Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37- 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 43Nominal Index Sri Azmeera Kailas v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37CH. Muralidhar v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 38Justice G. Sri Devi v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 39Jangati Vijay v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 40Gade Ramana Reddy v. State of Telangana...
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37- 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 43
Nominal Index
Sri Azmeera Kailas v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37
CH. Muralidhar v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 38
Justice G. Sri Devi v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 39
Jangati Vijay v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 40
Gade Ramana Reddy v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 41
Rayapudi Siva Kumari & Ors. v. Nimmagadda Darahasa Lahari & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 42
Pawan Khera v/s The State of Telangana, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 43
Judgments/Orders This Week
Case Title: Sri Azmeera Kailas v. State of Telangana & Anr.
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 37
The Telangana High Court refused to quash disproportionate assets case against a public servant, holding that mere delay in grant of sanction by itself is not enough to abort a corruption case.
This, when the Anti-Corruption Bureau had consistently pursued sanction and the accused had not invoked available remedies at the relevant time.
Referring to Supreme Court's decision in Vijay Rajmohan v CBI (2023) where it was held that that the sanctioning authority is required to grant sanction within 3 months along with an additional period of 1 month and upon expiry the complainant, accused or victim is entitled to approach the appropriate Writ Court to seek appropriate remedies, Justice Juvvadi Sridevi observed:
"In the instant case, the petitioner failed to challenge the legality of the delay, neither before the trial Court nor before the High Court to seek necessary directions. This inaction constitutes a neglect of the remedy explicitly made available under law and a failure to utilize the statutory and judicial safeguards designed to address such delays. While the judgment in Vijay Rajmohan's case was expressly relied upon by the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, no attempt was made to invoke the remedies available, thereby undermining the petitioner's reliance on the delay in granting sanction. Hence, in view of the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid judgment, mere non-compliance with the mandatory requirement of granting sanction within four (4) months cannot, by itself, constitute a ground to quash the proceedings against the petitioner. The delay, in the absence of any other substantive illegality, does not entitle the petitioner to the relief claimed.”
Case Title: CH. Muralidhar v. State of Telangana & Ors.
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 38
Holding that a college cannot retain a student's original academic certificates as a means of enforcing any monetary claim, the Telangana High Court has directed a private engineering college to forthwith return the original certificates of a student who had discontinued his B.Tech. course.
The court was hearing an engineering student's plea who had a quarrel with certain senior students wherein the petitioner alleged he was physically attacked by his seniors; subsequently one of the senior students had committed suicide pursuant to which a case was lodged against the petitioner and after which he had discontinued his studies.
Telangana High Court Directs Old Pension Scheme Benefits For Retired HC Judge Within 8 Weeks
Case Title: Justice G. Sri Devi v. Union of India & Ors.
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 39
The Telangana High Court has asked the concerned authorities to expeditiously implement benefits of old pension scheme entitlement to retired High Court judge Justice G Sri Devi within 8 weeks.
In doing so the court disposed of the judge's plea after noting the submission of the authorities that they had granted sanction to her entitlement to pension under the Old Pension Scheme.
A Division Bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda observed:
“The learned ASGI, assisted by the learned counsel appearing for the Accountant General, today produced order dated 13.03.2026 issued to the Under Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs (Department of Justice), New Delhi granting approval and sanction so far as the pension payable to the petitioner under the Old Pension Scheme is 5 concerned and also granting calculation of pension which the petitioner would be entitled for, including all the arrears the petitioner would be entitled for from the date of her superannuation till date. The learned ASGI further submitted that since the present order from the office of the Accountant General had been issued by speed post on 13.03.2026, it is only a matter of time for the department to actually implement the same and in all probability, the same would be executed at the earliest and that considering the claim of the petitioner, it would expedited on priority basis.”
Case Title: Jangati Vijay v. State of Telangana & Ors.
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 40
The Telangana High Court has reiterated that police officers have no power to detain or seize vehicles on the ground that the person driving was found in an intoxicated condition, and in case no one other than the intoxicated driver is there the police must inform the nearest relative or friend to take back the custody of the vehicle.
Justice E.V. Venugopal in his order referred to a coordinate bench's decision in a 2021 petition (W.P. No.1647 of 2021) where detailed guidelines were passed on how the police must deal with vehicles involved in drunk driving cases.
Case Title: Gade Ramana Reddy v. State of Telangana & Ors.
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 41
The Telangana High Court dismissed a PIL challenging ward-wise reservation notifications issued for ' 2nd Ordinary Elections to Municipalities and Municipal Corporations 2026', holding that the allegation that reservation in several municipalities ranged between 70% and 90% was not backed by “comprehensive or verified data.”
A Division Bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin observed:
"It is to be noted that the foundation of the present case rests upon the assertion that reservation in several municipalities ranges between 70% and 90% However, upon examination of the very District Gazette Notifications annexed by the petitioner, the data does not substantiate the sweeping allegation in the manner projected. The petitioner has not furnished a comprehensive tabulation of all municipalities to support the generalized claim. When the factual premise itself racks precision and demonstrable support, the claim of large-scale public injury becomes tenuous"
Telangana High Court Upholds Order Directing Inquiry Into 'Forged' Signatures On Vakalatnama
Case Title: Rayapudi Siva Kumari & Ors. v. Nimmagadda Darahasa Lahari & Ors.
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 42
The Telangana High Court has upheld a single judge's order directing inquiry under Section 340 CrPC after finding a prima facie case that signatures of various flat-owners on the Vakalatnama filed in the writ petition–seeking demolition of alleged illegal construction, had been forged.
Section 340 CrPC allows a Court to deal with offences affecting the administration of justice such as perjury, when such offences have been committed in relation to proceedings before the Court. The provision mandates a prior complaint and allows the Court to conduct a preliminary inquiry and record a finding that it is expedient in the interests of justice to inquire into such an offence.
Case title: Pawan Khera v/s The State of Telangana
CRLP 5285/2026
Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 43
The Telangana High Court on Friday (April 10) granted anticipatory bail for one week to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports.
Justice K Sujana while pronouncing the order said, "The petitioner is granted time time for one week to file an application before the concerned court...relief to petitioner for one week with conditions".
The court in its order noted, that the petitioner had specifically pleaded and placed material on record to demonstrate his presence in Hyderabad, including documents evidencing that his wife is a resident of Hyderabad and had contested in the Telangana Legislative Assembly elections. The court further said that it was also not disputed that the petitioner apprehends imminent arrest, especially in the light of search and seizure operations already conducted at his residence with the assistance of local police.