'Hit By Doctrine Of Laches': Telangana High Court After Several Aspirants Seek Permanent Resident Status For MBBS, BDS Admission

The Telangana High Court has witnessed a surge in pleas with a prayer to consider the petitioner-medical aspirants as 'permanent residents' in the admission process of MBBS and BDS courses.The division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar has rejected all claims with the same finding - 'they are not entitled to the said relief due to delay and laches.'This comes...

Corporate Ministry Can Order Company To Change Name After 12 Months If Deceptively Similar To Another Priorly Registered Company: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court has upheld that the Regional Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs is authorised to direct a company for change of name, even after expiry of 12 months, if it has reason to believe that the company incorporated at a later date is trying to pass off as a Company incorporated on a prior date.Justice K Lakshman has conceded with the view taken by the Delhi High Court...

Disaster Management Act: Telangana High Court Seeks Status Report On Measures Taken For Flood Prevention Around Kaleshwaram Dam

The Telangana High Court in furtherance of remedial and pre-emptive measures for past and future floods has asked the government to file a status report regarding the responsibility of the Government under Section 39 of the Disaster Management Act.The Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project on the Godavari River suffered heavy damages due to massive floods last year but is back in operation to...

S.370A IPC Not Attracted To Brothel Customers Unless It Is Shown They Had Knowledge That Sex-Worker Was Trafficked: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that Section 370A of the Indian Penal Code cannot be interpreted to include a 'customer' within its ambit, unless there is evidence to prove that he had knowledge or reason to believe that the sex-workers were trafficked."...the complainant is always the Police Agency, who raids on the brothel houses, and that at that particular point of time, the...

Ganesh Idol Immersion: Telangana High Court Adjourns Hearing Citing Paucity Of Time, Criticises Lawyer For "Making Faces"

The Telangana High Court today adjourned hearing of a petition filed by Telangana Ganesh Murti Kalakaar Welfare Association challenging ban on plaster of paris idols vide Revised Guidelines 2.0 for Idol Immersion issued by the Central Pollution Control Board, citing paucity of time.While doing so, the Bench headed by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe criticised a lawyer-intervenor for...

Workman's Unauthorised Absence From Work Due To Ill Health, Not Wilful Or Negligent: Telangana High Court Orders Backwages

The Telangana High Court has directed the Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APRTC) (TSRTC after bifurcation) to treat a former employee as ‘in service’ from the date of his removal till the date of his death for the purposes of back wages.Justice Nagesh Beemapaka passed the order in a writ filed by the wife of the deceased man in service seeking to set aside the order passed by...

Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case: Telangana High Court Declines Bail To Father, Aide Of Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy

The Telangana High Court has rejected the bail applications of Y.S Bhaskar Reddy and Gajjala Uday Kumar Reddy, the father and close aide of the Kadapa MP, respectively, in the Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy Murder case. "there is prima facie, and reasonable ground to believe that the petitioners herein/A.6 [Gajjala] and A.7 [Bhaskar] have committed the offence which is serious and grave in...

Can't Deny A Citizen's Statutory Rights For Not Having Aadhar Card: Telangana High Court Reiterates

The Telangana High Court has reiterated that a citizen of India cannot be denied his/her statutory rights for not possessing an Aadhar Card.The decision was passed by Justice Surepalli Nanda in a petition filed by Amina Begum with a prayer to direct the Revenue Authorities to issue patta passbook cum Title Deed in her favour."This Court opines that the Petitioner cannot be denied the...

Medical Admissions Rule That Candidate Must Study In Local Area For 4 Consecutive Years Not Applicable To Permanent Residents: Telangana High Court

In a significant ruling, the Telangana High Court has held Rule 3(III)(B) Telangana Medical and Dental College Admission (Admission into MBBS and BDS Courses) Rules, 2017 as unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution. However, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar refrained from striking down the Rule honouring the object of...

All Courtrooms In Telangana High Court To Hold Hybrid Hearings From Tomorrow

The Telangana High Court has announced that all its Courts will commence hearing in hybrid mode from the 1st of September. Recently, the Telangana High Court had introduced the live-streaming feature in all Courts, following which hybrid proceedings are all set to commence. The Telangana High Court under the guidance of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe has urged lawyers and litigants alike to avail...

Transfer Orders Cannot Be Punitive: Telangana High Court Reiterates

The Telangana High Court has recently reiterated that transfer orders cannot be passed as a punitive measure and that such transfer orders shall be set aside as inherently illegal.Justice Juvvadi Sridevi passed the order in a writ petition filed by a mechanic appointed in the Korutla Depot challenging his transfer to the Banswada Depot on the ground that it was not administrative in nature."It...

Medical Student's Death: Telangana High Court Seeks Report On Anti-Ragging Measures Enforced In Educational Institutions

The Telangana High Court has ordered the State to file an affidavit stating the measures taken to curb ragging in school and college premises throughout the State in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court.The Division Bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar passed the order in a Public interest litigation that was taken up by the Court following an incident...