Telangana High Court Monthly Round-Up : March 2026

Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 17 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 36Nominal Index Rudrabatla Santhosh Kumar and Ors v The State of Telangana 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 17Dr. Karam Nikhil Kumar and seventeen others v The State of Telangana 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 18Salguti Vishnuvardhan Reddy & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 19Harshini Kishore v. The Kaloji Narayana Rao University of...

Land Acquisition | HC Can Suo Moto Enhance Compensation Even If No Cross-Appeal Is Filed By Landowners: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that High Court has the suo moto power under Order 41 Rule 33 CPC to enhance the compensation even if the land owners do not filed cross appeal.Relying on a 2010 decision of the Supreme Court in Pralhad and others vs. State of Maharashtra, Justice Sandeep Jain held:“It is apparent that the Apex Court in the case of Pralhad (supra) has considered...

'Despite ACB Exoneration, J&K Govt Issued Show Cause Notice After Seven Years': High Court Stays Blacklisting Of Insurance Broker

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has stayed the debarment/blacklisting of M/s Trinity Reinsurance Brokers Ltd. by the Finance Department of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, observing that a prima facie case was made out, especially when the impugned order was issued despite the company having been exonerated by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and after an unexplained gap...

'Shockingly Disproportionate': Allahabad HC Quashes ₹2.14 Cr Recovery From Employee; Says No Finding Of Financial Loss Or Personal Gain

Recently, the Allahabad High Court observed that punishment of recovery of Rs. 214.87 lacs from a delinquent employee was “shockingly disproportionate” when there were no findings regarding any financial loss suffered by the department or any monetary gain by the employee due to his misconduct. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery held “There was no charge that department has suffered...

'Denying Inter-Utility Transfers To Lower-Ranking Officials Without Nexus To Relevant Policy Violates Article 14': P&H High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that denial of inter-utility transfers only to lower-ranking officials without any rational nexus to the object of the policy is violative of Article 14. The Court observed that such classification between employees is arbitrary where it does not serve the stated objective of the policy.Justice Harpreet Singh Brar was hearing a batch of writ...

Metro Corporation Office Not 'Prohibited Place', Recording Office Calls Not 'Spying' Under Official Secrets Act: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has said that recording a conference call between two officials of Maharashtra Metro Corporation Limited (MMCL) and then sharing the same with another official would not amount to 'spying' under Official Secrets Act (OSA) as the office of the MMCL would not amount to 'prohibited place' under the Act.The court however said that it would amount to unethical conduct by...

Instagram Chat Encryption Row | 'Approach Data Protection Board First' MP High Court To PIL Petitioner; Seeks Order By May 5

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed a petitioner challenging Meta/Instagram's recent decision to discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging from May 8, to first approach the Data Protection Board of India (DPBI).A bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi further directed the DPBI to pass a "reasoned and speaking order" within 15 days of receiving...

State Election Commission Can't Delete Voter's Name From Municipal Roll, Can Only Replicate Assembly List: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has said that State Election Commission does not exercise any independent right over inclusion or deletion of names from its electoral rolls, and it only is empowered to replicate the electoral roll of the Assembly constituencyIn doing so, it granted relief to a woman whose request for inclusion in the roll to participate in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petition Challenging MLA's Election Over Alleged EVM-VVPAT Discrepancies

The Bombay High Court has held that an election petition alleging discrepancies between EVM data and VVPAT slips is liable to be dismissed where it does not disclose material facts constituting a complete cause of action. The Court observed that mere assertions of discrepancies without pleading how such discrepancies materially affected the election result are insufficient under the...

Advocate Can't Stall Execution Of Former Client's Decree Over Unpaid Fees: Kerala High Court Slaps ₹50K Cost On Two Lawyers

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by two practicing advocates, who sought to keep in abeyance the execution proceedings of their former client in a land acquisition reference proceedings, over unpaid legal fees.Noting that the engagement of the petitioners as lawyers was terminated by the clients, owing to disputes relating to Advocates fees, Justice Bechu...

Bye-Election Cannot Be Held If Remaining Assembly Term Falls Below One Year: Bombay HC Quashes ECI Notification For Ponda Bye-Election

The Bombay High Court has quashed the notification for the Ponda bye-election, observing that the expression “remainder of the term” under clause (a) of the proviso to Section 151-A of the Representation of the People Act must be reckoned from the date of declaration of the result of the bye-election. The Court observed that if the remaining tenure from such date is less than one year,...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail In 2021 Mundra Drug Bust Case, Flags 'Inordinate Delay' By NIA In Trial Despite SC Orders

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man booked in a case over seizure of 2,988 kg heroin consignment in Mundra port in 2021, observing that despite timeline to conduct the trial given by the Supreme Court the prosecution agency NIA could not ensure deposition of all witnesses relevant to the accused. This, the court said, established that there had been an "inordinate delay" in the...