Railways Can't Deny Compensation To Kin Of Deceased Passenger On 'Bald Plea' Of Possible Suicide Without Proof: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that an assertion by the Railways that a deceased passenger probably committed suicide is not enough to deny compensation to the family under Section 124-A of the Railways Act 1989 in absence of any proof. The court further said that once claimants place material showing that the victim was travelling on a valid ticket and died in an accidental fall, the...

No Prior Permission To Pursue Regular Course: Telangana High Court Refuses To Validate Employee's LLB Degree

The Telangana High Court has held that a court employee who pursued a regular three-year LL.B. course without prior permission cannot later seek ratification of that degree for entry in his service register, particularly after his earlier writ petition seeking the same relief had been withdrawn without liberty to re-agitate the issue. A Division Bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice...

Non-Issuance Of Integrity Certificate Doesn't Vitiate IPS Promotion Process, Grading On Comparative Merit Allowed: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that non-issuance of an integrity certificate, though a procedural lapse, does not by itself vitiate an IPS promotion process under the Indian Police Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations. In doing so the court noted that the petitioner a State Police Service officer who had applied for promotion to the IPS, was independently assessed by the...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : April 20 – April 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 48 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 56Nominal IndexTelangana Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 48Late Padmashree Dr. B.S. Choubey Memorial Trust & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 49The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. v. M/s. B. Ram Reddy Infra & Ors. , 2026 LiveLaw (Tel)...

Surrogacy Can't Be Denied Saying Wife Not 'Perfect Woman': Telangana High Court Grants Relief To Woman With Chromosome Condition

The Telangana High Court granted relief to a married woman suffering from Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) [missing uterus and ovaries], denied an eligibility certificate for surrogacy on the ground that her cytogenetic report showed a '46 XY karyotype' disqualifying her under the relevant rules. In doing so the court said that denying her an opportunity for surrogacy on ground...

Difference Between Permanent Disability & General Physical Debility Can't Be Blurred To Deny Jobs To Coal Workers Kin: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that specific, measurable and permanent disabilities arising from injury or disease cannot be pushed into the residual category of “general physical debility” (a state of weakness or infirmity) under Clause 9.4.0 of the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA)-VI.In doing so the court granted relief to five medically invalidated Singareni workers and held...

Single-Member PMLA Adjudicating Authority Can Pass Attachment, Retention Orders; Prima Facie Satisfaction Sufficient: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a single-member Bench of the Adjudicating Authority under PMLA can validly pass orders confirming provisional attachment and permitting retention of seized material. In doing so, it held that at that stage the standard is only one of prima facie satisfaction on the basis of material on record, not proof beyond reasonable doubt. Dismissing three...

Distance Education Degrees Obtained Through Study Centres Outside University Jurisdiction Not Valid: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has said that distance education degrees obtained by students through study centres outside the university's jurisdiction are not valid. In doing so the court upheld the rejection of candidates seeking appointment as Librarian under a government notification, who had obtained Masters in Library Science through distance education from Acharya Nagarjuna...

PG Medical Student Who Fails One Theory Paper Must Re-Appear In All Four Papers Along With Practical & Viva: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a postgraduate medical student who fails even one theory paper cannot seek permission to re-appear only in that paper, and must instead re-appear for all four theory papers along with practical/clinical and viva voce examinations, in terms of the regulatory scheme governing PG medical education. Referring to the provisions of Post Graduate Medical...

Kaleshwaram Project: Part Relief To KCR, Harish Rao As Telangana High Court Says Inquiry Commission Findings Violating Section 8B 'Inoperative'

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (April 22) partly allowed pleas filed by former chief minister and BRS head K Chandrashekar Rao, former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao and others challenging the Inquiry Commission Report over alleged irregularities into the Kaleshwaram project.In doing so the court held that those findings against the petitioners which have been rendered in violation...

120-Day Limit To File Written Statement In Commercial Suits Runs From Service Of Summons, Not Supply Of Documents: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that in commercial suits, the 120-day period for filing defendant's written statement under the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) begins from the date of service of summons along with the plaint, and not from the later date when annexed documents are furnished to the defendant. Holding that the Commercial Court had rightly forfeited the defendants' right to file...

Payment Of Cheque Amount Before First Hearing Warrants Quashing Of NI Act Case: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has quashed three cheque dishonour cases against a trust and its office-bearers, observing that the trust had paid the entire cheque amount before the first date of hearing and so continuation of the prosecutions would amount to abuse of process of law. Justice Tirumala Devi Eada observed:“It is pertinent to observe in this regard that the objective of the N.I. Act...