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Kerala High Court
Rasha Zehra vs Kerala University Of Health Sciences on 25 March, 2026
Author: Bechu Kurian Thomas
Bench: Bechu Kurian Thomas
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1948
WP(C) NO. 11138 OF 2021
PETITIONERS:
1 KARTHIKA V.,
AGED 23 YEARS
D/O. VIJAYAN P. RESIDING AT FLAT NO. 4, KAMALAM ENCLAVE, SUCHA
NAGAR P.O, KODUMBU, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678551, REG.NO. 160030978.
2 PRIYANKA P
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O.K.V. PADMAPRABHA, RESIDING AT KRISHNA KRIPA HOUSE,
PERIMBADARI P.O, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678762, REG.NO.
160030987.
BY ADVS.
SHRI.B.S.SIVAJI
SMT.DHANYA SREENIVASAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES,
MULANKUNNATHUKAVU, THRISSUR, PIN - 680596, REPRESENTED BY ITS
REGISTRAR.
2 THE PRINCIPAL
SANTHIGIRI AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE, OLASSERRY, KODUMBA,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678551.
SRI.P.SREEKUMAR- SR.
SRI.S.GANESH -SC
SRI.SREEJITH V.S.-SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2026,
ALONG WITH WP(C).11151/2021, 11162/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE
SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
2026:KER:26623
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1948
WP(C) NO. 11151 OF 2021
PETITIONERS:
1 THAHSHEERA
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O. SHEUKATH ALI, KUTTENGADATH HOUSE, KUNDALIYOOR P. O.,
CHULLIPADI, CHETTUVA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680616, REG.
NO.160030511.
2 VARSHA VINOD
AGED 23 YEARS
D/O. SHIMI VINOD, KOLARVEETTIL HOUSE, MANALI, CHUNGATHARA P. O.,
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 679334, REG. NO.160030518.
3 ASWINI MENON
AGED 22 YEARS
D/O. RAMESH K., 2D SHARON NEST, SHARCCA LANE, VAZHAKKALA
KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682030, REG. NO.160030555.
4 BHAVYA G. ANAND
AGED 22 YEARS
D/O. DR. J. GEETHANAND, JAYAVIHAR, ORAMPILLIL, MUNDAKKAL, KOLLAM
DISTRICT, PIN - 691001, REG. NO.160030558.
5 JILSHA GOPI
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O. GOPI T. G., THEKKOOTU HOUSE, CHATHAKKUDAM, VALLACHIRA P.
O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680562, REG. NO.160030763.
6 KRISHNA PRASAD E. P.
AGED 22 YEARS
S/O. RAJMOHAN E. P., SREEREKHA, PONMALAM, CHERUVATHUR P. O.,
KASARAGOD, PIN - 671 313, REG. NO.160030358.
7 ARJUN SURE
AGED 22 YEARS
S/O. SURE KUMAR, PULININNATHIL OLATHANNI, NEYYATTINKARA P. O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 121, REG. NO.160030339.
8 POORNIMA BABU
AGED 23 YEARS
D/O. BABU T. K., THAYYIL HOUSE, AMMA RESIDENCY HOUSE NO.28,
NEDUPUZHA P. O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680007, REG.
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NO.160030638.
9 MEENU BENNY
AGED 25 YEARS
D/O. BENNY GEORGE, KUNJITTIKUDY HOUSE, ST. PETER'S LANE, M. C.
ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683542, REG.
NO.160030290.
0 ROUFI AHAMMAD C.
AGED 25 YEARS
D/O. RAFEEQ C., CHEERATHADAYAN HOUSE, MUKKANNAM, MANNARKKAD P.
O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678582, REG. NO.160030911.
11 DHANASREE C.
AGED 25 YEARS
D/O. VIJAYAN C., CHAHOH HOUSE, KALLUMUTTY, IRITTY P. O., KANNUR
DISTRICT, PIN - 670 703, REG. NO.160030888.
BY ADVS.
SHRI.B.S.SIVAJI
SMT.DHANYA SREENIVASAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, MULANKUNNATHUKAVU,
THRISSUR, PIN - 680 596.
2 THE PRINCIPAL
P N N M AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE,
CHERUTHURUTHY P. O., THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 679 531.
3 THE PRINCIPAL
S. N. INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTRE,
KARIMPUZHA P. O., R. SANKAR NAGAR, PUTHUR,
KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691 501.
4 THE PRINCIPAL
VISHNU AYURVEDA COLLEGE, KULAPPALLY P. O.,
SHORNUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679122.
5 THE PRINCIPAL
P. N. PANICKER, SOUHRUDA AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE,
ANANDASRAMAM (VIA), KANHAGAD, KASARAGOD, PIN - 671531.
6 THE PRINCIPAL
VAIDYARATHNAM AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THAIKATUSSERY ROAD,
OLLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680306.
7 THE PRINCIPAL
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NANGELIL AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE, NELLIKUZHY P. O.,
KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686 691.
8 THE PRINCIPAL
AHALIA AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE, KOZHIPPARA,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678557.
SRI.P.SREEKUMAR- SR.
SRI.S.GANESH -SC
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2026,
ALONG WITH WP(C).11138/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
2026:KER:26623
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1948
WP(C) NO. 11162 OF 2021
PETITIONERS:
1 NUSHEERA UMMER K.K
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O. UMMER K.K. KARIKKUZHIYAN HOUSE RIPPON P.O. PUTHUKKAD,
WAYANAD 673 577, REG NO. 1600300094.
2 SRI. VARSHENI UMA SHANGKAR.
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O. UMA SHANGKAR RESIDING AT B3, ALSA SPRINGFIELDS , EASWARA
VILASAM ROAD, COCHIN HILL, VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM 695 014,
REG.NO. 1600301116.
