STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH & ORS. vs LAVU NARENDRANATH & ORS. ETC.

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Entrance Test for medical college admissions in Andhra Pradesh, ruling that under Article 162 of the Constitution, the State Government has the executive power to prescribe tests for candidate selection when no legislation exists. The Court clarified that Sections 23 and 33 of the Andhra University Act, 1926 do not mandate selection based solely on qualifying examination marks, allowing the Government to implement additional criteria. The Court found no violation of Article 21 regarding personal liberty, affirming that the test was a legitimate method of selection and not a substitution for the qualifying examination.