Hyderabad, April 6 -- The Telangana High Court has sought a response from the state government regarding the death of a 17-year-old student during an exam at the Sri Chaitanya Junior College on a government-declared holiday.

The student's family asked for compensation of Rs 2 crore. According to reports, Justice Juvvadi Sridevi was hearing a plea by the student's father, who alleged that his son died during an exam conducted on December 26, 2025.

The plea stated that, despite a government holiday, the college conducted a slip test and the student, who was suffering from a heart ailment was made to move around from the ground to the fourth floor as he was not give proper directions to the examination hall and the elevators were non funct...