Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : April 20 – April 26, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 48 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 56Nominal IndexTelangana Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 48Late Padmashree Dr. B.S. Choubey Memorial Trust & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 49The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. v. M/s. B. Ram Reddy Infra & Ors. , 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 50Sri. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao vs. State of Telangana, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 51Salman Mahmood v. State of Telangana & others, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 52V. Anil Kumar & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Ors. and connected matters, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 53Sanjay Agarwal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 54The Singareni Collieries Company Limited & Ors. v. Madurakavi Kistaiah & Anr. and connected matters, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 55Dr. M & another v. Union of India & another, 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 56Judgments/ Orders This WeekBiomedical Waste Charges: Telangana High Court Upholds CPCB's Differential User Fee For Bedded, Non-Bedded HospitalsCase Title: Telangana Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 48The Telangana High Court has upheld the validity of Guideline No.14 of Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) Guidelines for Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities, 2025 and the consequential Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) circular adopting a “per bed per day” user-charge model for bedded hospitals.In doing so the court held that the classification between bedded and non-bedded healthcare facilities is founded on an intelligible differentia and bears a rational nexus with the object of efficient and sustainable biomedical waste management.Payment Of Cheque Amount Before First Hearing Warrants Quashing Of NI Act Case: Telangana High CourtCase Title: Late Padmashree Dr. B.S. Choubey Memorial Trust & Ors. v. State of Telangana & Anr.Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 49The Telangana High Court has quashed three cheque dishonour cases against a trust and its office-bearers, observing that the trust had paid the entire cheque amount before the first date of hearing and so continuation of the prosecutions would amount to abuse of process of law.Justice Tirumala Devi Eada observed:“It is pertinent to observe in this regard that the objective of the N.I. Act is to safeguard the interest of the business community, where under several transactions occur by giving and taking cheques and in case of their default in payment, the party who acts upon the said promise of payment should not be put to loss. In the present case, admittedly, the amounts covered under the cheques are already paid. The only contention of learned counsel for respondent No.2 is with regard to payment of interest/fine/ compensation".120-Day Limit To File Written Statement In Commercial Suits Runs From Service Of Summons, Not Supply Of Documents: Telangana High CourtCase Name: The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. v. M/s. B. Ram Reddy Infra & Ors.Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 50The Telangana High Court has held that in commercial suits, the 120-day period for filing defendant's written statement under the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) begins from the date of service of summons along with the plaint, and not from the later date when annexed documents are furnished to the defendant.Holding that the Commercial Court had rightly forfeited the defendants' right to file written statements after expiry of the statutory period, a Division Bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar observed:“The discussion in the above paragraphs leads us to the inevitable view that the amended second proviso to Order V Rule 1 and the amended proviso to Order VIII Rule 1 read with Order VIII Rule 10 of the CPC cast a mandate on the defendant to file its Written Statement within 30 days from the date of service of summons on that defendant and thereafter within 90 days (i.e., a total of 120 days) from the date of service of summons. The gates stand closed after the period of 120 days since the right to file a Written Statement stands forfeited. The Court is also divested of its power to extend the time beyond 120 days for filing of the Written Statement for suits involving a commercial dispute.Kaleshwaram Project: Part Relief To KCR, Harish Rao As Telangana High Court Says Inquiry Commission Findings Violating Section 8B 'Inoperative'Case Title: Sri. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao vs. State of Telangana Case Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 51The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (April 22) partly allowed pleas filed by former chief minister and BRS head K Chandrashekar Rao, former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao and others challenging the Inquiry Commission Report over alleged irregularities into the Kaleshwaram project.In doing so the court held that those findings against the petitioners which have been rendered in violation of safeguards provided under Section 8(B) of Commissions of Inquiry Act, shall not be ...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : April 20 – April 26, 2026

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