Summary: The Telangana High Court, led by Judge Surepalli Nanda, has decided in favor of six law students, telling Mahatma Gandhi Law College to give back their original certificates. The college had kept these because the government hadn't paid back some fees.
Six students, named Gande Nithin Kumar, Panga Narender, Vankeswaram Vamshi, Bolle Narendhar, Bejawada Nagaraju, and P Venkatesh Nayak, from Mahatma Gandhi Law College, asked the court for help because the college wouldn't give them their original certificates. They needed these papers to continue their studies or get jobs. The college said they were waiting for the government to pay back some fees, which is why they held onto the certificates.
The students' lawyer said that in other similar cases, the issue had been sorted out. The rules clearly say that colleges can't keep certificates because of unpaid fees. Judge Nanda agreed, mentioning past decisions that supported the students' right to have their documents.
"Holding onto certificates is not allowed," said Judge Nanda, agreeing with a previous decision.
The Telangana Council of Higher Education had already told colleges not to keep certificates because of fee issues. The University Grants Commission (UGC) rules also say that students' educational documents belong to them.
Judge Nanda told Mahatma Gandhi Law College to give back all original certificates to the students right away. The court said the college could find legal ways to get any fees back but couldn't use forceful methods.
This decision is a big win for students across the state. It supports their right to access their educational documents without getting stuck in money problems between colleges and the government.
