4 1 APHC010367422025 x- IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) \ I: \ \ i 1 r I \ FRIDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION Nos. 18620,18917. 18949. 19060.19311.19330. 19983 19986, 20032 and 21119 OF 2025 J. WRIT PETITION NO: 18620 OF 2025 Between; 1. Gandury Krishna Vamsi, S/o Gandury Srinivasulu.Occ - unemployee, R/o. D.No. 3-137/2 Parvatipuram. Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Makke Kavya Sri, D/o Rama Krishna Makke, Occ- unemployee R/o. D.No. H.No. 11-189, Sriramanagar, Yerrabalem, Mangalagiri Mandal, Andhra Pradesh. 3. Syed Gul Mohammed, S/o Syed Irshad, Occ- unemployee 6/1400-c. Bhagya Nagar Guntakal, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh. Ramannapeta, Vetapalem area R/o. D.No. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep by its Registrar, Gunadala Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary Medical and Family Welfare Dept, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The Director Medical Education, The State of Andhra Vijayawada. Health Pradesh, 4. The National Medical Council of India, Rep by its Chairman, Pocket No. 14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring inaction of Respondent Authorities more particularly Respondent No. 1 in issuing the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates to the Petitioners herein as per circular dated 19/06/2024 issued by National Medical Commission as being illegal, unjust, unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondent No. 1 herein to issue the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates to the Petitioners herein by making it clear that the respondent no. 01 have no authority to withhold the issuance of permanent registration number to the petitioners and force them to undergo one more year of internship in contrary to the circular issued by the NMC. lA NO: 1 OF 202.*; 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. 1 to accept the application to issue the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates herein pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI AMIRISETTY SAI RAGHAVA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR FOR NMC of the petitioners S, SC 3 APHC010373842025 WRIT PETITION NO: 18917 OF 209.*; Between: 1. Godavarthi Sri Vidya Sai Charan, S/o. Satyanarayana, Occ Unemployee. Aged about 25 10-13/1, VenkataRamana Nagar, Kakinada Rural, Indrapalem Village East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Kona NavyaSree, D/o. Kona MadhavaRaju about 25, Godavarthi Veera Venkata years, R/o. D.No. Occ unemployee. Aged years, R/o. D.No. 44-19-13/3, Railway New Colony, Sivalayam Backside. Visakhapatnam (Urban), Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh 3. Oguru Bharath Chandra, Aged about 26, years. Road Podalakuru Road, Opp ESI Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 4. AmbatiJahnavi Reddy. D/o.AmbatiPoliReddy. s Occ unemployee. Aged R/o. D. No. 7-1-126, Teachers Colony, Allagadda Allagadda, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh S/o. OguruJayaramulu Occ Unemployee R/o. D. No. 25/1/1000, NethajiNagar. Cross Nellore District, about 24 years ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept District. Rep by its Registrar, Gunadala, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur 4 • 3. The Director Medical Education, Vijayawada. 4. The National Medical Council of India, Rep by its Chairman, Pocket No. 14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. The State of Andhra Pradesh, ...RESPONDENTS of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue in the nature of Respondent Authorities Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one a WRIT OF MANDAMUS, declaring the inaction of the more particularly Respondent No. 1, in issuing the Permanent Registration Certificates (PR)/Final Registration Certificates to the petitioners herein, in accordance with the circular dated 19.06.2024 i the National Medical Commission issued by (NMC) and further action of the 1st Respondent to insist the petitioner to undergo one more year additional internship, as illegal, arbitrary unjust, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the issue the Permanent Registration Certificates (PR)/Final Registration Certificates to the Respondent No. 1 to i petitioners herein forthwith herein, in light of passed in W.A. No. 603 of 2025. the judgment dated 09.07.2025 lA NO: 1 OF 9n9^ Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No. praying that in the circumstances stated 1 to issue Permanent Registration Certificates (PR)/Final Registration Certificates to the petitioners by receiving applications pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. form the petitioners herein. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI GAJJALA Counsel for the Respondent No.1:SRI Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND MALLIKARJUNA REDDY V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC FAMILY WELFARE 5 Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR FOR NMC S, SC APHC010370322025 0^0 0™: WRIT PETITION NO: 18949 OF 202fi Between: 1. Illuri Sai Ranga Nikhil. S/o. Illuri Ramesh, Occ: unemployee, Aged about 26, years, R/o. D.No. 4-8-69, Veeranna Bavi Street Giddaluru Village, Giddaluru Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. S.S. Sai Hemanth, S/o. KS. Sankar Ganesh about 24, years, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh - 517501 3. Palika Gayathri, D/o. Palika Durga Malleswara Rao Aged about 24, years. Occ unemployee. Aged R/o. D.No. 8-3-337, New Street, Tirupati (Urban), Occ unemployee. R/o. Flat No. 504, Arunasadan Apartments, 0pp. Police Station, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District, Andhra 4. Konda Karthik Kumar Reddy, S/o. Konda Madanamohan Pradesh Reddy, Occ unemployee. Aged about 26 R/o. D. No. 25/136-H, Bethal years Colony, Rayachoti, Rayachoti Mandal, Kadapa District, 5. Illuri Partheep Goud, S/o. Manohar, Occ unemployee. Aged about 26, years R/o. D.No. 6-13/133, Station Road, Giddaluru Village, Giddaluru Mandal, PrakasamDistrict, Andhra Pradesh. 6. Akkireddy Gnana Pragathi, D/o. A.Naga Satyanarayana, 24 years, Occ Unemployee, R/o. D. No. 58-1-186/1 Aged about , Karasa Main Road , AP. S/o. Mrutyum Jaya Rao, Occ years, R/o. 2-343, Rampa Road Rampachodavaram, East Beside Balaji Function Hall, Karasa Visakhapatnam 7. Pendem Yaswanth Sai Siddardha unemployee. Aged about 25 Rampachodavaram, Near Krishna Temple Godavari District. 6 . 8. Ramireddy Gari Ranadheer Sena Reddy, S/o R. Ramabhupal Reddy Occ unemployee Aged about 24 G.Jambuladinne, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. 9. Dasari Sujatha, D/o. Dasari Uma Maheswara years, Occ Unemployee Bavisetti Vari Peta, Eluru, West Godavari District. Botcha Jhansi Sri Lakshmi, D/o. Botcha Tirupathi Rao, Aged about 26 years, Occ Unemployee, R/o. D. No. 65-1-45/16, Kodipandala Dibba Srihari Puram, Visakhapatnam, AP. years, R/o. 1-94, Perayapalli, Rao, Aged about 26 R/o. D. No. 1-30, Jayaprakash Nagar, 10. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Health Velagapudi, Guntur Medical and Family Welfare Dept, Secretariat District. 