Telangana High Court Directs Old Pension Scheme Benefits For Retired HC Judge Within 8 Weeks

The Telangana High Court has asked the concerned authorities to expeditiously implement benefits of old pension scheme entitlement to retired High Court judge Justice G Sri Devi within 8 weeks. In doing so the court disposed of the judge's plea after noting the submission of the authorities that they had granted sanction to her entitlement to pension under the Old Pension Scheme. A Division...

Congress Leader Pawan Khera Moves Telangana High Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In FIR By Assam CM's Wife Over Passport Row

Congress leader Pawan Khera has moved the Telangana High Court seeking anticipatory bail in an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports. The matter is listed tomorrow (April 9) before Justice K Sujana. The FIR has been registered under Sections 175(false statement in connection with an election), 35, 36, 318 (Cheating),...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : March 30 – April 05, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 31 - 36]Konatham Dhilip Kumar @ Konatham Dileep Reddy & Anr. v. State of Telangana & Anr, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 31Dr. Raghavender Siva Vijaya Chivukula v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 32Durgam Venkatesh Kumar & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 33M/s. The Bottle Restaurant and Bar v. Union of...

College Can't Withhold Student's Original Certificates To Recover Fees, Must Proceed As Per Law To Recover Dues: Telangana High Court

Holding that a college cannot retain a student's original academic certificates as a means of enforcing any monetary claim, the Telangana High Court has directed a private engineering college to forthwith return the original certificates of a student who had discontinued his B.Tech. course.The court was hearing an engineering student's plea who had a quarrel with certain senior students...

Delay In Grant Of Sanction Within 4 Months By Itself Not Enough To Quash Prosecution In Corruption Case: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court refused to quash disproportionate assets case against a public servant, holding that mere delay in grant of sanction by itself is not enough to abort a corruption case. This, when the Anti-Corruption Bureau had consistently pursued sanction and the accused had not invoked available remedies at the relevant time.Referring to Supreme Court's decision in Vijay Rajmohan v...

Non-Ministerial Posts In Special Police Battalion Fall Under State Cadre, Promotions Must Follow State-Wide Seniority: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that posts of Police Constable, Head Constable and Assistant Reserve Sub-Inspector in the Special Police Battalions are State cadre posts governed under Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order 1975. It further held that promotions to such non-ministerial posts cannot be governed by...

Telangana HC Grants One-Day Escort Bail To NIA Accused For Father's Funeral; Says Trial Court Ignored Material On Customary Ceremony

The Telangana High Court has granted one-day interim (escort) bail to an accused in an NIA case to enable him to perform the 15th day funeral rites of his father, holding that the trial court failed to consider material placed on record regarding customary ceremonies by refusing extension of interim bail. A Division Bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao...

Freezing Bank Account Without Prima Facie Nexus To Offence Violates Fundamental Rights: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that freezing a bank account without establishing a prima facie nexus to a cognizable offence and without following due process amounts to a violation of fundamental rights, directing partial defreezing of a restaurant's bank account. A Single Judge Bench of Justice E.V. Venugopal observed:“The freezing of a citizen's bank account, in the absence of any...

Telangana High Court Upholds Digital Double-Valuation In PG Medical Exams; Says Courts Cannot Re-Assess Academic Evaluation

The Telangana High Court has upheld the validity of the digital double-valuation system used in postgraduate medical examinations, holding that courts cannot interfere with academic evaluation merely on allegations of discrepancies in marks.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Renuka Yara observed:“This Court lacks expertise in said arena… It is the domain of the valuators… to value the...

Passport Cannot Be Reissued Without Trial Court NOC When Criminal Case Is Pending: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that in view of Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act and governing precedent, a person facing pending criminal proceedings must first obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the trial court for passport reissuance/renewal. Only thereafter can the passport authority consider the request, and such NOC does not by itself amount to permission to travel...

Mere Forwarding Of Social Media Content Not An Offence Under BNS: Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Over Alleged Fake News

The Telangana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two individuals accused of circulating “fake news” on social media, holding that mere forwarding of content, without the requisite intent, does not attract offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.A Single Judge Bench of Justice K. Sujana observed:“Even assuming for a moment that the petitioners had circulated...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : March 16 - March 22, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 22 - Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 30Nominal IndexX v. Y 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 22Bhashapaka Pragna Vardhini v. State of Telangana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 23Palivela Ravikumar & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 24Om Prakash Sharma v. Directorate of Enforcement 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 25M/s Sirpur Paper Mills Ltd. v. State of Telangana...