The petitioner, Vankudoth Greeshma, a permanent resident of Telangana belonging to the Lambada Scheduled Tribe community, had studied in Andhra Pradesh for five consecutive years and sought MBBS admission under the Competent Authority (Convener) Quota for 2026-27 in Andhra Pradesh, claiming both local candidate status and ST category reservation. The respondents — the State of Andhra Pradesh and Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences — accepted her as a local candidate but refused to extend ST reservation benefits because her community certificate was issued by a Telangana authority rather than an Andhra Pradesh authority, as required under Clause 8 of the Prospectus. The petitioner argued this was arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 15(4), and 21 of the Constitution of India, especially since the national-level Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) was already recognising her ST status for All India Quota seats. The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati (Division Bench of Chief Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Challa Gunaranjan) heard arguments from both sides; however, the judgment text as provided is incomplete and does not record a final operative order.