Hyderabad, July 29 -- The Telangana cabinet, during a meeting on Monday, July 28, decided to prioritise admission of native students into medical colleges in the state.

Following the meeting, the government asked Advocate-General A Sudarshan Reddy to present strong arguments before the Supreme Court with regard to government order 33 issued by the Telangana government in July 2024, which states preference to Telangana natives in medical college admissions.

The Supreme Court will hear the case on August 5. Following the Cabinet's decision, health minister Damodar Rajanarsimha swiftly engaged in a meeting with Advocate-General, leaving the Cabinet meeting and rushing to his residence.

The discussion stressed devising a legal strategy to ...