3. The Director Medical Education, Vijayawada. The State of Andhra Pradesh, 4. The National Medical Council of India, Rep by its Chairman, Pocket No. 14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the the High Court may be or Direction, more particularly declaring the inaction of the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order in the nature of a WRIT OF MANDAMUS, Respondent Authorities one more particularly Respondent No. 1, in issuing the Permanent Registration Certificates (PR)/Final Registration petitioners herein, in accordance with the circular dated 19.06.2024 i the National Medical Commission Certificates to the - issued by (NMC) and further action of the 1ST 7 Respondent to insist the petitioner to undergo one more year additional internship, as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unconstitutional, and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent No. 1 to issue the Permanent Registration Certificates (PR)/Final Registration Certificates to the petitioners herein forthwith herein, in light of the judgment dated 09.07.2025 passed in W.A. No. 603 of 2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2n?fi Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No. 1 to issue Permanent Registration Certificates (PR)/Final Registration Certificates to the petitioners by receiving applications form the petitioners herein, pending disposal of the above Counsel for the Petitioners; SRI GAJJALA MALLIKARJUNA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR FOR NMC praying that in the circumstances stated Writ Petition. REDDY SC for APMC HEALTH AND S, SC APHC010374392025 WM HP WRIT PETITION NO; 1906Q OF 2025 Between: 1. Bellam Rama Krishna Reddy, S/o Ramachandra 25 years, Occ unemployee, R/o. D.No. Gudimetta Post, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Reddy, Aged about 4-76A, G. Kottapalli, Racharla, 8 « 2. Boppana Vimala Devi, D/o Boppana Kumara Swamy, Aged about 27 years, Occ unemployee, R/o. D.No. 2-120, Near Aditya Public School, Ankampalem, Atreyapuram, East Godavari District,Andhra Pradesh. 3. Marumulla Azhar Vali, S/o Kasim Vali Maurumulla years, Occ unemployee School, Yemiganur, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. 4. Nimmanagari Srilatha, D/o Mallareddy Nimmanagari, Aged about 26 years, Occ unemployee, R/o. D.No. 4-114, G. Kottapalli, Road, Yerragondapalem, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Aged about 26 R/o. D.No. 18/784, Near Sharada Comity Kolukula ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept, District 3. The Director Medical Education, Vijayawada. 4. The National Medical Council of India, Rep by its Chairman, Pocket No. 14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur The State of Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court pleased to issue an appropriate Writ may be or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring inaction of Respondent Authorities more particularly Respondent No. 1 in issuing the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates to the Petitioners Medical herein as per circular dated 19/06/2024 issued by National and consequently direct Commission as being illegal, unjust, unconstitutional 9 the Respondent No.1 herein to issue the Permanent certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates to the Registration Petitioners herein by making it clear that the respondent no. 01 have no authority to withhold the issuance of permanent registration number to the petitioners and force them to undergo one more year of internship in contrary to the circular issued by the NMC. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 direct the Respondent No. 1 to accept the application to issue the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates herein pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI AMIRISETTY SAI RAGHAVA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR FOR NMC to of the petitioners S, SC APHC010381302025 0 WRIT PETITION NO: 19311 OF 20?fi Between: Potturi Mohan Sai, S/o.P.V.Ramana Kumar, Student, Age 27 years. Occupation R/o. H-No. 4-241, Maruthi Nagar, Near Veternary Hospital, Navaluru, Mangalagiri, Guntur District - 522503 ...PETITIONER AND 10 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, rep. by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its- Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept, District. 3. The Director Medical Education, State of A.P., Vijayawada. 4. National Medical Council of India, rep by its Chairman Pocket.No.14 Sector-3, Dwaraka, New Delhi. secretariat, velagapudi, Guntur ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith pleased to issue a writ, order the High Court may be or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, by declaring the action Of the respondents herein, more particularly to let 1 respondent in not issuing the Permanent Registration Certificates /Final Registration Certificate to the Petitioner herein, even after successful completion of Internship by the Petitioner, issued by the 1"* respondent by following the National Medical (Undergraduate Medical Education as per allotment order, Commission Board) circular No.U15024/01/2022- UGMEB, dated 9-5-2023, as highly illegally, arbitrary and discrimination and consequentially the Hon'ble Court herein is entitle for may please to declare that the petitioner permanent Registration Certificates / Final Registration Certificates as Per the Circular No.U15024/01/2022-UGMEB, dated 9-5- 2023 consequentially direct the 1 and respondent to issue the Permanent Registration to the Petitioner herein. lA NO: 1 OF Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed i direct the 1 praying that in the circumstances stated in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to respondent to consider and issue the Permanent Registration Certificates/Final Registration Certificates to the petitioner herein, as Per the allotment letters followed by on completion of 1 year Internship course 11 the circular No. of the writ petition.U.15024/01/2022-UGMEB, dated 9-5-2023, pending disposal Counsel for the Petitioner: SRi JOSEPH PREM KUMAR KUMMARIKUNTA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR FOR NMC S, SC APHC010382842025 SMS ■ lbjLjUr: WRIT PETITION NO: 19330 OF 2025 Between: 1. Chidepudi Ramakrishna Reddy S/o CH.Venkata Siva Reddy, Age;25yrs,Occ: Un-empIoyee H.no:3-1 36/2,kantheru,Tadikonda mandal,Guntur District, 2. Swathy Bommineni Sekar, D/o Bommineni Sekhar Aged,25 yrs.Occ; Un-employee H.NO -170/2B,2C . Oynelav ,B.N.Kandriga Mandal , TIRUPATHI-517541., 3. Adapa Kiran,S/o Adapa Raghavulu , Aged 26 yrs , Occ; Un-employee R/o .H.No.1-24, kapavaram , Peravali Mandalam , West Godavari District. 4. Pittam Sai Sucharitha,D/o Pittam Raja Sekhar Reddy Aged;26; Occ; Un-employeeR/o.H.No.21/125/15A, Farook Nagar ,Nandyal:51 8501 5. Thoti Pranavi, D/o T.Narayana Swamy, aged 27 years, Occ: Un-employee ,R/o. H.No.2-1 85/1, TTD Plots, M.R.Palli, Tirupati, Chittoor district,51 7502. 6. Grandhi Mounisha,D/o Ramprakash, aged 24 years, Occ; Un-employee, R/o.H.No.31 -2-26,Mandapeta, Dr. B. R. Am bed kar. Kona seem a District. PI N. 533 3 08 7. Eapuri Meghana, D/o E.Chandran, aged 25 years, Occ; Un-employee, R/o. H.No.1-194, E B C Colony, Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor District, 8. Boddu Revanthi Vasavi Mallika , D/o Boddu Seshagirirao age 25 ,Occ; Un-employee R/o H.NO 10-413 , Narayanapuram, Dachepalli , Guntur District., 9. Peruri Sai Vineela,D/o Peruri Satish Kumar, Age 25 years ,Occ; Un-employee R/o H.No. 31-60-10/13 , Vuda Phase 6 , Kurmannapalem , Visakhapatnam. 10. Yekabote Harshitha,D/o Y.Krishna Rao, Aged 25 Years, Occ: Un-employee,R/O H.No-20/378- 3,Venkannapeta,Adoni(Pin-518301), Kurnool District, 11. Asanapuram Sai Gowtham ,S/oAsanapuram Rama Mohan,Age 25 yrs Occ: Un-empIoyee R/o H.No.8/75 Mangivandlapalli village,Talupula Mandal, Kadiri Taluka, Sri Satyasai District 12. Seera Chandan,S/o S.Ramarao,Aged : 26 yrs . Occ; Un-employee,H.no.:27-17-36,Peddhi Bhotia Vari Street, Krishna District, Besant Road, Governorpet, Vijayawada 13. Tumpera saikumar, s/o Tumpera ramanjineyulu, aged 26 years, Occ: Un-employee, R/o H.No 6-775B Shakthi Nagar, Narpala,Anantapur 14. Kamanur Shaikh Suhail Ahamed.S/o K Abdul Subhan Basha. Aged : 27 Years Occ: Un-employee. H.No 10/516-4, Dcsr Colony, Proddatur, Kadapa District 15. Cheegati Chandrasekhar S/o Cheegati Tirupathi Rao Age -26 years Occ: Un-employee D -No 4-87,Friends Colony,Jr Puram,Ranasthalam Mandal ,Srikakulam District., 16. Yeddula Himaani D/o Y Jogendra, Age :24 years Occ: Un-employee, R/o.H.No.1-70,Gootibylu, N. P. Kunta Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District., KosanaipaHi Ganesh S/o Durga- Maheshwara, aged 24 years, Occ; Un-employee, R/o H. No 2-151/1 Tirupathi road, pileru , Chittoor District., Busha Urekha,D/o B.Narasimhulu,aged 24years, Occ: Un-employee,Ro.H.No.1-7/4,Nallisettipalli village, CherlopaHi(p), Thavanampalle(M),Chittoor District., Pasumarthi Prudhvi, S/o Satish Babu, aged 25 years, Occ; Un-employee, R/o. H.No. 15-1-14, Mandapeta, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema district.. 