>1 I ‘ APHC010466222025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) r ■ 0* MONDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 23670 OF 2025 Between: y'' Pamu Sam Sumedh, S/o Subrahmaneeswara Sastri, Aged 19 years Occ. Student R/o 4-403/6A, Gaigolupadu, Ramanayyapeta Kakinada ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Principal Secretary, Health Medical and Family Welfare Dept., 5 Block Ground Floor, A P Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur Dt., Andhra Pradesh 2. Dr. N. T. R. University of Health Sciences, Rep by its Registrar Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the circumstances stated I Constitution of India praying that in the In the affidavit fited therewith, the High Court pleased to issue an order, writ or direction, of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the may be more particularly one in the nature action of the respondents in not payment for counselling under the State into MBBS/BDS Courses for the Academic permitting the petitioner to make Management Quota for admission Year 2025-2026, vide Registration No. UG25MQ01021016, on account of a technical glitch in the payment gateway of the University website, despite the petitioner having secured an eligible rank in NEET-UG 2025 as illegal arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to accept the coiunselling fee of the petitioner either offline or online and consider his candidature by permitting him to participate in Round-2 Counselling for MBBS/BDS admissions under the State Management Quota for the academic year 2025-26. 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 respondents to permit the petitioner to submit his application fee either manually or through online mode by provisionally include his name in the counselling/admission process for MBBS/BDS courses under the State Management Quota for the Academic Year 2025-2026 vide Registration No. UG25MQ01021016 pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PAMARTHY RATHNAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No1: GP FOR MEDICAL, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SMT.T.V.SRIDEVI, SC FOR DR. N.T. R. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES The Court made the following order: Bench Sr.No:-13 [3483] IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI APHC010466222025 r" 03^ WRIT PETITION NO: 23670 of 2025 ...Petitioner Pamu Sam Sumedh Vs. ...Respondents The State of Andhra Pradesh and another ********** Sri Pamarthy Rathnakar Smt T. V. Sridevi, learned Standing Counsel for Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada. Advocate for petitioner Advocate for respondents CORAM :THE CHIEF JUSTICE DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI DATE ; 8th September 2025 P C : petitioner had applied for admission to the M.B.B.S. Course for the session 2025-2026 in the Management Quota. The petitioner claims that he got himself registered on 02.08.2025 but could not make the payment against the said seat on account of some technical glitch with the system of the University. The stated that although the petitioner telephonically got in touch with the respondent authorities, it did not elicit any appropriate response which led him to submit an e-mail on 11.08.2025. It is said that since no fault lies with the petitioner, the petitioner cannot be denied his right to seek admission against the payment seat. 2. It is 2 Learned counsel for the respondent University, however, states that the 3. assertion made by the petitioner is without any basis more so with regard to there being any technical glitch inasmuch as approximately 4960 students had paid their fee by 04.08.2025 on the same payment gateway as was to be availed by the petitioner. It is stated that according to the rules and the brochure, the petitioner can only be considered in the stray vacancy round against any available seats. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties. We are of the 4. opinion that the procedure prescribed under the brochure as also the rules has to be strictly followed failing which the admission schedule is bound to get disturbed. The assertion of the learned counsel for the petitioner that there was a technical glitch with the system does not inspire confidence inasmuch as students numbering approximately 4960 had successfully made the payment. There is no material on record submitted by the petitioner except the bald assertion that he had approached the university authorities on 02.08.2025 when he first allegedly failed to make the payment and 11.08.2025 when he finally submitted the e-mail. 5. It is not out of place to mention that according to the schedule, the candidates should deposit fee without late fee from 28.07.2025 to 02.08.2025 The schedule and thereafter with late fee on 03.08.2025 and 04.08.2025. having not been followed by the petitioner would not entitle him to any relief in accordance with the rules and the brochure. We do not find any merit in the ■V 3 petition and the same is, accordingly, dismissed. However, the petitioner may be considered, according to the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondent University, in the stray vacancy round against any available seats. No order as to costs. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- P VINOD KUMAR ASSISTANT RE^STRAR SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. One CC to Sri Pamarthy Rathnakar, Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Smt. T.V. Sridevi, SC for Dr. N. T. R. University of Health Sciences[OPUC] 3. Two CCs to GP for Medical, Health & Family Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 4. Two CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:08/09/2025 ORDER WP No. 23670 OF 2025 5 2 5 SEP 2025 . Current Seciion . dismissing the w.p. without costs