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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Telangana High Court order which ruled that permanent residents or those domiciled in the state cannot be denied the benefit of admission in the medical colleges in the state merely because of their study or residence outside Telangana.
A bench comprising CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice on an appeal filed by the state government and response from petitioner Kalluri Naga Narasimha Abhiram, who appeared before the HC.
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Telangana, however, assured the court that a one-time exception would be given to 135 students, who appeared before the HC.
“Till next listing, without prejudice to the aforesaid statement made by the Telangana government, the impugned order of the High Court dated September 5, 2024, shall remain stayed,” the bench said.
In its appeal, the state government contended that the HC erroneously held that Rule 3(a) of the Telangana Medical and Dental Colleges Admission (Admission into MBBS & BDS Courses) Rules, 2017, as amended in 2024, to be interpreted to mean that the respondents shall be eligible to admission in the medical colleges in Telangana.
The rule mandated that students seeking admission in Telangana medical colleges must have studied for four consecutive years in the state before the qualifying exam. “Such an order by the HC overlooks the fact the State of Telangana possesses the legislative competence to determine various requirements, including domicile, permanent resident status etc., to determine admission of students in the universities in… Telangana,” the appeal stated.
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