‘Academic timeline sacrosanct’: Telangana HC dismisses student’s plea for late medical admission registration

The counsel for the petitioner pleaded with the court to allow the student to submit a representation to the University, citing a similar order from a previous case. However, the University’s standing counsel, T Sharath, countered that the application dates had long been closed and the counselling process, which commenced on September 15, 2025, was already underway. He argued that entertaining the application at this stage would be a “futile exercise”.

The bench then sided with the University, highlighting the importance of strict adherence to the academic calendar. “We are of the view that since the admission to MBBS or BDS course has a definite timeline required to be adhered to by the University and the cut-off dates for application or counselling are sacrosanct, there is no point in asking the University to consider the petitioner’s application for fresh registration,” the division bench remarked.

The court ultimately concluded that it was not “inclined to issue any directions to that effect” and dismissed the writ petition. At the conclusion of the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel made a final submission, requesting that in the event the registration date for the courses were to be extended, the petitioner should be granted liberty to apply. The bench acknowledged this and reiterated that if such an extension were to occur, it would be open for the petitioner to make an application, which would then be considered by the respondents “in accordance with law”.