Telangana High Court
Company That's Not Defamed Itself Can't Espouse Employees' Cause To File Private Complaint For Defamation: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has quashed a defamation complaint holding that it was not for the company to file the complaint based on aspersions cast against its employees.The remarks in question, the court said, were against specific employees of the company and did not amount to defamation of the company itself.“Specifically making aspersions against individuals in a company and accusing...
NDMA Guidelines: Telangana High Court Seeks State's Response On Safety Measures At Govt Schools, Colleges
Telangana High Court has granted 4 weeks time to the State to file a compliance report in a PIL questioning its inaction in implementing the National Disaster Management Authority Guidelines 2016, inasmuch as providing fire and structural safety for government schools and junior colleges.“The learned counsels for the respondents pray for and are granted four weeks’ time to enable them to...
Hookah Parlours Can Run Subject To Municipality License, Inspection By Police For Compliance: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that a hookah shop will require separate and specific permissions from the City Police and Municipal Department to run and cannot function on the basis of having a hotel/restaurant license."A conjoint reading of Section 6 read with Section 4 of COTP Act clearly indicate smoking of tobacco in any form is prohibited in public places like Hotels, Restaurants...
Telangana High Court Sets Aside An Order Of The District Court Under Section 34 Of The A&C Act For Modifying An Arbitral Award
The High Court of Telangana has set aside an order of the District Court passed under Section 34 of the A&C Act by which the Ld. Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad had modified an arbitral award. The bench of Justice M.G. Priyadarsini held that the Ld. Court committed an irregularity in modifying the amount of compensation awarded by the arbitrator. It held that...
Telangana High Court Quashes Centre's Order Directing Telangana Govt To Pay Power Dues To Andhra Pradesh Govt
The Telangana High Court has quashed an order passed by Union of India u/s 92 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, whereby Telangana government was directed to pay dues of over 6000 crores to Andhra Pradesh government, holding that the same was passed without following principles of natural justice. “On plain reading of Section 92 of the 2014 Act, it is axiomatic that it does not...
Telangana High Court Sustains Rape Abettor's Detention As 'Sexual Offender'; Says It Caused Panic Among Women Folk, Disturbed Public Order
The Telangana High Court has upheld the detention order of an accomplice to rape of a 60-year-old woman, owing to the disturbing impact it had on public order, especially amongst women.“..The detenu and his associate committed the offence of rape on the victim in broad day light and thus resulted in creation of fear and panic in the minds of general public, particularly women folk. The...
Mutually Destructive Pleas No Ground To Reject Plaint Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that a plaint cannot be rejected on the ground that inconsistent and mutually destructive pleas were sought."Therefore, the contention that adverse possession cannot be claimed on the basis of an agreement of sale, since they are inconsistent or mutually destructive pleas, cannot be a ground to reject the plaint under Order 7 Rule 11 (a) of the Code. The...
Telangana HC Reduces Sentence Of POCSO Accused, Says Minor's Understanding Of Rape Must Be Considered Before Relying On Sole Testimony For Conviction
The Telangana High Court while modifying a rape conviction under the POCSO Act, based on the sole testimony of a minor, held that it is imperative for Courts to ascertain whether a minor fully understands the meaning of ‘rape’ before accepting her testimony as sole grounds for conviction. In partly allowing the appeal while modifying the accused's conviction and sentence under Section 6...
Telangana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Condition Of 50% Deposit For Preferring Appeals Under Consumer Protection Act 2019
The Telangana High Court has issued notice to the Union of India in a writ petition filed challenging the second proviso to Section 41, 51 & 67 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The writ petition was being heard by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar. The petitioner is an opposite party in a consumer complaint that was initiated against him....
Telangana High Court Refuses To Expedite Hearing Of PIL Against Establishment Of Country's Largest Aqua Marine Park At Hyderabad
The Telangana High Court has declined to expedite the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation challenging the project of establishing India’s largest Aqua Marine Park and Aviary at Kothwalguda, Hyderabad.“Nowadays PILs have become ‘Personal Interest litigations.’ There is no urgency in the matter. If you want to Stay, you deposit the project amount. This is a frivolous litigation,”...
Telangana High Court Raps Advocate For Arraying Judicial Officer As Party Respondent, Bats For 'Training Program' For Young Lawyers
The Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court has shown willingness to establish a training program for new lawyers having a tenure of up to 0 to 5 years, so as to give the young lawyers a basic foundation. “I had thought of a training program for the lawyers between 0-5 years so at least they know how to address the court. A basic foundation program. I had told it to the president of the...
Telangana Elections 2023: High Court Says Power To Interfere Under Writ Jurisdiction After Election Process Has Commenced Very Limited
The Telangana High Court has reiterated in various cases filed through the week that the writ jurisdiction of the Court to interfere with the election process once the elections have been announced is extremely limited."It is trite law that only when an action of the Returning Officer results in stalling or stoppage of elections, this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India...