Bail denied in caste killing case

Hyderabad: Justice Lalitha Kanneganti of the Telangana High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail applications filed by Kalia Sandeep Reddy, Yellu Santosh Reddy in the sensational caste killing case of Hemanth in Hyderabad. The petitioners are alleged to have played active role in the abduction and killing of the deceased unhappy with inter caste marriage. […]

Hyderabad: Justice Lalitha Kanneganti of the Telangana High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail applications filed by Kalia Sandeep Reddy, Yellu Santosh Reddy in the sensational caste killing case of Hemanth in Hyderabad. The petitioners are alleged to have played active role in the abduction and killing of the deceased unhappy with inter caste marriage. A series of applications were dismissed by the court. The court rejected the plea of the petitioner that they have no role in abduction and intention of killing the deceased. It found that there are specific allegations against the petitioner. The Counsel for Petitioner P Sriharinath submitted that accused are family members of the complainant and went to her house to settle the matter as she married out of her caste. The public prosecutor pointed out that a fast track court has been constituted and the trail is to begin on November 29 and the accused persons are not entitled for bail. The counsel for defacto complainant T Swetcha argued that all the accused have trespassed into the house of the complainant and abducted them by force thereby killing the husband of complainant. Even after the incident , they have threatened mother of the deceased. The court while observing that the release of accused may result in influencing the witness and tampering the trail, dismissed the bail application. The contentions of the police and victim Avanthi about the imminent threat from the petitioners to Avanthi and Hemanth parents was also considered by the court.

Promotions in Jail department

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A two judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A Rajasheker Reddy on Wednesday struck down the relevant rule on promotion of lady deputy superintendents to the post of jail superintendents. The panel effectively allowed a writ petition filed by T Venkatalakshmi Srinadh currently working as deputy superintendent of Warangal’s central prison. She challenged the AP Jail Services Rules, which are also applicable to the state of Telangana. The rules provide for the promotion from the post of deputy superintendent to superintendent. However, the rules provided for promotion of deputy superintendents male to the post of the superintendent. Senior Counsel G Vidya Sagar who appeared for the petitioner pointed out that empowering only men from the same feeder category was in violation of the equality clause under Article 16 of the constitution of India. The court not only directed that her case be considered but also allowances and arrears for the two years of service she provided were also ordered to be paid.

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