Telangana High Court
If Police Files Memo To Array A Person As Accused, Court Can Examine Sufficiency Of Material And Refuse Permission: Telangana High Court
In a recent decision, the Telangana High Court held that the Trial Court is justified in examining whether there is sufficient material to array accused persons when a memo/petition is filed by the Police during investigation intimating the Court about its intention to array such persons. Single bench of Dr. Justice D. Nargarjun observed,"Fastening of criminal liability against any...
Search And Seizure Of Cash And Jewellery By ED Without Recording The ‘Reasons To Believe’: Telangana High Court Quashes Seizure
The Telangana High Court has set aside the search and seizure of cash and jewellery by ED as it was done without recording the "reasons to believe."The single bench of Justice K. Sarath has observed that the Additional Director of the Enforcement Directorate without recording the "reasons to believe" issued a search warrant/authorisation to his subordinates.The Deputy Director of the...
Subsumption Of Service Tax Will Not Absolve Liability To Pay GST If Service Tax Was Agreed To Be Paid In Agreement : Telangana High Court
In a Writ Petition, the Telangana High Court ordered that the Petitioner is liable to pay the GST on the license fee in place of service tax as the Petitioner was paying service tax separately under the terms of Deed of License. The petitioner was granted license by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation to set up business for running popcorn stall on payment of agreed...
If Child Works Voluntarily Then Sections 75 & 79 Of Juvenile Justice Act Do Not Apply: Telangana High Court
In a recent order, Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court held that where a juvenile who works voluntarily, Sections 75 and 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 do not apply. Section 75 provides for punishment, if any person having control of child, assaults, abandons, abuses or willfully neglects the child. Section 79 deals with punishment...
MLA Poaching Case| CM Had Zero Involvement In Investigation, State Argues Before Telangana HC Against Order For CBI Probe
While arguing an appeal before the division bench of the Telangana High Court against an order of the Single Judge transferring the probe in the BRS MLA poaching case to the CBI, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the Telangana Government, on Tuesday said, “You cannot demoralise the police by making allegations.” “Before putting allegations on the police, it is the...
'All Constitutional Institutions Gone, People Can Only Turn To Courts' : Sr Adv Dushyant Dave Tells Telangana HC In BRS MLA Poaching Case
While arguing an appeal before the division bench of the Telangana High Court against an order of the Single Judge handing over the probe in the BRS MLAs poaching case to the CBI, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave on Tuesday said, “All Constitutional institutions are gone. Judiciary is loved the most these days.”Mr. Dave was arguing on behalf of the State of Telangana in the matter where he...
Supreme Court Stays Telangana High Court's Order Sentencing NTPC Chief To 2 Months Jail In Contempt Case
The Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala on Friday stayed the judgment of the High Court of Telangana which had sentenced the chairman and managing director of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) Gurdeep Singh and his Secunderabad-based HR general manager Manikanth to two months in jail from criminal contempt.The...
Death By Electrocution: Telangana High Court Upholds Compensation To Kin Irrespective Of Negligence By Electricity Department
In an appeal suit, the Telangana High Court confirmed the judgment of the trial court for payment of compensation to the family of deceased who died due to electrocution. The trial Court while relying on the decision of Supreme Court in M.P. Electricity Board v. Shail Kuma & ors. (2002) had observed as: “The liability cast upon the Electricity department is strict liability,...
Facial Recognition System Does Not Trace Public Movement Through CCTVs, No Mass Surveillance: Hyderabad Police Tells High Court
Hyderabad City Police Commissioner CV Anand has informed the Telangana High Court that ‘Facial Recognition System’ is a standalone tool used to prevent and detect crimes for public safety. The tool is primarily used for identifying suspected terrorist, habitual offenders, dreaded criminals, missing persons, unidentified dead bodies, etc. It is not linked to CCTV cameras installed...
Telangana High Court Confers Senior Designation On 36 Advocates; List Includes 3 Women Lawyers
Pursuant to a Full-Court meeting held by the Telangana High Court on 28th December 2022, it has conferred ‘senior designation’ on 36 advocates, including three (3) female lawyers. The following advocates have been designated as seniors. K. Raji ReddyChilumula Pratap ReddyB. Nalin KumarSunil B. GanuNandigam Krishna RaoM.S. Srinivasa IyengarB. Narasimha...
Telangana High Court Annual Digest 2022 [Citations 1 – 102]
Citations: 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 1 to 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 102Nominal IndexKodam Danalakshmi v. State of Telangana 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 1Bandi Sanjay Kumar v. State of Telangana 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 2xxxx v. State of Telangana 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 3President, Healthcare Reforms Doctors Assn., Hyd v. Spl Chief Secy, Health, Medical Family Welf Dept 2022 LiveLaw (Tel) 4Sirpur Paper Mills Limited...
Maintaining Goshalas Is An Executive Function, Expect State Govt To Provide Adequate Funds To Them: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently asked the state government to provide adequate funds to the goshalas through the State Animal Welfare Board by stressing that it is primarily the executive function of the State to look after and maintain goshalas. The bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice C. V. Bhaskar Reddy passed this order on a PIL plea filed by Bharatiya Prani Mitra Sangh seeking...