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Justice Aparesh Kumar will succeed Justice Sujoy Paul, who has been transferred to the Calcutta High Court.

Justice Lakshman, upon examining the case record, observed that the investigating officer failed to collect substantive evidence to support the prosecution's claims and that the continuation of proceedings would amount to an abuse of process of law. The Court accordingly quashed the case.

Senior Advocate V. Raghunath, appearing for the petitioner, contended that despite submitting a formal complaint to the police on the same day, no protection was granted.

Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, formerly Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, has been appointed as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. He succeeds Justice Sujoy Paul, now transferred to Calcutta

The respondents in the case, the forest department, district Collector and Bhadrachalam ITDA PO failed to file a counter in three hearings while the government pleader tried to establish the tribal farmers as encroachers.

According to the petitioners, SI Ramamurthy has been summoning caretakers and others to the police station repeatedly, making them wait for hours, and conducting illegal surveys in violation of court orders.

After hearing the detailed arguments and considering the precedents cited, the High Court granted the stay on further proceedings in the five FIRs registered at Nirmal Town, Kadem, Mudhol, and Lokeshwaram police stations, pending the quash petition.

The Court observed that the allegations were vague and unsupported by independent witnesses, and that peaceful demonstrations cannot be criminalised merely based on administrative inconvenience.

The petitioner urged the Court to direct the Union Ministry of Education and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti to establish 23 additional JNVs to ensure that each of the 32 rural districts has one such institution.

Senior Counsel S. Niranjan Reddy, appearing for the TGPSC, strongly defended the recruitment process and sought to dispel apprehensions raised by the petitioners regarding discrepancies in evaluation and candidate selection. He submitted that the allegations made were based on misconceptions and lacked a factual basis.

Taking note of the submissions, the bench issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary, calling upon them to respond to the allegations.

While issuing notice in the contempt proceedings, Justice Bhaskar Reddy directed the Ranga Reddy District Collector to conduct an immediate enquiry and file a factual report on the alleged construction activity within two weeks.

The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by one Pamu Sudharshanam, alleging harassment and illegal interference by the police in a long-standing civil dispute in Bandlaguda, Nagole.

Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of Telangana High Court criticizes GHMC officials for their failure to act on unauthorized constructions in Khanamet, demanding weekly reports and accountability from civic departments

KRMB has scrapped its staff incentive scheme following a court order but drew criticism for prioritising internal staff matters over critical water-sharing issues between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. No major discussions on water allocation were held during the meeting

Senior Advocate Raja Sripathi Rao, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the suspension order was issued unilaterally by an HCA office-bearer in contravention of Rule 15(4)(d) of the HCA bye-laws, which mandates prior approval of the Apex Council.

The Telangana High Court Advocates Association has unanimously resolved to boycott the court of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and pursue her transfer from the Telangana High Court.

With the Telangana High Court directing local body polls by September 30 and Presidential assent still pending, the proposed 42 per cent BC quota is unlikely to be implemented. The Congress may still use it as a political card in the election

This Order was in response to the petition filed by the HCA before the High Court under Section 37 of the Arbitration act. The same was dismissed by the Division Bench of the High Court and the Award was in favour of the Visaka Industries.

The Telangana High Court has directed the State Election Commission to conduct gram panchayat elections within three months and asked the government to assist, criticising both for delaying polls despite the expiry of the panchayats’ term in January 2024.