Centre Notifies Transfer Of Two Telangana High Court Judges

The Central Government on Thursday (May 1) notified the transfer of Telangana High Court Justices P Sree Sudha and K Surender to Karnataka and Madras High Courts respectively. The notification issued by the Union Law Ministry with respect Justice P Sree Sudha's transfer states:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President,...

Telangana HC Sets Aside Order For Retrial Of Murder Accused Without Challenge To Acquittal, Says It Violated Constitutional Guarantee

A division bench of the Telangana High Court has set aside the order passed by a Single Judge, directing a re-trial of an accused, who was acquitted of murder charges without there being any challenge to the acquittal order.Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao passed the order in a criminal appeal, challenging the order passed by the District and Sessions Court,...

Phone Tapping Case | Telangana High Court Reserves Verdict On Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Ex-Special Intelligence Bureau Chief

The Telangana High Court on Wednesday (April 30) reserved its verdict on an anticipatory bail plea moved by former Special Intelligence Bureau Chief T Prabhakar Rao in an alleged case of phone tapping of politicians and high court judges in the previous government led by BRS.After hearing all the parties, Justice J Sreenivas Rao said, "Heard both sides. For orders and judgments". Senior...

Compensation Can Be Granted When Aggrieved Party Continues Service Due To Suppression Of Fact Of Contract's Termination: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court bench of Justices Moushumi Bhattacharya and B.R.Madhusudhan Rao has held that loss of profit incurred by a party due to the other party's suppression of material facts regarding the termination of the contract, where the former continued to render services under a mistaken belief, can be reasonably compensated by applying the Hudson formula. Brief...

'Mastermind' Behind Phone Tapping Case: State Opposes Ex-Special Intelligence Bureau Chief's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Telangana HC

Opposing anticipatory bail plea of former Special Intelligence Bureau Chief T Prabhakar Rao in an alleged case of phone tapping of politicians and high court judges in the previous government led by BRS, Telangana police told the High Court on Tuesday that Rao was the mastermind behind the alleged illegal surveillance.During the hearing senior advocate Sidharth Luthra appearing for the...

Self-Induced Frustration Amounts To Breach Of Contract, Promisor Obligated To Disclose Inability To Perform Entire Agreement: Telangana HC

Observing that self-induced frustration of a contract would also amount to its breach, the Telangana High Court underscored that the promisor is obligated to communicate to the promisee on closure of contract at the relevant time being privy to it, and a non-disclosure amounts to disablement of performance under Section 39 of Contract Act. A division bench of Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya...

PIL In Telangana High Court Challenges Waqf Amendment Act, Calls It 'Systemic' Injury To Religious & Property Rights Of Muslims

A PIL has been filed in the Telangana High Court challenging the enforcement and operationalisation of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 in the State, calling it a 'systemic' injury to religious, constitutional and property rights of the Muslim community.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara on Friday (April 25) adjourned the plea after noting the pendency of...

'Malicious Prosecution': Ex-Special Intelligence Bureau Chief To Telangana High Court For Anticipatory Bail In Phone Tapping Case

Arguing his anticipatory bail plea in an alleged case of phone tapping of politicians and high court judges in the previous government led by BRS, former Special Intelligence Bureau Chief T Prabhakar Rao told the Telangana High Court on Friday (April 25) that the prosecution lodged against him is malicious. He has also moved an interim application seeking interim protection from arrest....

Telangana High Court Protects BRS Leader Kaushik Reddy From Arrest For Allegedly Demanding Bribe In Connection With Illegal Mining

The Telangana High Court has directed the State not to take coercive action against BRS Party MLA Kaushik Reddy, on allegations of demanding a bribe of ₹50 lakhs from the husband of the de facto complainant for running an illegal mining quarry.The order was passed by Justice K. Lakshman, who noted that the police had registered an FIR without conducting a preliminary investigation and...

S.19 JJ Act | Children's Court Can't Brush Aside Independent Assessment To See If Juvenile Can Be Tried As Adult: Telangana HC Reiterates

The Telangana High Court has reiterated when determining whether a child-in-conflict with law should be tried as an adult, the Children's Court/Sessions Court cannot brush aside its duty of independent assessment by simply relying on the assessment report by the Board under Section 15 of the Act.The court underscored that the children's court has the "mandatory duty to make an...

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against BRS Leader KT Rama Rao In Defamation Case By Congress Party

The Telangana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against BRS Party President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, which was registered against him in the month of September, 2024 on the ground that a speech made by him defamed the Congress Party.The complaint was filed by Athram Suguna, a Congress Leader from Adilabad in the Utnoor Mandal and the FIR was registered under sections 352...

Telangana HC Quashes FIR Against BRS Leader KT Rama Rao For Permitting Drone Over Lakshmi Barrage Project, Sharing Video On Social Media

The Telangana High Court on Monday (April 21) quashed an FIR lodged against BRS leader Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, alleging that on his behest last year two co-accused along with social media persons, forcibly entered Medigadda Barrage–stated to be an important project–flew drones over the area without permission, threatening the same.For context, the Medigadda Barrage also known as...