Difference Between Permanent Disability & General Physical Debility Can't Be Blurred To Deny Jobs To Coal Workers Kin: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that specific, measurable and permanent disabilities arising from injury or disease cannot be pushed into the residual category of “general physical debility” (a state of weakness or infirmity) under Clause 9.4.0 of the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA)-VI.In doing so the court granted relief to five medically invalidated Singareni workers and held...

Single-Member PMLA Adjudicating Authority Can Pass Attachment, Retention Orders; Prima Facie Satisfaction Sufficient: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a single-member Bench of the Adjudicating Authority under PMLA can validly pass orders confirming provisional attachment and permitting retention of seized material. In doing so, it held that at that stage the standard is only one of prima facie satisfaction on the basis of material on record, not proof beyond reasonable doubt. Dismissing three...

Distance Education Degrees Obtained Through Study Centres Outside University Jurisdiction Not Valid: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has said that distance education degrees obtained by students through study centres outside the university's jurisdiction are not valid. In doing so the court upheld the rejection of candidates seeking appointment as Librarian under a government notification, who had obtained Masters in Library Science through distance education from Acharya Nagarjuna...

PG Medical Student Who Fails One Theory Paper Must Re-Appear In All Four Papers Along With Practical & Viva: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a postgraduate medical student who fails even one theory paper cannot seek permission to re-appear only in that paper, and must instead re-appear for all four theory papers along with practical/clinical and viva voce examinations, in terms of the regulatory scheme governing PG medical education. Referring to the provisions of Post Graduate Medical...

Kaleshwaram Project: Part Relief To KCR, Harish Rao As Telangana High Court Says Inquiry Commission Findings Violating Section 8B 'Inoperative'

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (April 22) partly allowed pleas filed by former chief minister and BRS head K Chandrashekar Rao, former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao and others challenging the Inquiry Commission Report over alleged irregularities into the Kaleshwaram project.In doing so the court held that those findings against the petitioners which have been rendered in violation...

120-Day Limit To File Written Statement In Commercial Suits Runs From Service Of Summons, Not Supply Of Documents: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that in commercial suits, the 120-day period for filing defendant's written statement under the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) begins from the date of service of summons along with the plaint, and not from the later date when annexed documents are furnished to the defendant. Holding that the Commercial Court had rightly forfeited the defendants' right to file...

Payment Of Cheque Amount Before First Hearing Warrants Quashing Of NI Act Case: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has quashed three cheque dishonour cases against a trust and its office-bearers, observing that the trust had paid the entire cheque amount before the first date of hearing and so continuation of the prosecutions would amount to abuse of process of law. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada observed:“It is pertinent to observe in this regard that the objective of the N.I. Act...

Biomedical Waste Charges: Telangana High Court Upholds CPCB's Differential User Fee For Bedded, Non-Bedded Hospitals

The Telangana High Court has upheld the validity of Guideline No.14 of Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Guidelines for Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities, 2025 and the consequential Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) circular adopting a “per bed per day” user-charge model for bedded hospitals.In doing so the court held that the classification...

Remarriage Of Widow Not Ground To Deny Motor Accident Compensation For Husband's Death: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a widow's right to claim compensation for the death of her husband in a motor accident does not stand extinguished merely because she remarried during the pendency of the claim proceedings.The court was hearing a woman's plea challenging a portion of the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Tribunal to her daughter-in-law (who had...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : April 06 – April 12, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37- 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 43Nominal Index Sri Azmeera Kailas v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37CH. Muralidhar v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 38Justice G. Sri Devi v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 39Jangati Vijay v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 40Gade Ramana Reddy v. State of Telangana...

Telangana High Court Upholds Removal Of CRPF Personnel For 'Grave Misconduct' Of Contracting Second Marriage Despite Subsistence Of First

The Telangana High Court has upheld the removal of a CRPF cook from service on charges of contracting a second marriage during the subsistence of his first marriage, holding that the departmental authorities had acted on sufficient material and that the petitioner had been given adequate opportunity in the enquiry.Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar Rao observed:“The authorities finally came to...

Telangana High Court Holds HYDRAA Commissioner Guilty Of Contempt For Putting Permanent Structures On Disputed Land Despite Court Order

The Telangana High Court has held the Commissioner of Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) guilty of contempt in regard to an earlier order wherein the body was permitted to undertake pre-monsoon work without affecting a party's interest over a disputed land area. The court found that the body had created structures on the land in question including redevelopment of...