Recovery Of Bribe Amount In Absence Of 'Demand' Insufficient For Conviction Under Prevention Of Corruption Act: Telangana High Court Reiterates

The Telangana High Court has held that an accused public servant cannot be convicted for bribery offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, solely based on the recovery of bribe money.The judgment was delivered by Justice K. Surender in a criminal appeal filed by the accused/government official Narsimlu, challenging conviction order passed by the trial court for demanding bribe of...

Telangana High Court Orders Action Against Off-Campus Centre Of Malla Reddy University For Being Established Without Prior Sanction Of State Govt, UGC

The Telangana High Court has passed interim direction to the State and the University Grants Commission (UGC) directing them to take action against the Malla Reddy University, Center of Excellence for Commerce and Design an off-campus centre of the Malla Reddy University, for having been established without the prior sanction from the State of Telangana and the University Grants...

10 Tonne Fishes Dead In Chitkul Tank, Livestock Dying Of Starvation: Telangana High Court Initiates Suo Moto PILs

The Telangana High Court has initiated two Public Interest Litigations, one for implementation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Care and Maintenance of Case Property Animals) Rules 2016 and second, to investigate the allegations that effluents were being released into the Chitkul tank causing the death of 10 tonne fishes.The PIL for implementation of the Animal Protection Rules was...

Burden Under Customs Act To Prove Dutiable/ Prohibited Goods Not Meant For Smuggling Lies On Person Found In Possession: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court recently upheld the action of Customs officials seizing gold bars worth over Rs 2.3 crore from petitioners who had arrived in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, from Bangkok.The Court's reasoning hinged on the Customs Act, which places burden of proof on the person from whose possession the dutiable or prohibited goods, as the case may be,...

Telangana HC Rejects Ex-CM Chandrashekhar Rao's Plea Alleging Bias On Retd Judge Commission Inquiring Into Power Procurement During His Govt

The Telangana High Court has dismissed the petition moved by former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, challenging the formation of a one-man Commission to look into alleged irregularities arising out of power procurement during his government between 2014 to 2023.The Justice L Narsimha Reddy Commission was formed to probe the correctness and propriety of decisions related to procurement...

Section 9 IBC Petition Does Not Bar Arbitration Under Section 11(6) Of Arbitration Act: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe has held that the mere filing of such petition under Section 9 of IBC before NCLT does not bar initiation of proceeding under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The bench held that there is no statutory provision which bars a party from initiating the proceeding under Section 11 of the...

Depriving Spouse Of Being On Facebook, Instagram; Damaging Partner's Reputation/ Social Standing May Amount To Cruelty: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court has ruled that any act of damage to reputation, social standing or work prospects by one spouse to the other would fall within the term “cruelty”. Extending this principle to modern contexts, a bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice M.G. Priyadarshini added that it might not be too far-fetched to say that depriving a spouse of being on...

Telangana High Court Orders Interim Stay On Detention Of Allegedly 'Ferocious' German Shepherd Dog

The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim stay on the directions issued to the Deputy Director, Veterinary Section by an SHO, to take custody of a 2-year-old German Shepherd 'Zorro' on account of being ferocious. “There shall be interim stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the letter dated 19.06.2024 of respondent No.3 the Sub Inspector of Police, Punjagutta Police...

Telangana HC Reserves Orders On Admission Of Ex-CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao's Plea Challenging One-Man Commission Probe Into Irregularities In Power Procurement

The Telangana High Court has reserved orders on the admission of a plea filed by the Ex-Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao challenging the one-man committee appointed by the State to look into alleged irregularities that occurred while procuring power from the State of Chhattisgarh.The matter was listed for orders before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil...

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17 June - 24 June, 2024

Nominal IndexChandrakanth Siddharth Kamble vs. State of TS 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 99THE STATE OF A.P. vs SYED JAHANGIR AND 8 OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 100Kothapally Mahesh A6 vs. State of Telangana 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 101 X v. X 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 102Sri Sai Krishna Constructions vs Harvins Constructions Plimited 2024 LiveLaw (TS)103National Small Industries Corporation vs Brahma Teja Paper Products...

Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Senior Advocate Accused Of Accepting Bribe To Influence Judges

The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a senior advocate seeking to quash a FIR lodged against him for allegedly accepting Rs. 7 crores from a litigant with the alleged intent of bribing High Court judges to secure a favorable verdict.“The allegations levelled against the Petitioner are grave. The allegation that money was obtained to bribe the judges of this Court casts...

Court Is Neither Counsellor Nor Executioner To Compel Parties To Continue With 'Unworkable Marriage': Telangana High Court

While allowing a husband's appeal seeking a divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Telangana High Court reiterated that marriage cannot be forced on individuals, and the Court must not act as a hangman or a counsellor to compel the parties to continue living as wife and husband in a loveless marriage.“The obliteration of marital ties is entirely for the persons in the marriage and upon...