17. 18. 19. Susanth Naidu Daggupati, S/o D. Venkata Naga Sai Babu, Age 25, Occ; Un-employee,27-9-8/A-1 2nd lane kannavaritotha Guntur,Guntur district., A H V Hanumanth Prasad, S/o A Koteswara rao. Age 26years ,Occ; Un-employee, R/o 2-439 Sambasivanagar, chilakaluripet, Planadu District. Dwadasi Sri Harsha,S/0 Dwadasi Bilwa Mangala Sastry, Age-24 , Occ; Un-employee,R/0 Door No- 60- 31-184 , Janathacolony, Malkapuram Post, Visakhapatnam District., Vuppalapatideveshkumar S/O V.Jaya Shankar naidu , aged 25years, Occ; Un-employee, R/O H.NO 9-28 BL kandiga(V) Ragimenipenta(P) Bangarupalyam (M) Chittoor District., Thalamarla Arshad khan, S/o Thalamarla shamsheer Khan, aged-26 Years, Occ; Un-employee R/O H.NO- 1/958, Haroon street,Kadiri ,Sri Satya Sai District., Talamarla Sohail Khan, S/o T Zaburulla Khan, aged 27 years, Occ; Un-employee, R/o H.No 1-964, Haroon street,Kadiri ,Sri Satya Sai District., B.Meghasyam Reddy S/o B Seshasai Reddy Aged 26 years, Occ: Un-employee, R/o H.no. 22/410, Yaadava Street Dharmavaram, Sri Satya Sai District. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. (> Tamma Sai Sri Lasya Priya D/oT.Venu Gopala Krishna Rao , Age 25 Years Occ: Un-employee R/O Dccb Colony , Madhav Motors Junction , Srikakulam Srikakulam District. 27. 28. Budhavarapu Naren Sai , S/o BVSRK Prasad , Aged 27 years, Occ: Un-employee, R/o.H.no -1-313 Muktyala road, Jaggayyapeta NTR District, PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Chief Secretary, A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health, Family Welfare &Medical Education A.P.Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District 3. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep. by its Registrar, .7^^ Floor, Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences Vijayawada- 520 008, A.P 4. The Director Medical Education State of A.P., Vijayawada. 5. The National Medical Commission (Formerly National Medical Council of India), Rep by its Chairman, Pocket.No.14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. 6. Dr.I.Ramesh S/o Not Known to the Petitioner, Aged: Major, Occ: Registrar, Dr.NTR University of Health Sciences, 7^^ Floor, Near Siddhartha Medical College Beside New Government General Hospital Near Ramavarappadu Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh 520008. ...Respondents 12 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be Pleased t to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature Of Writ of Mandamus, by (a)declaring the action of the respondents herein, more particularly the 3rd respondent in not registering the petitioners and qualifications in the Andhra Pradesh names State Register and not issuing the certificate and not granting licence to permanent registration medicine to the petitioners herein practise even after completing Internship program by the petitioners as per applicable Screening Test Regulations of 2002, FMG Regulations of 2021 and Circulars made thereunder as unconstitutional, I Articles 14, 19(1)(g) and 15 and 33 of the National Medical made therein and consequentially the the petitioners herein are entitled highly illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, violating 21 of the Constitution of India and Sections Commission Act 2019 and Regulations Hon ble court may pleased to declare that for registering their names and qualifications in the permanent register and grant licence to practice medicine in accordance with the Sections 15 and 33 of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 and Screening Test per Circular No. U.15024/01/2022-UGMEB Regulations of 2002 including dated 9-5-2023 and as may be pleased to direct the 3rd respondent to issue the permanent Registration to all the petitioners herein and may pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the (b)To direct the respondents 2 and 4 case, to order enquiry into the acts and deeds of 6th respondent who acted as the registrar of misapplying the regulations 2021 instead medical council by of applying regulations 2002 future of petitioners though they have deliberately and destroying the complied with all the requirements and also pleased to initiated the under applicable rules and regulations. disciplinary proceedings against him (c)To direct the respondents to pay stipend to the petitioners which remain which they are entitled to I functions. unpaid during the internship program period as receive the said stipend while discharging the duties and 13 lA NO: 1 OF Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased direct the 3'“ respondent to issue permanent registration forthwith in favour of all the petitioners. praying that in the circumstances stated to Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI PRAKASH Counsel for the Respondent No.1: Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 4: BUDDARAPU GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND AMILY WELFARE SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC FOR APMC Counsel for the Respondent No.3: Between: APHC010389812025 0ES WRIT PETITION NO: 19983 OF onot: 1. JADA RAJEEV, Son of Raghu, Resident of Flat No. 307, Srinidhi Residency, Tirumala Bypass Road Siva Jyothi Nagar. Tirupati, Chittoor District, 2. Garikapati Sai Ram, Son Medical Student, Resident of Door No. 14/196-44-1, Temple Colony Machilipatnam,Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. 3. Talla Kodanda Rami Reddy, Son of Rama Chandra Reddy years. Medical Student, Resident of Door No. 8/136/8A, Kothapeta, Kanigih town, Prakasam District, Aged 26 years, occMedical Student, Andhra Pradesh. of Rama Krishna Aged 26 years, Occ. , aged 25 8th ward. Andhra Pradesh ...PETITIONERS 14 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare Dept, 2. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep. by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawad 3. The Director Medical Education, State of Andhra 4. The National Medical Council Pradesh, Vijayawada rep by its Chairman, of India, Pocket.No. 14,Sector-3, Dwaraka, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 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 rejecting to issue permanent registration certificates in and further instructed to undergo two years internship course in violation to the allotment order the public notice dated 19.06.2024 of National and Medical commission which is in contravention to the orders in Writ appeal vide WA. No. 603 of 2025 dated 09.07.2025 which is highly illegal and arbitrary and violation of natural justice and principals of consequently direct the 2nd respondent to follow the procedure prescribed by the Hon'ble Division bench in Writ Appeal No. 603 of 2025 dated 09.07.2025. lA NO: 1 OF 207.*^ Petition under Section 151 CPC in the affidavit filed i direct the 2'^'' praying that in the circumstances stated in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased respondent to issue permenent registration certificates petitioners in pursuance to the orders to to the passed by this Hon’ble Court in Writ 09.07.2025 pending disposal of the main Writ Appeal No. 603 of 2025 dated petition. 15 Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI PATHI Counsel for the Respondent Nos. SIVA PRASAD 1 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S, SC FOR NMC Counsel for the Respondent No.2:SRI Counsel for the Respondent No.4: APHC010389832025 WRIT PETITION NQ: 1998fi QF 2Q2fi Between: 1. Tannieru Pavan Kumar S/o. Hari Narayana Aged 27 years, Occ Medical Student, Resident of Mallampeta Village, Donakonda Mandal Prakasam District. Andhra Pradesh. 