3 NIMISHA S,
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O. B.S. MENON, RESIDING AT NIMISHA NIVAS, MANNARAKONAM,
VATTIYOORKAVU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 013 REG.NO. 160030092.
4 ANJANA M.,
AGED 23 YEARS
D/O. VELAYUDHAN M, RESIDING AT B3, ALSA SPRING FIELDS, EASWARA
VILASAM ROAD, COTTAN HILL, VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM, 695 014,
REG.NO. 160030056.
5 SEETHU PANICKER S.K.,
AGED 23 YEARS
D/O S.S. SANAL KUMAR CHITHRA, KALLIPPARA, NANNIYODE, PACHA P.O.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 562, REG.NO. 160030106.
6 MEENU MICHAEL,
AGED 26 YEARS
D/O. MICHAEL T. RESIDING AT PUTHENPARAMBIL HOUSE,
NAMBIKULANGARAVELI KALAVOOR PO. ALAPPUZHA 688 522, REG.NO.
160030087.
7 HARI KRISHNAN A.V.,
AGED 23 YEARS
S/O.K. VIJAYAN, RESIDING AT MEEKKUMKARA PUTHEN VEEDU, PALODE,
MANTHURUTHY KARIMANCODE P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REG.NO.
160030073.
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BY ADVS.
SHRI.B.S.SIVAJI
SMT.DHANYA SREENIVASAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
MULANKUNNATHUKAVU , THRISSUR 680 596, REPRESENTED BY ITS
REGISTRAR.
2 THE PRINCIPAL,
GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE, AYURVEDA COLLEGE JN,
PULIMOODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.
SRI.P.SREEKUMAR- SR.
SRI.S.GANESH -SC
SMT.AMMINIKUTTY K -SR.GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2026,
ALONG WITH WP(C).11138/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
2026:KER:26623
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2026 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1948
WP(C) NO. 11168 OF 2021
PETITIONER:
1 RASHA ZEHRA
AGED 24 YEARS
D/O. ABDUL GAFOOR, RESIDING AT KHYRU NIVAS, POOVENCHIRA,
RANDATHANI P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT,PIN-676 510., REG
NO.160030226
2 JASINA BINDYA,
AGED 24 YEARS
W/O. NAHAL AHAMAD, RESIDING AT NBABINA, KAILAS NAGAR,
KOTTAPURAM, THRISSUR, KERALA, PIN-680004, REG NO.160030208
3 ANITHA C.V.,
AGED 23 YEARS
D/O. UNNIKRISHNAN, RESIDING AT CHERRUVIL HOUSE, PALAKKAD P.O.,
VARAVOOR (VIA), THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN-680 585, REG NO.160030202
BY ADVS.
SHRI.B.S.SIVAJI
SMT.DHANYA SREENIVASAN
RESPONDENTS:
1 KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, MULANKUNNATHUKAVU,
THRISSUR,PIN-680 596
2 THE PRINCIPAL,
K.M.C.T.AYURVEDA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MAMPATTA,
MANASSERY,P.O.MUKKOM, KOZHIKODE,PIN-673 602
SRI.P.SREEKUMAR- SR.
SRI.S.GANESH -SC
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
25.03.2026, ALONG WITH WP(C).11138/2021 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT
ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J
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W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162 and 11168 of 2021
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Dated this the 25th day of March, 2026
JUDGMENT
The petitioners seek the following relief:
"To issue a writ of mandamus or direction, directing the 1 st
respondent to permit the petitioners appear for the Final
Professional BAMS Degree Regular Examinations May 2021
along with 2nd and 3rd Professional Professional BAMS Degree
Supplementary Examinations May 2021."
2. Petitioners in these four writ petitions are students
of the different Ayurveda Medical Colleges arrayed as
respondents. All these petitioners had cleared the First
Professional BAMS Degree Examination but failed in some of
the subjects in the Second and Third Professional BAMS
Examination. Since without clearing the previous examinations,
they could not appear for the Final Professional BAMS Degree
Regular Examinations, they approached this Court in these writ
petitions.
3. By an interim order dated 07.05.2021, a learned
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Single Judge of this Court permitted the petitioners to appear
in the final year BAMS examination on condition that their
results will be published only after the petitioners clear all the
previous years examinations. Pursuant to the above direction,
petitioners are stated to have written the examination.
4. As the prayer sought for in the writ petition is only
to permit the petitioners to write the examination in the light of
the interim order dated 07.05.2021, the writ petitions have
practically become infructuous. However, since the petitioners
were permitted to write the examination by an interim order, it
is necessary that the said order has to be made absolute.
Accordingly, the interim order dated 07.05.2021 is hereby
made absolute. It is clarified that the results of the final year
examination written by the petitioners shall be published only
after they clear all the previous examinations.
The writ petitions are disposed of as above.
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
JUDGE
SMF
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 11138 OF 2021
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF TENTATIVE
DATES FOR BAMS EXAMINATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE
1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.2021/8580/1
DATED 03.04.2021 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 11151 OF 2021
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF TENTATIVE
DATES FOR BAMS EXAMINATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE
1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.2021/8580/1
DATED 03.04.2021 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 11162 OF 2021
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF TENTATIVE
DATES FOR BAMS EXAMINATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE
1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO. 2021/8580/1
DATED 03.04.2021 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
W.P.(C). Nos.11138, 11151, 11162
& 11168 OF 2021
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) NO. 11168 OF 2021
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF TENTATIVE
DATED FOR BAMS EXAMINATIONS PUBLISHED BY THE
1ST RESPONDENT
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.2021/8580/1
DATED 03.04.2021 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT
