Telangana High Court
Telangana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Alleged Unauthorised Issuance Of Supplementary Sethwar On Govt Land
The Telangana High Court has admitted a plea challenging the issuance of Supplementary Sethwar to the extent of 10 acres on alleged Government land wherein, collusion and fraud are alleged against the revenue officials and adjacent land owners.The petitioner contended that the plea was filed in the interest of the State and its overall well-being. He stated that 449 acres in the Dundigal...
Telangana HC Issues Notice In Contempt Plea Alleging Non-Compliance Of Orders Directing Publication Of Revised Minimum Wages For Scheduled Employment
The Telangana High Court has issued a contempt notice to the Chief Secretary, Special Chief Secretary, Commissioner of the Labour, and Secretary Printing Press for not revising and publishing the minimum wages in respect of scheduled employment under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 as per the earlier directions of the Court in a PIL.Contempt proceedings were initiated against the State...
Governor's Rejection Of Cabinet Recommendations For MLC Posts: Telangana HC Asks Parties For 'Gentleman's Understanding' Till Next Hearing
The Telangana High Court has adjourned the matter relating to the Governor's rejection of MLC recommendations made by the cabinet. The Bench asked the state to come to a 'gentleman's understanding' and not precipitate the issue until the next date of hearing.The Division Bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Surepalli Nanda adjourned the plea on the request of the respondents to allow...
Telangana High Court Issues Notices To State Minority Welfare Department, Waqf Board On Plea Against Govt Funds To Tablighi Jamaat
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the State's Chief Secretary, State Minority Welfare Department, Waqf Board and the District Collector of Vikharabad on a petition challenging allocation of Rs. 2.45 crore government funds to the Tablighi Jamaat for holding a State-wide Ijtema in Vikharabad.The Islamic congregation is scheduled from January 6th to 8th.The petitioner...
Recovery Of Non-Biological Children From Accused Doesn't Automatically Mean He's Involved In Sex Trade: Telangana HC Orders Discharge
The Telangana High Court has held that recovery of non-biological children from the custody of accused does not automatically mean that he is involved in kidnapping/ illegally trafficking minor girls into sex trade, particularly in absence of any material indicating the commission of any alleged offence.While allowing a revision petition for discharge of the petitioner-accused, Justice...
Telangana High Court Issues Notice To State Agencies On Alleged Inaction In Upkeep Of Roads, Installation Of Safety Measures Around Open Manholes
The Telangana High Court has issued notice to its Road and Transport Department and various Municipal administrations on a PIL alleging that the roads of the State are not being maintained and no safety measures are being taken around open manholes.The petitioner has contended that the administration is liable for the upkeep and maintenance of roads and footpaths, to ensure that roads are free...
Telangana HC Upholds Rule Restricting District Judge Appointment To Lawyers In State, Says They Are Acquainted With Practice Of Local Court
The Telangana High Court has upheld the validity of Rule 5(1)(a) of the Telangana State Judicial (Service and Cadre) Rules 2023 as per which only advocates practicing in the state are eligible to apply for the post of District Judge. It observed that the object of such enactment is to acquire candidates acquainted with the practice of local Court.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok...
Can Governor Reject Nominations Made By CM And Council Of Ministers To Legislative Council? Telangana High Court To Analyze
The Telangana High Court will this Friday take up a plea concerning Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan's orders rejecting state government's nomination of Dr. Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana to the Legislative Council.In July, the then Chief Minister K Chandra Shaker Rao and his cabinet passed a resolution nominating Sravan and Satyanrayana as Members of the Legislative Council of...
498A IPC | Magistrate Can't Take Cognizance Merely On Superintendent's Note If Accused Given Clean Chit In Chargesheet: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot take cognizance against those accused, against whom a chargesheet is not filed, merely based on a note affixed by the Superintendent of Police on the said charge sheet.Justice K Surender going further has explained that cognizance cannot be taken against those individuals against whom the investigation did not reveal any...
Must Examine Whether Cinematograph (Certification) Rules' Procedure Was Followed: Telangana High Court Suspends Release Of 'Vyuham' By 3 Weeks
The Telangana High Court has suspended the release of the Political thriller -Vyuham for three weeks holding that the Revising Committee failed to state reasons for granting a Certificate of Exhibition when initially the application had been rejected noting a series of irregularities yet, no major deletions/changes were made.Last week, the General Secretary of the Telugu Desam Party...
Married Army Officer Entitled To Accommodation, But Spouse Can't Claim Right To Retain An Allotted Premise: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court held yesterday that Rule 4 of the Quartermaster Rules only entitles a married army officer to an accommodation. It does not confer any statutory right on the officer's spouse to retain the allotted accommodation.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti passed the order in a writ appeal filed by an army colonel's estranged...
2019 Rape & Murder Of Vet In Hyderabad | High Court Allows Police Who Allegedly Staged Encounter Of Accused To Be Impleaded As Intervenors In Trial
The Telangana High Court has allowed the police party who allegedly caused the encounter death of the accused in a 2019 case of rape and murder of a young Veterinarian doctor in Hyderabad, to be impleaded as intervenors and be heard at the time of the final hearing in a batch of Public Interest Litigations filed to enquire into the encounter killings.One of the many reliefs sought in the batch...