2. Yaparla Vannurappa, S/o. Lali Reddy, Aged 27 years, Occ. Medical village, Pamidi Mandal Student, Resident of Ramarajupalli Ananthapuram District, Andhra Pradesh. 3. Penumala Raj Wilson, s/o. Srikanth, Aged 26 years, Occ. Medical Student, Resident of Door No. 13-11-11, Solaman Street, Bethany Peta, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. 4. Avisana Rahul Reddy, S/o Aged 27 years. Occ. Medical student. Resident of Vallapalli Villlage, Ballikuruva Mandal Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh 5. Pasigoddu Sandhya Rani, D/o. Kasaiah, Aged 27 years, Occ. Medical udent. Resident Of Near Ramalayam, Pamulapalli Village, Giddalur Mandal, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. ...PETITIONERS AND 16 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Medical and Health and Family Welfare Dept, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep. by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawada. 3. The Director Medical Education, State of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 4. The National Medical Council of India, rep by its Chairman, Pocket.No. 14, Sector-3, Dwaraka, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India 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 in rejecting to issue permanent registration certificates and further instructed to undergo two years internship course in violation to the allotment order and the public notice dated 19.06.2024 of National Medical commission which is in contravention to the orders in-Writ appeal vide WA. No. 603 of 2025 dated 09.07.2025 which is highly illegal and arbitrary and violation of principals of natural justice and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to follow the procedure prescribed by the Hon’ble Division bench in Writ Appeal No. 603 of 2025 dated 09.07.2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 2 nd respondent to issue permenent registration certificates to the petitioners in persuance to the orders passed by this Hon’ble Court in Writ Appeal No. 603 of 2025 dated 09.07.2025 pending disposal of the main Writ petition. 17 Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI PATHI SIVA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.2:SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S, SC FOR NMC APHC010388652025 HP WRIT PETITION NO: 20032 OF 2025 Between: Sanchana Pradeep Kumar, S/o Damodara Rao Sanchana, Aged about 26 years, Occ; R/o D.No. 5-4899, Maruthi Nagar-1, Vizianagaram Dola Peta, Rajam town ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, Rep by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept., Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The Director Medical Education, The State of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 4. The National Medical Council of India, Rep by its Chairman, Pocket No. 14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS 18 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring inaction of Respondent Authorities more particularly Respondent No. 1 in issuing the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates to the Petitioner herein as per Commission as being illegal, unjust, unconstitutional and consequently direct herein to issue the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificates to the Petitioners herein by making it clear that the respondent no. 01 have no authority to withhold the issuance of permanent registration number to the petitioners and force them to undergo one more year of internship in contrary to the circular issued by the NMC. circular dated 19/06/2024 issued by National Medical the Respondent No. 1 lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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. 1 to process the application to issue the Permanent Registration certificates(PR) / Final Registration Certificatesof the petitioners herein pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI AMIRISETTY SAI RAGHAVA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S, SC FOR NMC 19 APHC010411202025 WRIT PETITION NO: 21119 OF 2025 Between: Gandikota Kesava Kumar, S/o.Krishna, Age 30 years, Occupation Student, R/o. H-No. 2-1B, Kalidindi Mandal, Amaravathi, Krishna District - 521344. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, rep. by its Registrar, Gunadala, Vijayawada. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its- Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept secretariat, velagapudi, Guntur District. 3. The Director Medical Education, State of A.P., Vijayawada. 4. National Medical Council of India, rep by its Chairman Pocket.No.14, Sector-3 Dwaraka, New Delhi. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, by declaring the action of the respondents herein, more particularly to let 1®* respondent in not issuing the Permanent Registration Certificates /Final Registration Certificate to the Petitioner herein, even after successful completion of Internship by the Petitioner as per allotment order issued by the 1 (Undergraduate Medical Education Board) circular No.UI 5024/01/2022- UGMEB, dated 9-5- 2023, as highly illegally, arbitrary and discrimination and St respondent by following the National Medical Commission 20 consequentially the Hon'ble Court may please to declare that the petitioner herein is entitle for permanent Registration Certificates/Final Registration Certificates as Per the Circular No.U15024/01/2022-UGMEB, dated 09-05- 2023 and consequentially direct the 1®‘ respondent to issue the Permanent Registration to the Petitioner herein. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to consider and issue the Permanent Registration Certificates/Final Registration Certificates to the petitioner herein completion of 1 year Internship course as Per the allotment letters followed by the circular No. U.15024/01/2022-UGMEB, dated 9-5-2023, pending disposal of the writ petition. on Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI JOSEPH PREM KUMAR KUMMARIKUNTA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :SRI V. V. ANIL KUMAR, SC for APMC Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 3:GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4:SRI VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S, SC FOR NMC The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER APHC010367422025 !N THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION Nos.18620. 18917, 18949, 19060, 19311, 19330. 19983, 19986, 20032 and 21119 of 2025 WRIT PETITION NO: 18620 OF 2025 Between: 1.GANDURY KRISHNA VAMSI, S/0 GANDURY SRINIVASULU, OCC - UNEMPLOYEE, R/0. D.NO. 3-137/2 PARVATIPURAM. AREA, RAMANNAPETA, VETAPALEM, PRAKASAM DISTRICT ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.MAKKE KAVYA SRI UNEMPLOYEE R/O. D.NO. H.NO. 11-189, YERRABALEM, MANGALAGIRI MANDAL, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.SYED GUL MOHAMMED, S/O SYED IRSHAD, OCC- UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 6/1400-C. BHAGYA NAGAR GUNTAKAL ANANTHAPURAMU, ANDHRA PRADESH. D/O RAMA KRISHNA MAKKE, OCC- SRIRAMANAGAR, ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS 2 CHAIRMAN, POCKET NO. 14, SECTOR-3 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioners: 1.AMIRISETTY SAI RAGHAVA Counsel for the Respondents: 1.VVANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW WRIT PETITION NO: 18917 OF 2025 Between: 1.GODAVARTHI SRI VIDYA SAI CHARAN, S./O. GOD.AVA.RTHl VEERA VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/0. D.NO. 10-13/1, VENKATARAMANA NAGAR, KAKINADA RURAL, INDRAPALEM VILLAGE, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. KONA NAVYASREE, D/0. KONA MADHAVARAJU, OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 25, YEARS, R/0. D.NO. 44-19-13/3 RAILWAY NEW COLONY, SIVALAYAM BACKSIDE, VISAKHAPATNAM (URBAN), VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 3. OGURUBHARATH CHANDRA, S/0. OGURUJAYARAMULU OCC UNEMPLOYEE, AGED ABOUT 26, YEARS, R/0. D. NO. 25/1/1000, NETHAJINAGAR, CROSS ROAD PODALAKURU ROAD, OPP ESI