Telangana High Court Reviews Postgraduate Medical Examination Valuation and Legal Disputes
The Telangana High Court is deliberating on the valuation process for postgraduate medical examinations following an appeal by students. In separate proceedings, the court ruled on local candidate status for government jobs, granted bail in an investment fraud, and reviewed labor disputes.
Highlights
- •The Telangana High Court is reviewing a dispute over the valuation process for PG medical exams.
- •Appellants argue that the 2023 regulations require four examiners for proper script evaluation.
- •The court also upheld an engineer's claim for local candidate status in a government job.
- •A businessman accused in a Rs. 7.25 crore investment fraud was granted conditional bail.
The Telangana High Court is currently addressing a legal challenge regarding the postgraduate medical examination valuation process. A two-judge bench, consisting of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar, is reviewing an appeal filed by Durgam Venkatesh Kumar and four other postgraduate students from the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. At the core of the dispute is the methodology used for the October 2025 PG MD/MS examinations, where students are raising significant concerns about the transparency and fairness of the evaluation system.
Dispute Over Examination Valuation Standards
The appellants argue that their answer scripts were assessed by only two valuators instead of the four examiners they believe is mandated by the Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023. Specifically, they refer to Regulation 8.2(b), which stipulates that the minimum count for postgraduate examination examiners should be four, including at least two external professionals. They contend that this regulation should be applied in conjunction with Regulation 8.4(a), which dictates the eligibility for those performing the valuation.
The legal team for the students suggested that the lower court's interpretation created an artificial distinction between examiners and valuators. However, the high court panel expressed doubts about the sincerity of the appeal, noting that some of the petitioners had already appeared for and passed subsequent supplementary examinations under the same evaluation framework they are now contesting. The bench has directed the National Medical Commission to provide official instructions on the matter.
Legal Rulings on Employment and Commercial Disputes
In a separate decision, the Telangana High Court ruled in favor of an engineer seeking appointment as an assistant executive engineer (AEE). The Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) had challenged a previous order that deemed Palla Nishanth a local candidate. The court upheld the claim, noting that his completion of engineering studies within Telangana fulfilled the necessary local criteria under government orders.
Furthermore, the court granted conditional bail to a businessman, Mohammed Kaiser Ahmed Ansari, involved in a Rs. 7.25 crore investment scam related to KA Trading Company. The court considered the duration of his custody since April 2026 and the status of the investigation. In another labor-related case, Justice Juvvadi Sridevi ordered the production of an inquiry report concerning the termination of R. Chitti Babu, a trade union leader from ITW Signode India Limited, to determine if his removal was a result of victimization.
