> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://newsanek.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Telangana High Court orders college to return MBBS graduate's original certificates over fee dues - URL: https://newsanek.com/telangana-hc-college-cannot-hold-student-certificates-fees/ - Published: 2026-11-08T12:32:58.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-08T13:20:18.000Z - Description: A student could not pay his final-year fees, and his college kept his original certificates. The High Court said this is unlawful and ordered them returned within one week. The college can still try to recover its money through legal steps. - Author: Kumar Ujjwal - Tags: India, Telangana, Explainer, #sub-education, #state-telangana, #state-desk, #region-south, #running, #sm-52, #smemo-relatable The Telangana High Court has ruled that a college cannot keep a student's original certificates to force payment of unpaid fees. ![Telangana High Court 6](https://newsanek.com/content/images/2026/11/telangana-hc-college-cannot-hold-student-certifica-cd5eff.jpg) Representative photo: Telangana High Court 6\. Photo: Chanduclicks / [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATelangana%5FHigh%5FCourt%5F6.jpg?ref=newsanek.com), CC BY-SA 4.0 The order was passed on 5 November in Hyderabad. The case was brought by an MBBS graduate. MBBS is a medical degree, and his college was still holding his original documents after he finished the course. The documents included his school and college marks memos, his NEET rank card, and his transfer and migration certificates. NEET is the national medical entrance test. ### Key points - The court said the college has no legal right to hold the original certificates over unpaid fees. - The student could not pay about ₹11.75 lakh of his final-year tuition, but he completed the course. - The college and its principal must return the documents within one week of receiving the order. - The fee dues themselves were not decided, so the college can still try to recover them through legal steps. ## What went wrong in this case? The student had paid about ₹47.5 lakh for the first four years of the course. He then could not pay the balance for his final year because of money problems. He still finished the course. He got a provisional certificate from the university and completed a one-year compulsory internship. He also registered with the Telangana Medical Council. But his application for the original degree certificate was still shown as pending with the principal. ## Why does this matter for students? His lawyer told the court that he had not been able to get permanent medical registration or a job for about a year. Without the originals, he could not complete the verification needed for NEET PG 2026 counselling. NEET PG is the national entrance test for postgraduate medical courses. Counselling is the process of choosing a college seat after the test. The court said that even if the college is owed money, it must use the proper legal route. Holding a student's papers as security is wholly unlawful, the court said. ## What happens next? The court allowed the petition and directed the college and its principal to return the certificates within one week. Key numbers in the certificate dispute **₹47.5 lakh**Fees paid for first four years **1 year**Wait without permanent registration **1 week**Deadline to return certificates Graphic: News Anek, from the facts in this report No costs were awarded to either side. The college and its principal did not appear in the case despite notice. The university opposed the petition through its lawyer. The order does not say what will happen if the documents are not returned within the week. It also does not decide the fee dues. Explainer ### What happened before - The student paid about ₹47.5 lakh for the first four years of his MBBS course. - He could not pay the balance of about ₹11.75 lakh for his final year, but he completed the course. - He got a provisional certificate and finished a one-year compulsory internship, but his degree application was still shown as pending. ### Why it matters Without original papers, the graduate said he could not get permanent medical registration or a job for about a year. ### What to watch next - The court ordered the college and its principal to return the original certificates within one week of getting the order. - The order does not say what happens if the certificates are not returned in that time. --- ### Sources - [indianpaycalculator: College can't keep certificates over fees: Telangana HC](https://www.indianpaycalculator.in/govt-news/telangana-hc-college-return-original-certificates-mbbs?ref=newsanek.com)