitted suicide and a case in crime No.11sz of 2025 was registererJ against him. subsequenfly, he discontinued hls studies and is presently residing with his parents at Nayakangudem Village, Kusumanchi Mandal, Khammam District.

4. Further case of the petitioner is that he made an application to respondent No.4 seeking return of his original certificates, but he refused to receive his apprication without any valid reasons and demanded him to pay the entire fee for the remaining three years. Thereafter', he sent another application through RPAD on 04.02.20213 which was received by respondent No.4 on 05.02.2026. 'j

, ,ustice ,uwadi Sridcva wp_6865_2026 However, the same was not considered till date. Hence, the present writ petition

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner requires his original certificates to secure employment and sustain his livelihood and no dues are pending against him. He further submits that the action of respondent No.4 in withholding the original certificates submitted by the 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.

6. Perused the record. 7.. lt is not in dispute that the original certificates of the petitioner referred to above were submitted before respondent No.4 at the time of admission and the petitioner had discontinued his B.Tech. course 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, i i i I I I : I i I \ \

.lustrce Juwadi Sridevi wp_6865_2026 O withholrling his original certificates cannot be adopted as a mode of enforcirrg such craim, the proper remedy, if any avairabre to the college is to proceed in accordance with law for recovery of its dues, but not'etain the petitioner's originar certificates. B- For the foregoing discussion, this writ petition is ailowed, directing respondent No.4 to forthwith return the original certificates of the pe,titioner to him. No costs. Pr:nding misceilaneous apprications, if any, shail stand closed |^ Sd/.U.SUDHA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR G To,

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9. PI\[I' //TRUE COPY/ SECTION OFFICER One Fair Copy to the Hon'ble SMT. JUSTICE JUWADI SRIDEVI (For Her Ladyships Kind Perusal)

1. The Principal Secretary to Higher Education, Secretariate, Hyderabad.

2. The Chairman, All lndia Councilfor Techinical Education (AICTE), New Delhi at Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasanth Kunj, New Delhi - 110070.

3. The Shair-Person, University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002.

4. The Principal / Correspondent, Siddhartha lnstitute of Technology and Sciences Narapally, Ghatkesar, Medchal-Malkajgiri District - 50i301 . 11 111 Copies. The Under Secretary, Union of lndia Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, New Delhi. The liecretary, Telangana Advocates Association Library, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. One 0C to SRI AMARAGANI MALSOOR, Advocate [OpUC] One,3C to SRI MEHBOOB ALl, SC FOR AICTE IOPUCI Two 'lcs to GP FoR HIGHER EDUCATIoN, High court for the State of Telarrgana.IOUI| Two rlD Copies pfnF, Sez ,...i__En:.%[I

HIGH COURT DATED:2510312026 CC TODAY i[::+:" SES o l1l{ o

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ORDER

WP.No,,6865 of 2O26 ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION WITHOIJT COSTS $ ') M