APHC010211482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI WRIT PETITION NO: 10539 of 2025 along with W.P.No.10542 of 2025 Bench Sr.Nos:- 6 & 7 [3446] W.P.No.10539 of 2025:- Miss Chintala Santoshi Roopagna ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents ********** Advocate for petitioners : Sri K. V. Raghu Veer Advocate for respondents : Smt T. V. Sridevi, learned Standing Counsel for Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences CORAM : THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO DATE : 24th April 2025 P C : The petitioners in W.P.No.10539 of 2025 and W.P.No.10542 of 2025 were both given admission into M.B.B.S. Course under the Sports and Games Quota for the academic year 2024-25 on account of their having participated in the event of ‘Softball’. However, it appears that subsequently, certain complaints were made to the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (S.A.A.P.) questioning the genuineness of the certificates issued in favour of the petitioners among others. The S.A.A.P. appears to have conducted some sort of a field test 2 where the petitioners among others were asked to perform. The field test conducted graded petitioner and others similarly situated, who had benefited on account of their so called participation in the sports events, into ‘Poor’, ‘Average’ and ‘Good’. The petitioners were graded as having shown poor performance. Based upon such a grading, the S.A.A.P. appears to have made recommendation to the University authorities intimating them that the priority list insofar as the petitioners in the present cases are concerned had been withdrawn. Based upon such a withdrawal, the Registrar of the N.T.R. University issued show cause notice dated 08.04.2025 requiring them to show cause as to how their admissions granted under the Sports category for the academic year 2024 and 2025 be not cancelled. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that although the petitioners had not been furnished with the recommendation made by the S.A.A.P. authorities to the University, yet, a reply has since been furnished to the University authorities. It was, however, stated that without the recommendation of S.A.A.P. made to the University, the petitioners were not in a position to give an effective reply and therefore, sought further directions to the S.A.A.P. authorities to make available a copy of the recommendation so made. 3. Even otherwise it is stated that the method adopted by the official respondents in recommending the petitioners’ admissions based upon the 3 field test conducted by the S.A.A.P. is legally impermissible and that the S.A.A.P. should go into the genuineness of the certificates and verification as regards their participation in the sports events which led to the issuance of the sports certificates in that regard. 4. All these issues, in our opinion, can be dealt with only after the official respondents have an occasion to consider the response filed by the petitioners after their furnishing with a copy of the recommendation made by the S.A.A.P. authorities and their reply to the show cause notice impugned. 5. We, therefore, direct the S.A.A.P. authorities as also the University to first furnish to the petitioners a copy of the recommendation made by the S.A.A.P. authorities recommending the withdrawal of the priority list in regard to the petitioners. The petitioners would then have the liberty to file an effective reply to the show cause notice, which may be considered by the University authorities in accordance with law. 6. In case the University takes a decision which is adverse to the interests of the petitioners, the same shall not be given effect to for a period of five (5) weeks with a view to enable the petitioners to challenge the said order before an appropriate Forum. In the meantime, the petitioners shall be permitted to continue with the courses in which they have been granted admission. 7. Accordingly, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. No order as to costs. 4 Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CJ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J AMD 5 5 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE & HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO W.P.Nos.10539 & 10542 of 2025 Dt : 24.04.2025 AMD