Telangana High Court Grants State Final Opportunity To Respond To Petitions Against Alleged Closure Of Hookah Parlours

The Telangana High Court has granted the state government and the police officials a last chance to file their consolidated affidavit in a batch of petitions challenging the alleged decision to close down hookah parlours in various cities of the state.“No further time will be granted, if no counter is placed on record, the Court will proceed without it and pass orders,” Justice C.V....

Telangana High Court Sets Aside Detention Order Against 'Pakistani National', Says No Allegation Of Violation Of Bail Conditions

The Telangana High Court has set aside the detention order issued against a "Pakistani national" who is accused of submitting forged voter ID and Aadhaar Card to obtain an Indian passport. While the detenu Shaik Gulzar Khan @ Gulzar Massih was granted bail in the related criminal case in March 2020, he was being detained since February last year at Central Prison, Cherlapally,...

Justice Alok Aradhe Sworn In As Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

Justice Alok Aradhe was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Telangana by the state Governor on Sunday. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath to Justice Aradhe.Justice Aradhe, who was a Judge of the Karnataka High Court, was appointed as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on July 19. The Supreme Court Collegium on July 05 had recommended that Justice Alok Aradhe be...

NEET-PG: 'How Can You Again Say She Is Female, When Petitioner Identifies As Transgender Person?' Telangana High Court Pulls Up State

The Telangana High court has pulled up the state government for not instructing the counselling authority to register a transgender doctor under the ‘third gender’ category in the NEET PG 2023 despite an earlier direction from the court. Last month, the high court had directed the authorities to "extend the benefit of third gender status in addition to the petitioner’s status as...

Telangana High Court Grants Authorities Last Opportunity To Respond To Plea Against Misleading Advertisements Of ORS Substitute Products

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday gave authorities of the state and central government a last chance for filing their response in the PIL seeking action against "misleading, false and offensive "advertising of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) substitute products.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice N. Rajeshwar Rao said the writ petition was filed...

Telangana High Court Directs Trial Court To Pass Fresh Order On Convict's Claim Of Juvenility In 2004 Rape Case, Over 13 Years After Dismissal Of SLP

More than 13 years after the Supreme Court dismissed the SLP against his conviction in a rape case dating back to 2004, the Telangana High Court has directed the trial court to pass fresh order on the convict's claim of juvenility.The division bench of Justice K Lakshman and Justice Sree Sudha said the trial court shall conduct enquiry in the convict's application, which was filed in 2018,...

Telangana High Court Issues Notice To State Human Rights Commission On Plea Challenging Closure Of Proceedings In 2005 Custodial Torture Case

The Telangana High Court has issued notice to the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on a petition challenging closure of an application seeking compensation of Rs 5 Lakh for alleged illegal detention and torture of a man by Golconda Police Station in 2005. The victim died in June 2008 as he could not recover from the injuries caused by the police, as per his wife. The division bench of...

Telangana High Court Directs Authorities To Ensure Mudiraj Community Members Are Not Subjected To Social Boycott In Nizamabad's Ramanappet

The Telangana High Court has directed Tahsildar, Velpur Mandal, to ensure that the members of Mudiraj Community are not subjected to social boycott in Ramannapet village of Nizamabad district.The members of the Mudiraj community had earlier approached the court, alleging that their entire community of about 300 families was being socially boycotted by the Village Development Committee (VDC)....

Telangana High Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Allotment Of Govt Land To Ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi

The Telangana High Court today issued notice to the State Government as well as the Bhartiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the allotment of 11 acres in Kokapet village, Gandipet Mandal to the ruling party.The matter was heard by the Acting Chief Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice N. Rajeshwar Rao. The court listed the case for hearing on August...

Telangana High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging 100% Reservation For Locals Under ‘Competent Authority Quota’ In 36 State Medical Colleges

The Telangana High Court has issued notice to the state government and Kaloji Narayanarao University of Health Sciences on a petition challenging the decision to reserve 100% seats in MBBS & BDS admissions under 'Competent Authority Quota' for locals in 36 state colleges established after June 02, 2014. Earlier, 15 percent of the seats were unreserved and anyone including candidates...

Telangana High Court Asks State To Pay Rs 25,000 To Four Persons Falsely Implicated By Police In Trespass Case

The Telangana High Court has directed the State to pay Rs 25,000 to four persons, who were implicated by the police in a case despite not having been named in the private complaint or any of the witness statements.Justice M. Laxman quashed the proceedings against the four accused and held that the actions of the police officials were “a clear case of abuse of process.”“Their names...

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Appointment Of 3 New Judges To Telangana High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium system has recommended the names the name of Advocate Anil Kumar Jukanti, Advocate Laxminsarayana Alishetty and Judicial Officer Sujana Kalasikam, for appointment as Judges of the High Court of Telanagana. The Chief Justice of Telanagana, in consultation with two his senior most colleagues had recommended the three names on 23 October 2022. The inputs provided...