HOSPITAL, NELLORE, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 4. AMBATIJAHNAVI REDDY, D/O.AMBATIPOLIREDDY, OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS, R/0. D. NO. 7-1-126, TEACHERS COLONY, ALLAGADDA ALLAGADDA, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER{S) AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT 3 SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, POCKET NO. 14, SECTOR-3 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S); Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.GAJJALA MALLIKARJUNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.VV ANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW WRIT PETITION NO: 18949 OF 2025 Between: 1. ILLURI SAI RANGA NIKHIL, S/0. ILLURI RAMESH, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, AGED ABOUT 26, YEARS, R/0. D.NO. 4-8-69, VEERANNA BAVI STREET, GIDDALURU VILLAGE, GIDDALURU MANUAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. S.S. SAI HEMANTH, , S/0. KS. SANKAR GANESH, OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 24, YEARS, R/0. D.NO. 8-3-337, NEW STREET, TIRUPATI (URBAN), CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 517501 3. PALIKA GAYATHRI D/0. PALIKA DURGA MALLESWARA RAO OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 24, YEARS, R/0. FLAT NO. OPP. POLICE STATION, 504, ARUNASADAN APARTMENTS, IBRAHIMPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 4. KONDA KARTHIK KUMAR REDDY,, S/0. KONDA MADANAMOHAN REDDY, OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/0. D. NO. 25/136-H, BETHAL COLONY, MANUAL, KADAPA DISTRICT, RAYACHOTI, RAYACHOTI 5. ILLURI PARTHEEP GOUD, , S/0. MANOHAR, OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 26, YEARS R/O. D.NO. 6-13/133, STATION ROAD, MANUAL, GIDDALURU VILLAGE, PRAKASAMDISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. GIDDALURU 4 6. AKKIREDDY GNANA PRAGATHI,, D/0. A.NAGA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS. OCC UNEMPLOYEE. R/0. D. NO. 58-1- 186/1. KARASA MAIN ROAD BESIDE BALAJI FUNCTION HALL KARASA VISAKHAPATNAM. AP. 7. PENDEM YASWANTH SAI SIDDARDHA.. S/0. MRUTYUM JAYA RAO. OCC UNEMPLOYEE. AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS. R/O. 2-343. RAMPA ROAD RAMPACHODAVARAM. NEAR KRISHNA TEMPLe’ RAMPACHODAVARAM. EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 8. RAMIREDDY GARI RANADHEER SENA REDDY.. S/0 R RAMABHUPAL REDDY. OCC UNEMPLOYEE AGEd’aBOUT 24 YEARS. R/O. 1-94. PERAYAPALLI. G.JAMBULADINNE, KURNOOL ANDHRA PRADESH. 9. DASARI SUJATHA.. D/0. DASARI UMA MAHESWARA RAO. AGED R/O. D. NO. 1-30. BAVISETTI VARI PETA. ELURU. WEST ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE JAYAPRAKASH NAGAR, GODAVARI DISTRICT. 10.BOTCHA JHANSI SRI LAKSHMI,, D/0. BOTCHA TIRUPATHI RAO AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. D. NO. 65-1- 45/16, KODIPANDALA DIBBA SRIHARI PURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM, AP. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. VIJAYAWADA. 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, POCKET NO. 14, SECTOR-3 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): SECRETARIAT. Counsel for the Petitioner{S): 1.GAJJALA MALLIKARJUNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 5 1.VV ANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MED HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE WRIT PETITION NO: 19060 OF 2025 Between: 1.BELLAM RAMA KRISHNA REDDY, S/0 RAMACHANDRA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, R/0. D.NO. 4-76A, G. KOTTAPALLI, RACHARLA, GUDIMETTA POST, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.BOPPANA VIMALA DEVI, D/0 BOPPANA KUMARA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, R/0. D.NO. 2-120, NEAR ADITYA PUBLIC SCHOOL, ANKAMPALEM, ATREYAPURAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT,ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.MARUMULLA AZHAR VALI, S/0 KASIM VALI MAURUMULLA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 18/784, NEAR SHARADA COMITY SCHOOL, YEMIGANUR, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4.NIMMANAGARI SRILATHA, D/0 MALLAREDDY NIMMANAGARI, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC UNEMPLOYEE, R/O. D.NO. 4-114, KOLUKULA ROAD, YERRAGONDAPALEM, G. KOTTAPALLI, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, POCKET NO. 14, SECTOR-3 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 6 1.AMIRISETTY SAI RAGHAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.V VANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3,GP FOR MED HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE WRIT PETITION NO: 19311 OF 2025 Between: 1.POTTURI MOHAN SAI, S/O.P.V.RAMANA KUMAR, AGE 27 YEARS OCCUPATION STUDENT, “ ^ NEAR VETERNARY HOSPITAL, NAVALURU GUNTUR DISTRICT - 522503 R/0. H-NO. 4-241, MARUTHI NAGAR, MANGALAGIRI, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS- PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, STATE OF AP VIJAYAWADA. 4. NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN POCKET.NO.14, SECTOR-3, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. JOSEPH PREM KUMAR KUMMARIKUNTA Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1,V VANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW 7 WRIT PETITION NO: 19330 OF 2025 Between: 1. CHIDEPUDI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY. CHIDEPUDI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY S/O CH.VENKATA SIVA REDDY. AGE. 25YRS,OCC UN- 3-1 36/2.KANTHERU,TADIKONDA EMPLOYEE MANDAL,GUNTUR DISTRICT. H.NO, 2. SWATHY BOMMINENI SEKAR., D/0 BOMMINENI SEKHAR AGED,25 YRS.OCC UN-EMPLOYEE H.NO -170/2B,2C , OYNELAV .B.N.KANDRIGA MANDAL. TIRUPATHI-517541., 3. . ADAPA KIRAN, .S/O ADAPA RAGHAVULU , AGED 26 YRS , OCC UN-EMPLOYEE R/O H.NO.1-24. KAPAVARAM , PERAVALI MANDALAM , WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 4. PITTAM SAI SUCHARITHA. D/0 PITTAM RAJA SEKHAR REDDY AGED 26 OCC UN-EMPLOYEE R/0.H.N0.21/125/15A, FAROOK NAGAR .NANDYAL. 518501 5. THOTI PRANAVI,. D/OT.NARAYANA SWAMY. AGED 27 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE ,R/0. H.NO.2-185/1, TTD PLOTS, M.R.PALLI, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT,517502. 6. GRANDHI MOUNISHA, ,D/0 RAMPRAKASH, AGED 24 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O.H.N0.31-2-26,MANDAPETA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR.KONASEEMA DISTRICT.PIN.533308 7. EAPURI MEGHANA,, D/O E.CHANDRAN, AGED 25 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/O. H.NO. 1-194, E B C COLONY, BUCHINAIDU KANDRIGA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, 8. BODDU REVANTHI VASAVI MALLIKA, SESHAGIRIRAO AGE 25 ,OCC UN-EMPLOYEE R/O H.NO 10-413 , NARAYANAPURAM, DACHEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, 9. PERURI SAI VINEELA, ,D/0 PERURI SATISH KUMAR, AGE 25 YEARS ,OCC UN-EMPLOYEE R/O H.NO. 31-60-10/13 , VUDA PHASE 6 , KURMANNAPALEM , VISAKHAPATNAM. D/O BODDU 10.YEKABOTE HARSHITHA,, D/O Y.KRISHNA RAO, AGED 25 YEARS, H. NO-20/378- 3, OCC VENKANNAPETA,ADONI(PIN-518301), KURNOOL DISTRICT, UN-EMPLOYEE,R/O 11.ASANAPURAM SAI GOWTHAM, ,S/OASANAPURAM RAMA MOHAN.AGE 25 YRS OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE R/O H.NO.8/75 MANGIVANDLAPALLI VILLAGE.TALUPULA MANDAL, KADIRI 8 TALUKA, SRI SATYASAI DISTRICT 12.SEERA CHANDAN,, S/O S.RAMARAO.AGED - 26 YRS . OCC- UN STREET, KRISHNA EMPLOYEE,H.N0.27-17-36,PEDDHI BHOTIA VARI BESANT ROAD, GOVERNORPET, VIJAYAWADA DISTRICT, 13.TUMPERA SAIKUMAR,, S/O TUMPERA RAMANJINEYULU, AGED 26 YEARS, OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE, R/0 H.NO 6-775B SHAKTHI NAGAR, NARPALA,ANANTAPUR 14.KAMANUR SHAIKH SUHAII AHAMED., S/O K ABDUL SUBHAN BASHA. AGED - 27 YEARS OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE.H.NO 10/516-4 DCSR COLONY, PRODDATUR, KADAPA DISTRICT 15.CHEEGATI CHANDRASEKHAR, S/O CHEEGATI TIRUPATHI RAO AGE -26 YEARS OCC- UN-EMPLOYEE D -NO 4-87,FRIENDS COLONY,JR PURAM,RANASTHALAM MANDAL ,SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 16.YEDDULA HIMAANI, D/0 Y JOGENDRA, AGE 24 YEARS, OCC UN EMPLOYEE, R/O.H.NO.1-70,GOOTIBYLU, N. P. KUNTA MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 17.KOSANAIPAHI GANESH, S/O DURGA MAHESHWARA, AGED 24 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/0 H. NO 2-151/1 TIRUPATHI ROAD, PILERU, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 18.BUSHA UREKHA, D/0 B.NARASIMHULU,AGED 24YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE,RO.H.NO.1-7/4,NALLISETTIPALLI CHERLOPALLI(P), THAVANAMPALLE(M),CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 19.PASUMARTHI PRUDHVI, S/O SATISH BABU, AGED 25 YEARS, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE, R/0. H.NO. 15-1-14, MANDAPETA, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DISTRICT. 