Telangana High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART I]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 01 To 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 111498A IPC | Magistrate Can't Take Cognizance Merely On Superintendent's Note If Accused Given Clean Chit In Chargesheet: Telangana HCGangadhara Manoj and 3 others vs. State of TSCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 01The Telangana High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot take cognizance against those accused, against whom a chargesheet is...

Courts Must Be Cautious In Cases Involving Persons With Unsound Mind, Ensure Their Rights Are Protected: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court has underscored that courts must proceed with utmost caution in matters involving persons of unsound mind so that their rights are protected, adding that if a party to a suit alleges that the opposing party is of unsound mind held that the court must conduct a judicial inquiry to determine whether the allegation is true. Justice K. Sujana while referring to Andhra...

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.The allegation against the two judicial officers (petitioners) was that, during their time in the Judicial Academy, they had gotten into a tussle with...

Telangana High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Six Persons Accused Of Attacking District Collector

The Telangana High Court granted anticipatory bail to six persons–including a woman, accused of carrying out an attack on a District Collector in Lagcherla Village last month allegedly during a public hearing regarding the setting up of the proposed Pharma company in the village.It was alleged that when the District Collector and other officers reached the village, various persons including...

Formula-E Race "Scam": Telangana HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To BRS's KT Rama Rao Till December 30

The Telangana High Court in an interim order on Friday (December 20) has granted protection from arrest to BRS MLA KT Rama Rao till December 30, in an FIR over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad when BRS was in power. Issuing notice to the state and asking them to file their response, Justice N V Shravan Kumar while dictating the interim order said, "For...

Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

Directing the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to vacate the premises of certain persons for continuing to occupy it despite expiry of the lease, the Telangana High Court pulled up the public sector undertaking for "quietly continuing to squat on the petitioners' land" without having any right is an overt act requiring the court's interference under Article 226. In doing so the high court...

Telangana High Court Proposes To Take Action Against Police Officers Who Failed To Register Rape FIRs, Seeks List Of Survivors

While hearing a PIL petition concerning women's safety which also seeks speedy trials in rape cases and details of pending case, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday (December 17) orally asked the litigant to give particulars of the survivors whose complaints were allegedly not being registered as FIRs by police officers so that action can be taken. In the previous hearing on October 25,...

Allu Arjun Arrest: Telangana High Court Grants Interim Bail To Allu For 4 Weeks In Stampede Case

The Telangana High Court on Friday (December 13) granted interim bail for four weeks to actor Allu Arjun who had sought quashing of FIR in connection with a stampede which occurred outside a cinema hall in Hyderabad last week when the actor had an unscheduled visit, in which one woman also died.After hearing the arguments for around two hours Justice Juvvadi Sridevi while dictating the...

Telangana High Court Upholds Cancellation Of Ex-BRS MLA's Citizenship, Imposes ₹30 Lakh Costs

Telangana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by MLA Dr Ramesh Chennamaneni with a cost of 30 lakhs, challenging an order passed by the Under Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, holding that the petitioner had ceased to be a citizen of India.Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy who was hearing the matter upheld the cancellation upholding that the petitioner on...

Telangana High Court Orders Police To Provide Surveillance To Actor Mohan Babu After Alleged Attack Orchestrated By Son To Grab His House

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (December 11) in an interim order directed the Commissionerate Of Police, Hyderabad and Additional District Magistrate, Rachakonsa not to compel the presence of actor and MP Mohan Babu in a show cause notice issued to him under section 126 of BNSS. Section 126 BNSS states that when an Executive Magistrate receives information that any person is likely...

[IBC] Telangana HC Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-Director Of Company, Says IRP Had Already Taken Charge When Complaint Was Filed

The High Court of Telangana has delivered an important decision on the issue regarding criminal liability of Directors and corporate governance. In quashing the proceedings initiated against the petitioner (former Director of a pharmaceutical company), Justice K Sujana held that the petitioner could not be held responsible for alleged violations by the accused-company since he had...

After High Court Nudge, Telangana Govt Constitutes State-Level Committees To Monitor Food-Safety Standards In Preparation Of Mid-Day Meals

Following incidents of multiple students being hospitalized after consuming mid-day meals provided in government-run schools between the 20th-26th of November, the Telangana High Court was on Thursday informed that the State government has taken steps to ensure adherence to food safety standards.Additional Advocate General appearing for the State informed that apart from the committees that...