Telangana High Court
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Repatriation Of Justice T Vinod Kumar To Telangana HC Ahead Of Retirement
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice T. Vinod Kumar, Judge of the Madras High Court, to his parent High Court, the High Court for the State of Telangana.The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on September 28, 2026, in view of Justice Kumar's impending retirement on November 16, 2026.Justice Kumar was transferred from the Telangana High Court to the Madras High Court in June 2025. He has been serving as a Judge of the Madras High Court since...
Past Record Can't Be Erased In Special Circumstances: Telangana High Court Upholds Denial Of Police Job Despite Acquittal As Juvenile
The Telangana High Court upheld the cancellation of a candidate's provisional selection as a police constable after the recruitment board considered his involvement, as a juvenile, in a case alleging the murder of his mother and an attack on his sister. The Juvenile Justice Board had acquitted him because the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt.In doing so...
Potency Test Can't Be Ordered Routinely In Rape Case Alleging Digital Penetration: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has set aside an order directing an accused to undergo a potency test in a rape investigation, holding that the prosecution had not explained how the test would assist its case when the allegation concerned digital penetration.Justice J. Sreenivas Rao held that the seriousness of an allegation and the investigating agency's power to collect evidence could not,...
Mother-In-Law Not Liable To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law, Her Children Under Section 125 CrPC: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has quashed maintenance proceedings against a mother-in-law, holding that Section 125 CrPC does not make her liable to maintain either her widowed daughter-in-law or her deceased son's children. Her financial means or alleged possession of the deceased's assets could not create a liability absent from the provision, the Court said.Justice N. Tukaramji...
Telangana High Court Sentences Cop To 1-Month Jail For Arresting Accused In Contravention Of Protection Order
Court suspended the sentence till October 19, to enable State to prefer an appeal.
Child Custody | Father's Role Goes Beyond Financial Support, Can't Be Overlooked Due To Judicial Sympathy Towards Mother: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has observed that a father cannot be deprived of a child's custody as a matter of course unless he is shown to be an unsuitable or undeserving parent. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 155]In doing so the court directed the return of a four-year-old girl to the United States, where her parents' custody dispute was already before a court.A Division Bench of Justice Moushumi...
Telangana High Court Designates 22 Lawyers As Senior Advocates
The Telangana High Court has designated 22 lawyers as Senior Advocates after a full court meeting was conducted on September 16. A notification issued by the high court states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16 (2) of Advocates Act, 1961 read with Guideline Nos.5 (viii), 5(x) and 8 - Guidelines for Designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates, High Court for the State...
Telangana High Court Disqualifies Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender Over Defection From BRS To Congress
The Telangana High Court on Friday disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender from the State Legislative Assembly, holding that he had incurred disqualification after contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress candidate while continuing as a BRS MLA. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 154]A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin set aside the decision...
State Can't Invoke 3-Month Deadline After Wrongfully Rejecting Landowners' Timely Pleas For Enhanced Compensation: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that the three-month deadline for seeking re-determination of land acquisition compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, cannot defeat the claims of landowners whose timely applications for a court reference for compensation enhancement under Section 18 were wrongly rejected. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 153]Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act,...
Common NDPS Search Notice Does Not Establish Accused Was Individually Informed Of His Rights: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has set aside a man's conviction in a cocaine possession case, after finding that the police had served a common notice to the appellant and other accused and the State had failed to establish that he was individually and meaningfully informed of his right under Section 50 NDPS Act before his personal search.[2026 LiveLaw (AP) 152]Section 50 pertains to conditions...
Grant Of NEET Grace Marks Exclusively To NCC Cadets Who Finish Class 12 Is Reasonable: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has upheld a State policy that awards grace marks in NEET admissions to eligible National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets holding Certificate 'B', but not Certificate 'A'. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 151] The Court said the distinction reasonably rewards candidates with Certificate B who continued in NCC until Class XII, the stage at which they become eligible to take NEET.A...
Firecracker Shop Owner Must Comply With Fire Safety Norms Despite Having License Under Explosives Act: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that an Explosives Act licence to run a wholesale firecracker shop does not exempt its premises from fire safety requirements under the Telangana Fire Services Act, 1999. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 150] It upheld the State's power to regulate the trade for public safety, but held that traders could not be required to obtain another licence under the Fire Services...