Telangana High Court Orders Medical College to Refund Cancelled Admission Fee
The Telangana High Court has ordered a private homoeopathic medical college to return ₹3.32 lakh paid by a student whose admission was cancelled after the university found that her NEET score fell below the required mark. The court said the institution could not retain money for a seat she could not continue.
The Telangana High Court has ordered Guru Nanak Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital to refund ₹3.32 lakh paid by a student whose BHMS admission was later cancelled. Justice Juvvadi Sridevi directed the private college to return the entire tuition fee paid by D. Shabari Priya.
The student had initially been allotted a management-quota seat at the Ibrahimpatnam institution in 2025. The allotment followed a letter issued by Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. The university subsequently cancelled the admission after determining that Priya had scored 128 marks in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, below the required score of 144.
The court said the cancellation, regardless of the justification, could not allow the institution to retain money paid for a seat the student was not permitted to continue. Justice Sridevi described such retention as unjust enrichment. The judge also said the student should not bear the financial consequences of a mistake, if any, made by the university.
The ruling therefore required the college to return the full fee. The source material did not specify a deadline for the refund or state whether the university or college planned to challenge the order.
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