Telangana High Court
"Was State Circular Allowing Relaxed Timings For Muslim Employees During Ramzan Ultra-Vires & Anti-Secular?" Telangana High Court To Consider
A PIL has been filed in the Telangana High Court praying for directions to the Union and State governments that no holidays (whether partial or complete) in the current year or future years would be declared only for adherents of a particular religion.The matter was taken by the Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara at the filing stage, who addressed...
'When Terror Bombings Strike At Innocent Civilians, Death Penalty Emerges As Only Sanction': Telangana HC In Dilsukhnagar Twin Blast Case
"When terror bombings strike with calculated ferocity at innocent civilians, the death penalty emerges as the only sanction capable of matching the crime's existential threat," said the Telangana High Court while upholding death penalty imposed on five Indian Mujahideen operatives convicted for orchestrating the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts which killed 18 and injured 131 persons.In...
'Got No Govt Funding': Aga Khan Trust For Culture Tells Telangana HC In PIL Alleging Catastrophic Failure In Conserving Qutub Shahi Tombs
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has told the Telangana High Court that it has under taken conservation of not only seven Qutub Shahi Tombs but also 86 individual other monuments, adding that it has not received government funding for conservation of the same. The submission was made in AKTC's counter affidavit filed in response to a Public Interest Petition taken up by the high court...
Further Examination-In-Chief Cannot Be Allowed To Fill Lacunae In Case Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Telangana High Court Clarifies
In a case pertaining to challenge of conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Telangana High Court held that any attempt by the prosecution to introduce “further chief examination” after the cross examination to fill lacunae of the evidence is not permitted under the Indian Evidence Act.Justice K Surender stated that “Under Sections 137 and 138 of the Indian Evidence Act,...
Telangana High Court Upholds Death Penalty Of Five Indian Mujahideen Operatives In 2013 Dilsukhnagar Twin Bomb Blast Case
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday (April 8) has upheld a 2016 death penalty imposed by an NIA Court upon five Indian Mujahideen operatives, who were found guilty of orchestrating the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts which killed 18 and injured 121 persons. A division bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice P Sree Sudha passed the order in a reference made by the Sessions Judge...
Natural Gas Can Be Equated With Petroleum Gas, To Be Taxed Under Entry 23 Of 6th Schedule Of APGST Act: Telangana High Court
In a case pertaining to the taxation of Natural Gas, the Telangana High Court has held that Natural Gas shall fall under Entry 23 of 6th Schedule, under the category of petroleum gases, and not Entry 118. The different entries change the percentage of tax levied. Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda held that “This bench is of the firm opinion that the findings given by the...
Kancha Gachibowli Case: Telangana High Court Defers Hearing Till April 24, Notes Supreme Court Is Seized Of The Issue
The Telangana High Court on Monday (April 7) deferred till April 24 hearing of various petitions filed with respect to tree felling at State's Kancha Gachibowli forest area near the Hyderabad Central University campus.At the outset a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara was informed that the matter was listed today for response by the State, which has not...
Kancha Gachibowli Tree Felling: Telangana High Court Extends Interim Order Halting Deforestation; Next Hearing On April 7
The Telangana High Court on Thursday (April 3) extended its interim order of status quo with respect to tree felling at State's Kancha Gachibowli forest area near the Hyderabad Central University campus.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara further granted time till April 7 to the State, to file its counter affidavit in the matter. On Wednesday the court...
'No Coercive Steps': Telangana HC Halts Till Thursday Tree Felling At Kancha Gachibowli Near Hyderabad Central University Campus
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (April 2) has stayed felling of trees on land in Kancha Gachibowli located near Hyderabad Central University campus (HCU), while hearing a plea against a government order stated to be alienating 400 acres of green cover land in the area for setting up IT infrastructure. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara passed...
Cohabitation Built On Deception Without Proven Customary Divorce From First Wife Amounts To Rape: Telangana HC
The Telangana High Court has held that cohabitation built on deception without proven customary divorce from first wife amounts to rape. A division bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and BR Madhusudhan Rao held: "Under section 5(i) read with section 11 of the 1955 Act, if the husband is already a married man, the subsequent marriage is void ab initio and has no sanctity in law. Since...
Telangana High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Declare 400 Acres Land Being Auctioned By State For Development Of IT Park As 'National Park'
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Telangana High Court, challenging a GO issued by Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation to alienate 400 acres of green cover land in Kancha Gachibowli, Serlingampally Mandal for the setting up of IT infrastructure.The plea alleges the GO to be in contravention of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and prays to cancel all...
