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Telangana HC: College cannot hold a student's transfer certificate over a fee claim; orders immediate release
- Court
- High Court for the State of Telangana
- Date of judgment
- 24 September 2026
- Case
- WP/32213/2026
- Parties
- Chilumarthy Ritvik Abhinay Vs The State of Telangana
- Bench
- E.V. VENUGOPAL
Summary
A student who had secured a seat in the 5-year LL.B. course through TG LAWCET-2026 said his previous junior college refused to release his transfer and study certificates unless he paid Rs 50,000, which put his admission at risk because counselling deadlines were close. The High Court ordered the college to release the documents immediately.
What the court held
The Court held that a student's educational certificates are his or her property and a college cannot retain them even if it has a monetary claim. Because the deadline for the next counselling phase was the following day, it directed the college (respondent 8) to release the transfer certificate, study certificate and related records forthwith, and disposed of the writ petition without costs.
Key issues
- Can an educational institution withhold a student's transfer certificate and other records because of an alleged fee demand?
Provisions referred to
- Article 226 of the Constitution of India
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