Telangana High Court
Telangana High Court Directs CBFC Revising Committee To Consider Certifying Telegu Film 'Vyuham'
The Telangana High Court has directed the Revising Committee to consider the application of certification for the public exhibition of the Telugu movie 'Vyuham'. The Writ Petition was filed before Justice Surepalli Nanda by M/s Ramadhuta Creations (a distribution and production proprietorship, predominantly in the Telugu Film Industry)through their proprietor Dasari Kiran Kumar.“This...
Telangana High Court Launches 'Virtual Justice Clock For District Judiciary' To Enable Public To Track Real-Time Case Disposal Statistics
The Telangana High Court recently launched the 'Virtual Justice Clock for District Judiciary of Telangana', a web portal enabling users including the general public to track real-time statistics about district-wise disposal of cases.The dashboard on the web portal has various drop boxes where users can select the district and any particular court of interest. The statistics include daily,...
Right To Personal Liberty Includes Not Only Right To Travel Abroad, But Also To Possess Passport: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that passport authorities cannot reject a person's application for passport renewal, on the ground that there is a pending criminal case against him.“This Court opines that pendency of criminal case against the petitioner cannot be a ground to deny renewal of passport to the petitioner and the right to personal liberty would include not only the right to...
Telangana High Court Sets Aside Rustication Orders In TSPSC Paper Leak Case, Says Natural Justice Principles Were Violated By Not Hearing Students
The Telangana High Court had set aside the rustication order of two students passed by the Forest College and Research Institute, Mulugu for their alleged involvement in the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) paper leakage case. The rustication was set aside on the grounds that the college had violated the principles of natural justice by expelling the students without giving...
Telangana High Court Declines To Quash Proceedings Against Film Director & Screenwriter Kortala Siva In 'Srimanthudu' Copyright Infringement Case
The Telangana High Court has declined to quash proceedings against prominent Indian Film Director and Screenwriter, Kortala Siva in a copyright infringement case regarding the movie 'Srimanthudu'.The complaint was lodged by poet and novelist R.D. Wilison @ Sarath Chandra who claimed that the movie was a copy of his novel 'Chachhentha Prema'.“A reading of the complaint would reflect that...
'Fraud & Abuse Of Process Of Law': Telangana High Court Dismisses Appeal For Suppression Of Material Facts, Upholds 25K Costs
A Division Bench of the Telangana High Court declined to interfere with a dismissal order passed by a single judge, wherein a fine of Rs 25000 was imposed on the petitioner for approaching the Court with unclean hands.In dismissing an appeal against the single judge's order Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti held the following: “If the petitioner approached the Court...
Drugs Act Applies To Products Sold As 'Drugs', Not Food Items Certified By FSSAI: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against True Weight Wellness Private Limited and its Directors under the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 ("Act"), holding that products sold by the company did not amount to "drugs" as defined under the Act.“It is not mentioned on the label that the item sold is any kind of drug which would treat...
Telangana High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction Due To 'Suspicious & Vengeful Evidence With Improvements & Embellishments'
The Telangana High Court has held that when a victim of rape does not disclose specific details in the complaint and several instances are narrated at a belated time during the trial, such evidence is marred with improvements and embellishments and does not fall into the category of 'sterling' evidence.In allowing the appeal, and overturning the appellant's conviction by the trial court, a...
Civil Court Decrees Over Scheduled Areas Post 1972 Null & Void, Claims Must Be Freshly Examined By Agency Courts: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has clarified that Civil Courts do not have jurisdiction to function in Scheduled Areas and all orders or decrees passed by a Civil Court within a Scheduled Area after the year 1972, would stand null and void. Consequently, it was held that no execution petition arising from such an order or decree could be decided by any forum. In allowing the revision plea, a...
Telangana High Court Issues Notice To State In Plea For Establishment Of At Least One Old Age Home In Each District
The Telangana High Court has taken up a Public Interest Litigation for the construction of at least one old age home in a district. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti admitted the PIL based on a letter addressed to the Court and issued notice to the State. The letter stated that as per Section 19 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and...
Telangana High Court Upholds An Arbitral Award Directing Pulling Down Of A Building Incapable Of Human Habitation
The High Court of Telangana has upheld an arbitral award passed by a sole arbitrator wherein the arbitrator directed the pulling down/demolition of the subject building after observing that it was no longer capable to have human habitation. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N. Tukaramji held that the tribunal rightly directed the pulling down of the subject property...
Telangana High Court Constitutes Special Bench For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Pending Against MPs, MLAs
The Telangana High Court has constituted a Special Bench and taken up suo-motu proceedings in compliance of Supreme Court orders to designate courts for expeditious trial of criminal cases pending against MPs & MLAs.“ln pursuance of the aforesaid guidelines, this Special Bench has been constituted and we direct the Registry to register this writ petition as "ln Re: designated courts...