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,...

Deduction Can't Be Availed On Expenditure Incurred For Overseeing Project Of Holding Company: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that deductions cannot be availed on expenditures incurred for overseeing the project of holding a company.The bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty has observed that, as per Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, the prerequisites for allowing deduction are that the expenditure should have been incurred in respect of a...

Telangana High Court Allows 12-Yr-Old Rape Victim To Abort Pregnancy Which Was Beyond Legally Permissible Limit Of 24-Weeks

In a landmark decision, the Telangana High Court permitted a 12-year-old rape victim to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. This ruling came in response to a writ petition filed by the mother of the victim, against the Superintendent of Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad, who had initially refused to perform the medical termination of pregnancy.“…there cannot be any doubt that the victim girl would...

MSMED Act Prevail Over Arbitration Act, Seller Can Approach Facilitation Council Even In Presence Of Arbitration Act: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court bench of Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy held that the provisions of the MSMED Act, 2006 will prevail over the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The bench held that even if parties have an arbitration agreement, if the seller falls under the purview of the MSMED, it has the right to seek resolution through the designated authority for...

Absence Of Independent Witnesses Doesn't Warrant Acquittal Of Rape Accused If Survivor's Testimony Reliable: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that the absence of independent witnesses does not automatically warrant the acquittal of an accused when the allegations are grave, such as rape. The Court reiterated that when the narration of the victim did not disclose any witnesses, the Court cannot assume to the contrary.“Even accepting that the shop was in a busy place, according to the victim she...

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...