The Telangana High Court has ruled that students who are permanent residents of Telangana can be eligible for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, even if they did not study in the state for four consecutive years prior to the qualifying exam. This decision came after examining 53 writ petitions challenging Government Order (G.O.) 33, which mandated local candidates to have studied in the state for four years. The court emphasized the need for clear guidelines to define local status and directed the state government to establish these rules, allowing candidates to prove their residency through permanent residence certificates. The ruling aims to ensure that permanent residents are not unfairly classified as non-local, thereby preserving their right to access education in their domicile state. The Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences is instructed to implement these guidelines during the ongoing admission process. This significant ruling follows a previous court decision that had already read down a similar provision, indicating a continued effort to refine local eligibility criteria.