Telangana High Court
Telangana High Court Quashes Cheating Case Against Builder Prevented From Delivering Villas Due To Litigation Initiated Against Property
The Telangana High Court has granted anticipatory bail to two petitioners accused of cheating and breach of trust in a real estate transaction.The case stemmed from a complaint against a married couple running a company under M/s.EVK Projects Pvt. Ltd. The complainant, Raghavendar, and another individual had entered into an agreement with the petitioners to purchase two villas. When the petitioners couldn't deliver on the agreement and failed to refund the money as promised, criminal charges...
Telangana HC Explains Section 31(7)(A) And (B) Of The A&C Act,1996 In Terms Of Timeframes, Embargo & Discretion
The Telangana High Court division bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice M. G. Priyadarsini has held the arbitral tribunal has full authority to award interest from the date of the award until the date of payment, regardless of any contrary decision by the parties. If the award is silent on the rate of interest, the award holder is entitled to an interest rate 2% higher than...
Commercial Disputes Take Effect Beyond Private Sphere Of Contracting Parties, Create Ripple Effect On Commercial Movement: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court has elaborated on the interpretation of "commercial disputes" under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Court clarified that any dispute arising out of a commercial agreement cannot be termed a 'Commercial Dispute' as long as only the contracting parties will be affected. “In essence, a commercial dispute would be one where the nature of the agreement or...
Invoking Section 8(1) Of Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996, Formal Application Is Required, Averment In Written Statement Not Enough
The Telangana High Court has clarified the procedural requirements for invoking arbitration under Section 8(1) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The court held that a formal application for referring parties to arbitration must be filed before submitting the first statement on the substance of the dispute, typically the written statement in a suit. The case arose from a...
Appellant Has Right To Withdraw Appeal Without Any Strings Attached, High Court Must Grant Leave When Requested: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has reaffirmed the principle that an appellant has an absolute right to withdraw an appeal, and the court must grant such a request without imposing conditions, provided certain circumstances are met. The Division Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice M.G.Priyadarsini held, that the power of the High Court in granting permission to withdraw an...
Telangana High Court Clarifies Application For Termination Of Arbitrator Lies Before District Court And Not High Court
In a recent judgment, the Telangana High Court has provided crucial clarity on the jurisdiction for applications seeking termination of an arbitrator's mandate under Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act). Chief Justice Alok Aradhe clarified that applications for termination of an arbitrator's mandate under Section 14 of the A&C Act should be...
No Justification For Granting Language-Based Accreditation To Journalists: Telangana HC Directs Govt To Follow Reasonable, Rational Standards
The High Court of Telangana has addressed the issue of media accreditation based on language by examining the validity of G.O.Ms.No.239 dated 15.07.2016, which allocated Accreditation Cards to working journalists based on the language of their newspapers. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, held that the language-based criteria for...
Himani Navaratan Oil, Himani Gold Turmeric Ayurvedic Cream Are Ayurvedic Medicine ; Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that the 10% duty is leviable on Himani Navaratan Oil and Himani Gold Turmeric Ayurvedic Cream as they are classified as ayurvedic medicine and not cosmetics.The bench of Justice P.Sam Koshy and Justice N.Tukaramji has observed that the rapper in whom the cream is sold very emphatically highlights it as an ayurvedic medicine. The rapper also clearly...
Telangana High Court Appoints Wife Of Man Who Was In Vegetative State As Legal Guardian Of His Property
The Telangana High Court has appointed the wife of a man who was in a vegetative state as his legal guardian.The order was passed by Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in a writ petition, which was filed raising the parens patriae jurisdiction of the Court. Under parens patriae, the State has a paternal and protective role over its citizens.It was pleaded that the petitioner may be appointed as the...
Vanpic Project: Telangana HC Refuses To Quash Criminal Case Against Industrialist Nimagadda Prasad For Alleged Conspiracy With Jagan Reddy
The Telangana High Court has dismissed a criminal petition seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against Nimmagadda Prasad, an industrialist and key accused in the Vanpic Project case. The case, which has its roots in the politics of erstwhile united Andhra Pradesh, involves allegations of quid pro quo investments and fraudulent land allotments.The case originated from public...
Telangana High Court Raps TSLAWCET, PGLCET Convenor For Adopting Illegal Method Of Seat Allotment, Depriving Eligible Students From Getting Seats
The Telangana High Court has exposed serious irregularities in the admission process for law colleges conducted by the Convenor of TSLAWCET and PGLCET. The court, while addressing three writ petitions (W.P. Nos. 43521, 40827, and 43048 of 2022), uncovered an illegal method of seat allotment that deprived deserving candidates of opportunities in their preferred law colleges.While the...
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: 01 July - 07 July, 2024
Nominal indexShaik Mohammed Sadiq vs The Principal Commissioner of Customs & batch 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 111Sri. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao vs. State of TS 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 112Kotla Narsimlu vs. The State of A.P. rep. by Inspector of Police, ACB, Hyderabad Range 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 113Naveena Educational Society vs. State of TS. 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 114Shaik Mohammed Khasim @ Khashu vs,...