Telangana HC Directs Intermediate Education Board To Accept Exam Fees Of Students From Unrecognized Colleges Without Imposing Late Fee

While hearing an association's plea against imposition of "exorbitant penalties" on its colleges operating in mixed occupancy buildings for academic year 2024-2025, the Telangana High Court directed the State Intermediate Education Board (TGBIE) to accept the examination fee of students without insisting on payment of late fee Rs. 2,500.This the court said would be subject to the condition...

Four Judicial Officers Sworn In As Additional Judges Of Telangana High Court

Four judicial officers were sworn in as additional judges of the Telangana High Court on Saturday (January 25). Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul administered the Oath to the newly appointed judges. The list of additional judges appointed today is as follows:1) Justice Renuka Yara2) Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda3) Justice Tirumala Devi Eada; and4) Justice Madhusudan Rao Bobbili RamaiahThe...

Telangana High Court Permits BRS To Hold 'Peaceful' Rythu Maha Dharna–Farmer's Protest On January 28

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (January 22) granted Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to organize a "peaceful protest meeting"–Rythu Maha Dharna (farmer's prorest) at the Clock Tower in Nalgonda on January 28 for four hours, limiting it to 1500 people.Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in his order said, “ln the circumstances, there shall be interim direction to the respondent No.3...

Telangana High Court Annual Digest 2024 [PART II]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 112 To 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 210Burden Under Customs Act To Prove Dutiable/ Prohibited Goods Not Meant For Smuggling Lies On Person Found In Possession: Telangana High CourtShaik Mohammed Sadiq vs The Principal Commissioner of Customs & batchCitation: 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 111The Telangana High Court recently upheld the action of Customs officials seizing gold...

Claim Of Title To Property U/S 19 Of Specific Relief Act Must Be Continuing Claim, Running Through Concentric Circles Of Relationships: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court has held that when enforcement of a contract is sought under section 19 of the Specific Relief Act, the claimant needs to establish a concentric circle of relationships with the contracting parties to the contract.The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice M.G. Priyadarshini in an Appeal Suit challenging the dismissal...

Telangana HC Issues Notice On BITS Pilani Student's Plea Against Her Rustication On Allegations Of Aiding Sexual Harassment Of Students

The Telangana High Court has issued notice on a second-year female student of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus challenging her rustication by the college as illegal and against the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees & Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2015.The petitioner has claimed that her rustication also violates of...

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention

The Telangana High Court has asked the State to get instructions on a Rohingya refugee woman's plea against the deportation process initiated against her and her 17-year-old son as well as their "on and off detention" without following due process of law. The petitioners have also sought a direction to the respondents–which includes the State, Director General of Police Telangana,...

'Proud To Head HC With Maximum Women Judges': Chief Justice Alok Aradhe Bids Farewell To Telangana High Court

"I have a sense of pride to head the High Court, which is one of the youngest Court in the Country and has maximum number of women judges," said outgoing Chief Justice Alok Aradhe, at his farewell function organised at the Telangana High Court on Monday (January 20). On January 14, the Centre notified Justice Aradhe's appointment as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. While addressing...

Telangana High Court Closes 66-Years Old Land Dispute On 'Non-Existent Properties'

The Telangana High Court recently put an end to a long pending dispute regarding the Asman Jahi Estate–belonging to a noble family from the erstwhile State of Hyderabad–after noting that the litigation in respect of non-existent properties had gone on 66 years. For context, the estate concerns the House of Paigah, a noble family belonging to the State of Hyderabad. Notably, Asman Jahi...

Justice Sujoy Paul Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Telangana High Court

Justice Sujoy Paul has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.A notification was issued in this regard by the Department of Law and Justice, Government of India exercising the power conferred to it under Article 223 of the Constitution.The notification came following the transfer of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe of the Telangana High Court to the Bombay High Court...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Judicial Officers As Judges Of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has passed two separate resolutions recommending the elevation of four judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Telangana and two judicial officers as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Telangana High Court.The Collegium in its meeting held on 11th January, 2025 has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges...

Customer Feedback On Social Media Platforms Like 'X' Acceptable Mode Of Registering Complaints Against Service Provider: Telangana HC

Telangana High Court has said that social media complaints cannot be viewed as lacking gravity as opposed to formal written complaints, adding that complaints/customer feedback on social media is a well accepted form of complaint registration and an ostrich stance cannot be adopted to not view such complaints seriously. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya in her order said, "The...