20.SUSANTH NAIDU DAGGUPATI,, S/O D. VENKATA NAGA SAI BABU, AGE 25, OCC UN-EMPLOYEE,27-9-8/A-1 2ND LANE KANNAVARITOTHA GUNTUR,GUNTUR DISTRICT.. VILLAGE ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS CHIEF GUNTUR SECRETARY A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI DISTRICT. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, FAMILY WELFARE AND 9 MEDICAL EDUCATION A.P.SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 3.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, 2ND FLOOR, DR.NTR UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES VIJAYAWADA- 520 008, A.P 4.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, STATE OF A.P., VIJAYAWADA. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.PRAKASH BUDDARAPU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.V VANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW 4.GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION WRIT PETITION NO: 19983 OF 2025 Between: 1.JADA RAJEEV, SON OF RAGHU, AGED 26 YEARS, OCCMEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF FLAT NO. 307, SRINIDHI RESIDENCY, TIRUMALA BYPASS ROAD, SIVA JYOTHI NAGAR, TIRUPATI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.GARIKAPATI SAI RAM, SON OF RAMA KRISHNA, AGED 26 YEARS, OCC. MEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF DOOR NO. 14/196-44-1, TEMPLE COLONY, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.TALLA KODANDA RAMI REDDY, SON OF RAMA CHANDRA REDDY, AGED 25 YEARS. MEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF DOOR NO. 8/136/8A, 8TH WARD, KOTHAPETA, KANIGIRI TOWN, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MEDICAL HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT, 10 2.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS FREGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWAD 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA. REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, POCKET.no.14, SECTOR-3, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PATH I SIVA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.VV ANIL KUMAR 2. VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW WRIT PETITION NO: 19986 OF 2025 Between: 1.TANNIERU PAVAN KUMAR, SON OF HARI NARAYANA, AGED 27 YEARS, OCC. MEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF MALLAMPETA VILLAGE, DONAKONDA MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2.YAPARLA VANNURAPPA, SON OF LALI REDDY, AGED 27 YEARS, OCC. MEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF RAMARAJUPALU VILLAGE, PAMIDI MANDAL, ANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3.PENUMALA RAJ WILSON, SON OF SRIKANTH, AGED 26 YEARS, OCC. MEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF DOOR NO. 13-11-1l| SOLAMAN STREET, BETHANY PETA, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4.AVISANA RAHUL REDDY, SON OF KOTI REDDY, AGED 27 YEARS, OCC. MEDICAL STUDENT, RESIDENT OF VALLAPALLI VILLLAGe! BALLIKURUVA MANDAL PRADESH PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA 5.PASIGODDU SANDHYA RANI, D/0. KASAIAH OCC. MEDICAL STUDENT AGED 27 YEARS, RESIDENT OF NEAR RAMALAYAM, 11 PAMULAPALLI VILLAGE, GIDDALUR MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MEDICAL AND HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP. BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. STATE OF ANDHRA 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, P0CKET.N0.14, SECTOR-3, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.PATH! SIVA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.V VANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW WRIT PETITION NO: 20032 OF 2025 Between; 1.SANCHANA PRADEEP KUMAR,, S/0 DAMODARA RAO SANCHANA, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, OCC R/0 D.NO. 5-4899, MARUTHI NAGAR-1, DOLA PETA, RAJAM TOWN, VIZIANAGARAM ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT 12 SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDl, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA. 4.THE NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN, POCKET NO. 14, SECTOR-3 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.AMIRISETTY SAI RAGHAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.VVANIL KUMAR t-Mz-'AI III— AI-T-II I-IA/ or rwfA IVIEZUIIWML ncML I n rw WRIT PETITION NO: 21119 OF 2025 Between: 1.GANDIKOTA KESAVA KUMAR,, S/O.KRISHNA, OCCUPATION STUDENT, AMARAVATHI, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 521344. AGE 30 YEARS. R/0. H-NO. 2-1B, KALIDINDI MANDAL, ...PETITIONER AND 1.THE ANDHRA PRADESH MEDICAL COUNCIL, REP BY ITS REGISTRAR, GUNADALA, VIJAYAWADA. 2.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS- PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH MEDICAL AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDl, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3.THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION, STATE OF AP VIJAYAWADA. 4.NATIONAL MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHAIRMAN P0CKET.N0.14, SECTOR-3 DWARAKA, NEW DELHI. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. JOSEPH PREM KUMAR KUMMARIKUNTA i 13 Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.VVANIL KUMAR 2.VIVEK CHANDRA SEKHAR S 3.GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW 4. Y V ANIL KUMAR (Central Government Counsel) The Court made the following COMMON ORDER: Heard learned Senior Counsel Sri Satya Prasad and the learned counsels Sri Nagireddy appearing for Sri Gajjala Mallikarjuna Reddy & Sri Amirisetty Sai Raghava, for the petitioners and Sri V.V.Anil Kumar, learned counsel for the 1®' respondent, S.Vivek Chandra Sekhar for the 4'^ respondent (National Medical Commission) and learned Government Pleader for Medical Health and Family Welfare, appearing for the 2"^ & 3 rd respondents. 2. The issues raised in all the Writ Petitio ns Therefore, all the Writ Petitions are heard together and disposed of together. are common. 3. All the petitioners have pursued their medical education in foreign universities. As the whole world suffered, the petitioners also had to return to their homeland due to the COVID-19 pandemic during their academic year. They attended online classes while in India. After that, they returned to the University in a foreign country and completed their remaining curriculum, attending classes physically. After resuming their classes after the break the practical sessions were conducted a physical mode during the in 14 remaining academic years, and they have accordingly completed the classes that they could not attend while in India. practical 4. The particulars of the courses successfully undertaken by the petitioners along with their duration of the course(s) are as under:- WP No. 18620 of 2025 Petitioners pursued 5-year MBBS University, Kyrgyzstan. The third academic virtual mode; the remaining years were attended physically. WP No. 19986 of 2025 course (2018-2023) from OSH State year was completed through Petitioners 1 to 4 were enrolled at V.l. Vernadsky Crimean Federal Russia (2017-2023), while Petitioner 5 petitioners completed approximately 12 months of their the pandemic and completed the remainder through physical mode. WP No. 19983 of 2025 University was enrolled from 2016-2022. All course online during Petitioners attended Columbus Central University School of Medicine (2018-2022) for 4.5 years. Six months in the third year were completed online, and the rest through physical mode. WP No. 18949 of 2025 at Belize Petitioners 1 to 6 studied at I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy and Petitioners 7 to 10 at S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute, both in Kyrgyzstan (2018-2023). The third year was conducted online due to the pandemic, with the remaining academic years attended physically. WP No. 19311 of 2025 Petitioner pursued medical education from Zaporozhye Medical University Ukraine (2016-2022). