Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Court Orders Malla Reddy College to Return Student Certificates
A student named E. Charan Tej finished his engineering degree but the college kept his certificates because he owed money.
The Telangana High Court said the college can’t hold the certificates.
The court told the college to give them back in a week.
The student can now apply for a master’s program.
The college must instead sue for the money, not keep the papers.
Telangana High Court ruled colleges cannot retain original certificates to recover unpaid fees.
Malla Reddy Engineering College was directed to return all BTech graduate’s certificates within a week.
The case involved E. Charan Tej, who claimed the college withheld his documents pending Rs 3.09 lakh tuition payment.
The court emphasized that students own their certificates and institutions must pursue dues through legal action, not by withholding documents.
The college did not appear in court despite notice.
- Who
- Justice Juvvadi Sridevi, E. Charan Tej, Malla Reddy Engineering College
- What
- Court directed the college to return all original certificates of a BTech graduate
- When
- in a recent ruling
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Why
- colleges lack legal authority to retain certificates as security for unpaid fees
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Institution
- Malla Reddy Engineering College
- Student
- E. Charan Tej
- Amount Owed
- Rs 3.09 lakh
- Decision Deadline
- within a week
- Location
- Dhulapally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India