Telangana High Court
Merely Asking Someone To 'Go Die' Not Abetment Of Suicide, Words Uttered In Spur Of Moment Don't Show Mens Rea: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently held that merely uttering 'go and die' would not amount to instigation as defined under Section 306 IPC (abetment of suicide). The Division Bench of Justice K Lakshman and Justice K Sujana reiterated that words exchanged during an argument are said in the 'spur of the moment' and cannot be considered as ‘mens rea.’ "Mere uttering the words...
Telangana High Court Stays GO Aiming To Regularise Notarized Documents In Relation To Unregistered Sale Of Non-Agricultural Urban Properties
The Telangana High Court has passed interim orders staying a Government Order which aims at regularising notarized documents of non-agricultural urban land sales on the ground of prima facie being beyond the scope of section 9 of the Indian Stamps Act, 1899. "G.O.Ms.No.84 dated 26.07.2023 is prima facie beyond the scope of Section 9 of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 in as much as it...
Lakes Not Meant For Your Polluting, It Is For Generations: Telangana High Court To Party Challenging Ban On POP Idol Immersion
The Telangana High Court today criticised the Telangana Ganesh Murti Kalakar Welfare Association which has challenged the guidelines that prohibit POP idols. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V Shravan Kumar orally remarked, “....This is lake is not for you, it is for generations, not to pollute with Plaster of Paris..."While the Court was on the issue of...
Telangana High Court Refrains From Exercising Writ Jurisdiction In Challenge To IBC Proceedings Pending Before NCLT
The Telangana High Court has declined to entertain a writ petition challenging actions by Investcorp Score Fund under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) reiterating that the exercise of its extraordinary jurisdiction was discretionary.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N. V. Shravan Kumar directed the petitioner to address his concerns in the pending...
Selection Committee Members Can't Lay Down Selection Criteria Unless Specifically Authorized: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently held that a selection committee is not authorised to lay down selection criteria unless specifically permitted to do so and clarified that such criteria are to be decided by the rule-making body. “The members of the selection board are for that matter, any other selection committee, do not have the jurisdiction to lay down the criteria for selection unless...
[Hindu Marriage Act] Children Born Out Of Void Marriage Can't Claim Share In Joint Family Property: Telangana High Court
Editor's Note: On September 1, the Supreme Court in Revanasiddappa vs. Mallikarjun recognized the rights of children born out of invalid marriages in their parents' share in Hindu joint family property. It held that children born out of void/voidable marriages are entitled to inherit a share in the property of their deceased parents which would have been allotted to them on a notional...
Telangana High Court Asks University To Issue NOC To Assistant Professor Whose Appointment Was Declared Illegal
The Telangana High Court has directed Kakatiya University, Warangal to issue a No Objection Certificate to an Assistant Zoology Professor, despite his appointment being held illegal.Justice P. Madhavi was hearing a writ filed by a zoology doctorate, who had been appointed to the university as an assistant professor. "As the petitioner’s services have not been terminated subsequent to...
Custody Matters Of Minor Children Not To Be Settled By Elders In The House: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court on Thursday held that custody disputes of children cannot be settled by elders of the house while reiterating that the welfare of the minor children is of paramount importance in such matters. A division bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice K. Sujana was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the mother of a 7-year-old daughter, alleging that her husband...
Telangana High Court Calls For Compliance Report In PIL Seeking Enforcement Of NCPCR Guidelines In Children's Hostels
The Telangana High Court has directed the State to submit a compliance report under Chapter IV Guidelines of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights ( NCPCR) Act, 2018 in a PIL seeking enforcement of the Guidelines and Regulations laid down by the Act. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar asked the State to submit the said report within...
This Is A Temple Of Justice, Nobody Should Have Apprehension: Telangana HC Chief Justice Almost Recuses Himself From A Case
The Telangana High Court today saw the wrath of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe following a comment made by an advocate, that seemed to raise questions regarding the credibility of the Court. "We will recuse then. No no you are saying that 'it will reflect on the case'. See in fact, this is contempt, telling a judge it will reflect on the case, when the judge has not done anything. We do not want...
Possession Of Property On Date Of Filing Suit For Injunction Relevant: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that relief of injunction cannot be denied merely on the basis of discrepancies in documents irrelevant to the suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction and that the Court ought to consider the possession of the parties as of the date of filing of the suit.Justice P. Madhavi Devi thus held that an injunction could not be denied merely...
Telangana High Court Allows Candidate To Participate In National Badminton Championship Finals Amid Birth Certificate Controversy
The Telangana High Court has directed the Badminton Association of Telangana (BAT) to allow a candidate to participate as a finalist from the State in the Yonex-Sunrise 35th Sub Junior National Badminton Championship 2023, amid a controversy surrounding the validity of her birth certificate. The petitioner was competing in the category of under 15 and 17 years.Justice C.V. Bhaskar refrained...