THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT APPEAL No. 527 of 2006 Date: 24.05.2006 Between: Dr.M.R.Suneetha, W/o B.Narendra, R/o Gajapathinagaram, Vijayanagaram District. … Appellant And: The Registrar, Dr.N.T.R.University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT APPEAL No. 527 of 2006 ORDER: ( Per the hon’ble Sri Justice L.Narasimha Reddy) The appellant filed W.P.No.7837 of 2006 with a prayer to declare the action of the respondents in not treating her as a local candidate of Andhra University area, in the matter of P.G., medical admissions as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice. The writ petition was dismissed by the learned Single Judge on 24.04.2006. Hence, this writ appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that though the appellant studied the M.B.B.S., degree course in the year 1996 in Sri Venkateswara University area, she had not only resided in Andhra university area subsequent thereto, but also studied a P.G., Diploma Course in the same University Area. He further submits that these two factors render the appellant as local candidate of Andhra University Area. We find it difficult to accept the contention of the learned counsel for the appellant. The expression “local area” is defined in the Presidential Order. It clearly mandates that an individual would be treated as a local candidate of such area, where he has studied for a consecutive period of four years, a course, leading to the qualifying examination. In the instant case, the qualifying examination for P.G. Medical Courses is M.B.B.S., degree. Admittedly, the appellant studied M.B.B.S., degree course, for a period exceeding four years, in Sri Venkateswara University area. Irrespective of the fact as to where the appellant had resided after passing the M.B.B.S., degree or what she has done thereafter, she becomes a local candidate of Sri Venkateswara University area, in the context of admission to P.G., medical course, as and when she seeks admission to the same. The learned Single Judge had applied the correct principles and we do not find any basis to interfere with the same. The Writ Appeal is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 24th May, 2006. _______________ (D.APPA RAO, J) sh/vrn