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent war in / 15 attended online, which was later Ukraine, a portion of the course compensated physically. was WP Nos. 19060 & 20032 of 2025 Petitioners completed a 6-year course (2016-2022) from I.K. Akhunbaev Medical Academy and Kyrgy-Russian Slavic University, Kyrgyz State respectively. The 5'^ academic year (2020-2021) was undertaken virtually and compensated in the 6^^ year through physical classes. WP No. 21119 of 2025 Petitioner initially joined Spartan Health Science University and subsequently Mkhitar Gosh, Russian International University, Armenia. The migrated to academic session spanned 2016-2021. WP No. 18917 of 2025 medical from I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical attended in the third academic Petitioners pursued Academy (2018-2023). Virtual classes were (2020-2021) due to the pandemic, followed by physical attendance in year subsequent years. WP No.19330 of 2025 Petitioners 1 to 19, 27 and 28 have studied in International Higher School of Medicine. Petitioner 20 and 21 has studied in Osh State University. Petitioner Medical Institute, Bishkek City. Petitioner 23 studied in 22 studied in Asian Jalalabad State University, Jalalabad City. Petitioners 24 and 26 have studied Asian Medical Institute, Bishkek City. Petitioner 25 studied in in S. Tentishev I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical University, Bishkek City 16 \ 5. A consolidated statement of the course and the duration is as follows: Course Duration Online Study Period W.P. Nos. Petitioner(s) University(s) Name Physical Attendance Republic International Medical Faculty of Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan Petitioners 1 to 3 2018-2023 (5 years) Third academic year (2020-2021) Remaining years attended physically 18620 of 2025 Petitioners 1 to 4 V.l. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Russia Fourth academic year (2020-2021) Remaining duration attended 2017-2023 19986 of 2025 V.l. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Russia Fifth academic year (2020-2021) Remaining duration attended physically Petitioner 5 2016-2022 Petitioners 1 to 3 Columbus Central University School of Medicine, Belize Third academic year (2020-2021) Remaining duration attended physically 19983 of 2025 2018-2022 Petitioners 1 to 6 I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Kyrgyzstan Third year (2020- 2021) online Remaining years attended physically 2018-2023 18949 of 2025 S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute, Kyrgyzstan Petitioners 7 to 10 Third year (2020- 2021) online Remaining years attended physically 2018-2023 Due to COVID and Ukraine war (partially online) Petitioner 1 Zaporizhzhia Medical State University, Ukraine Compensated physically later 19311 of 2025 2016-2022 Petitioner I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy 5th year (2020- 2021) virtual 6th year compensated physically 19060 of 2025 2016-2022 1 to 4 Petitioner 1 Kyrgy- Russian Slavic University 5th year (2020- 2021) virtual 6th year compensated physically 20032 of 2025 2016-2022 Spartan Flealth Science University; later Mkhitar Gosh, Armenia Russian International University, Petitioner 1 5th year (2020-2021) virtual 6th year compensated physically 2017-2023 21119 of 2025 Petitioner Third academic year (2020-2021) virtual Subsequent years attended physically I.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy 2018-2023 18917 of 2025 1 to 4 Subsequent years attended physically Third academic year (2020-2021) virtual International Fligher School of Medicine Petitioners 1 to 19, 27, 28 2018-2023 Subsequent years attended physically Third academic year (2020-2021) virtual Osh State University 2018-2023 Petitioners 20 19330 of 2025 Subsequent years attended physically Fourth Year (2020-2021) virtual 2017-2023 Osh State University Petitioners 21 Third academic year (2020-2021) Subsequent years attended Asian Medical Institute, Bishkek City Petitioner 22 2018-2023 L 17 r Online Study Period Physical Attendance Course Duration University(s) Name Petitioner(s)! W.P. Nos. physically virtual Subsequent years attended physically Third academic year (2020-2021) virtual Jalalabad State University, Jalalabad City 2018-2023 Petitioner 23 Subsequent years attended [physically Fourth Year (2020-2021) virtual S. Tentishev Asian Medical Institute, Bishkek City 2017-2023 Petitioners 24 and 26 [Subsequent years physically attended Fourth Year (2020-2021) virtual l.K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical University, Bishkek City 2017-2023 Petitioner 25 the petitioners returned to India. The After completing the course, have to undergo the examinations prescribed by the National 6. petitioners Medical Sciences, va.. a mandatory screening test Medical Internship (CRMI) m Board of Examinations in 12-month Compulsory Rotating and accordance with the compulsory Rotating Medical internship Regulations, National Medical Commission (Foreign Medical Graduate 2021 and the Licentiate) Regulations, 2021. It is contended that after passing the screening test, wz.. Foreign 7. (FMGE), the petitioners approached the for undergoing the Medical Graduate Examination 1®^ respondent Compulsory Rotating respondent they are required to undergo prescribed internship, the petitioners have approached the 1“ respondent for seeking the allotment of institutions St , the 1 Medical Internship (CRMI). In the said process to them the institutions in which issued allotment orders, allotting internship. After completion of the one year I 18 '.a ! issuance of Permanent Registration Numbers. However the 1 St respondent did not issue the Permanent Registration Number, the petitioners have made several representations. However, the 1 completing two years internship. St respondent has been insisting upon 8. It is contended that the National Medical Commission referred to as ‘NMC’) vide Public Notice dated 07-06-2024 has (hereinafter specified that the FMGs who have attended their classes online for any duration during their course completion are required to qualify the FMG Examination subsequently undergo a Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) period of two/three years (a schedule of 12 months mentioned in the Circular dated 09.05.2023 and uploaded on 7'^ December 2023. and for a to be repeated) as as per the public notice 9. Thereafter, the NMC vide Notice dated 19-06-2024 has clarified that all students who have sufficiently compensated classes in physical mode in lieu of the online classes and subsequently passed examination to MBBS in India, shall be eligible for equivalent year mandatory internship as specified in the CRMI Regulations 2021. All other conditions will one remain the same as mentioned in the public notice dated 07.12.2023. It is contended by the petitioners that during the subject academic curriculum, the petitioners have not missed any practical classes, those practical sessions which they could not attend during pandemic were duly compensated and the University has also certified the same. 19 It has been argued by the learned Senior Counsel Sri Satya Prasad and the learned counsels Sri Nagireddy appearing for Sri Gajjala Mallikarjuna Reddy and Sri Amirisetty Sai Raghava, referring to the public notice(s) of the NMC dated 09-05-2023, particularly