MBBS Student Fails Anatomy Paper By 1-Mark, Telangana High Court Permits Her To Approach University's Grievance Panel For Retotalling

The Telangana High Court permitted an MBBS student to approach the grievance redressal committee of Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, for re-verification of her answer sheet after she failed the Human Anatomy paper by one mark.

Justice Surepalli Nanda granted liberty to the student to approach the University's grievance mechanism for redressal.

The Court observed: “The writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Grievance Committee appointed by the respondent No.1–University by submitting representation with request to re-verify the petitioner's answer sheets in the subject of Human Anatomy… on any working day within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, by paying the requisite fee as per the rules.”

The Court further directed that upon receipt of the representation and fee by the student, the Grievance Committee shall permit “retotalling of the marks" for Human Anatomy subject, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue further remedies in accordance with law if any grievance persists.

The petitioner, Harshini Kishore, a first-year MBBS student pursuing her medical course under the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), appeared for the first-year MBBS examinations conducted in November 2025. The results were declared on December 23, 2025 in which she failed the Human Anatomy paper by a margin of one mark.

Following the result, the petitioner applied online for re-verification of marks on 26 December 2025. However, according to the petitioner, the Controller of Examinations had not acted on the request. Alleging inaction on the part of the authorities, she approached the High Court seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction as “illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice,” and requesting a direction to consider her representation dated 30 December 2025 seeking re-verification of her answer sheet.

After hearing the parties and perusing the record, the Court noted that although the petitioner applied for re-verification in December 2025, the Controller “ha[d] not taken any action till date.”

Accordingly, the Court disposed of the writ petition by directing the petitioner to submit a representation seeking re-verification and retotalling of the answer sheet within two weeks, along with the requisite fee as per the rules. The Grievance Committee was directed to allow retotalling of marks and should there be any further grievances, the petitioner was free to “ventilate [them] according to law”.

The writ petition was accordingly disposed of.

Case Title: Harshini Kishore v. The Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences & Ors.

Case No.: W.P. No. 585 of 2026

Appearance: Sri P. Rama Sharana Sharma for the Petitioner; Sri T. Sharath, Standing Counsel for KNRUHS, for Respondent Nos. 1 & 2.

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