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 & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 26Mangali Bhargav Kumar v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 27X v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 28Kalluru Soubhagya v. State of Telangana 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 29Telangana Small Scale Industries Steel and Wooden Furniture Manufacturers Association & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 30Judgments/ Orders This Week'Child Can't Be Used As Pawn To Prove Adultery': Telangana High Court Quashes Order Directing Minor's DNA Test In Divorce CaseCase title: X v. Y Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 22The Telangana High Court has set aside a trial court order directing DNA test of a minor child to determine paternity in a matrimonial dispute, holding that a child cannot be used as "pawn" to establish allegations of adultery against the mother wherein the husband can prove the allegation without sacrificing the child's identity.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Renuka Yara observed that the question of directing DNA testing must be assessed “through the prism of the child” and not merely through the interests of the contesting spouses. Relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Aparna Ajinkya Firodia v. Ajinkya Arun Firodia, the Court quoted:“DNA tests of children born during the subsistence of valid marriage may be directed, only when there is sufficient prima-facie material to dislodge the presumption under Section 112 of the Evidence Act. Further, if no plea has been raised has to non-access in order to rebut the presumption under Section 112 of the Evidence Act a DNA test may not be directed… The child cannot be used as a pawn to show that the mother of the child was living in adultery. It is always open to the respondent husband to prove by other evidence the adulterous conduct of the wife, but the child's right to identity should not be allowed to be sacrificed… To enable one of the parties to the marriage to have the benefit of fair trial, the Court cannot sacrifice the rights and best interests of a third party to the lis, namely, the child.”Educational Institution Can't Withhold Student's Original Certificates For Non-Payment Of Fees, No Lien On Documents: Telangana High CourtCase Title: Bhashapaka Pragna Vardhini v. State of Telangana & Ors.Case citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 23The Telangana High Court has held that educational institutions cannot withhold original academic certificates of students on the ground of non-payment of fees, observing that such certificates are the property of the student and cannot be retained as leverage to recover dues.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Surepalli Nanda observed:“The respondent no. 4 [university] cannot withhold the petitioner's original educational certificates (documents including the Marks Sheet and Degree Certificate) under any pretext. There is no lien on the certificate of the students since the certificate of the student is his/her property. This Court opines that the right of students to obtain their Certificates from one institution to join another institution cannot be denied by the concerned authorities merely because the tuition fee is due and if any amount is due from the petitioner towards such fees, the proper course available to the respondents is to initiate appropriate proceedings for recovery before the competent Court and coercive tactics cannot be adopted by the respondents to make the petitioner pay the tuition fee.”Case Can't Be Quashed Merely Because FIR Was Lodged Under BNS Instead Of IPC For Pre-July 2024 Offence: Telangana High CourtCase Title: Palivela Ravikumar & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Anr.Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 24The Telangana High Court has held that criminal proceedings cannot be quashed merely because the police registered a case under the BNS 2023, even though the alleged offence occurred prior to the enactment of the new criminal law framework.The BNS came into force from July 1, 2024 replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860.The Court clarified that such an error does not vitiate the proceedings, as the trial court can examine the allegations and frame appropriate charges under the correct law.Telangana High Court Discharges CA, Businessman In PMLA Case; Finds No Direct Role In Money LaunderingCase Title: Om Prakash Sharma v. Directorate of EnforcementCase Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 25Quashing a money laundering case against a chartered accountant and a businessman accused of assisting in layering of funds in an alleged bank fraud case, the Telangana High Court observed that prosecution under PMLA cannot be sustained based on uncorroborated statements of co-accused.A Single Judge...

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

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