clause (ix) of the circular, respondent should not insist upon the petitioners to undergo 2'"'^ year internship. In most of the cases, it is in the 3"'^ year that the petitioners had to leave their Universities, on account of the pandemic, unlike the other cases. Therefore, after going back to the University, the petitioners had sufficient time to complete the course by attending physically to all the practical sessions, and the petitioners have not missed out any practical sessions. In the remaining cases also, the petitioners have compensatedthe classes that they have missed out. Sri Satya Prasad learned Senior Counsel further argues, placing reliance on the circular of the National Medical Council dated 04-03-2022 that the candidates who have joined their under graduate medical education in foreign institutions prior to 18th November, 2021, the Foreign Medical Graduate Regulations, 2021 would not apply. Therefore in the facts of the present cases in respect of those petitioners who have joined the Foreign Universities before 2021 FMG Regulations of 2021 would not 10. f argues that the 1 apply. The learned counsel for the 1®* respondent, Sri V.V. Anil Kumar 11. argues that in the light of the circulars issued by the NMC, the petitioners will necessarily have to undergo two years of internship, placing reliance on the 20 decisions of the Division Bench of this Court 842 of 2025 and prays that the same order be in W.A.Nos.603 of 2025 and passed. 12. The learned counsels appearing for the petitioners that the facts in the said case would submit are different having regard to the fact that the petitioners in the said case have attended online classes during the semesters of 7, 8, 9, and 10, whereas in the present cases the petitioners have attended the online classes in 3'^'^ year and had sufficient time after going back to the University to compensate the classes that they could not attend while in virtual mode. It is further argued that the petitioners have also made several representations however the 1 respondent has not considered the representation of the petitioners. 13. Perused the record and considered the contentions advanced behalf of the petitioners and the respondents. on 14. A perusal of the public notice dated 19-06-2024 of the NMC would indicate that the same was issued clarifying its earlier public notice dated 07-06-2024, stating that the students who have sufficiently compensated the classes in physical onsite in lieu of online classes and subsequently passed examination equivalent to MBBS in India shall be "eligible” for one year internship. 15. The public notice dated 07-06-2024 specifies that candidates, who have attended online classes for any duration during their completion, are required to undergo a 2-year internship. However, this has course 21 subsequent public notice dated 19-06-2024, stating that sufficiently compensated for olasses in physical, on-site eligible” for one-year notice issued on been clarified by the students who have settings in lieu internship. 07-06-2024 and the word ‘^eligible” as mentioned in the public notice dated of online classes shall be ’required” in the public The word 19-06-2024 have significance. NMC vide notice dated 19-06-2024 has clarified the earlier eligible” to be considered for a one- 16. The notice/circular, stating that students are nternship who have compensated for online classes with offline classes, the notice/circular year i Those students, who satisfy the stipulation mentioned eligible” for a one-year internship. Subject to the in dated 19-06-2024, are that the students have been stipulations mentioned therein. Which means conferred a right and are accordingly entitled to be considered for a one-year compliance of the stipulations mentioned there internship, subject to the under. Where the word 'required” is used, it connotes a mandatory situation. In the 1"'circular, it has been mandated. In the 2^" circular, the word students, who fall under a considered for the issuance of permanent 17. eligible” has been mentioned conferring a right on specified situation to be registrations. Therefore, said rights cannot be taken away by the NMC by its respondent is under an obligation to follow the interpretations. The 1 circulars/notices issued by the NMC, which is the Apex Council; it cannot own 22 supplement its own interpretations, issuance of the 2"^ circular. which thwarts the intent behind the 18. With regard to the contentions of petitioner that the FMG Regulations would who had joined the MBBS the NMC would not bind them, situation having regard to the fact that the into effect to in order to meet the situations the learned counsels for the not apply to those of the petitioners course before 2021 therefore the latest notices of may not merit consideration in the instant subject circulars have been of COVID-19 pandemic. came 19. Therefore, the 1 circular dated 19-06-2024. If the students have therein, it must respondent is under an obligation to follow the met the stipulations mentioned permanent registration shall submit an application to the to comply with the requirements • Upon filing of the same, the 1®‘ pass appropriate orders in terms of the notice dated pass appropriate orders granting certificates. The petitioners, therefore 1 respondent, annexing all relevant documents, of the 2 circular/notice dated 19-06-2024 respondent shall 19-06-2024. 20. Therefore, the Writ Petitions that the petitioners shall make from the date of receipt of a documents. Upon filing of the pass appropriate orders in terms of the public notice are disposed of with the observation an application within a period often (10) days copy of this order, enclosing the relevant same, the 1®' respondent shall consider and dated 19.06.2024 issued 23 by the NMC. Such orders shall be passed as expeditiously as possible as, not later than four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of the application. It is also stated at the Bar that the 1®^ respondent has instructed the concerned Universities not to issue certificates in respect of the completion of the one-year internship. Therefore, the 1®‘ respondent is directed to withdraw such instructions, if any issued. 21. Accordingly, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. There shall be no 22. order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- K TATA RAO DEPUTY REGIS i RAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, Gunadala, Medical Council, 1. The Registrar, Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada. Medical and Family Welfare Dept., 2. The Principal Secretary, Health state of Andhra Pradesh. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. State of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada. 3. The Director Medical Education National Medical Council of India, Pocket No. 14, 4. The Chairman, Sector-3, Dwaraka, New Delhi. Pradesh, A.P. Secretariat Chief Secretary, State of Andhra 5. The Velagapudi, Guntur District. 6. The Registrar University of Health Sciences Vijayawada- 520 008, A.P Dr.NTR nd Floor Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, 2 22 7. One CC to Sri Amirisetty Sai Raghava, Advocate [OPUC] 8. One CC to Sri Gajjala Mallikarjuna Reddy, Advocate[OPUC] 9. One CC to Sri Joseph Prem Kumar Kummarikunta, Advocate[OPUC; 10. One CC to Sri Prakash Buddarapu, Advocate[OPUC] 11. One CC to Sri Pathi Siva Prasad, Advocate[OPUC] 12. One CC to Sri V. V. Anil Kumar, SC for APMC[OPUC] 13. One CC to Sri Vivek Chandra Sekhar S, SC for NMC[OPUO 14. Two CCs to GP for Medical, Health and Family Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 15. Two CCs to GP for General Administration, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 16. Two CD Copies / ssb 2l HIGH COURT DATED;29/08/2025 COMMON ORDER WP Nos.18620,18917, 18949, 19060, 19311, 19330, 19983, 19986, 20032 and 21119 OF 2025 1 f SEP 2025 & Current Section X DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITIONS WITHOUT COSTS