Claim Of Title To Property U/S 19 Of Specific Relief Act Must Be Continuing Claim, Running Through Concentric Circles Of Relationships: Telangana HC

The Telangana High Court has held that when enforcement of a contract is sought under section 19 of the Specific Relief Act, the claimant needs to establish a concentric circle of relationships with the contracting parties to the contract.The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice M.G. Priyadarshini in an Appeal Suit challenging the dismissal...

Telangana HC Issues Notice On BITS Pilani Student's Plea Against Her Rustication On Allegations Of Aiding Sexual Harassment Of Students

The Telangana High Court has issued notice on a second-year female student of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus challenging her rustication by the college as illegal and against the UGC (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees & Students in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2015.The petitioner has claimed that her rustication also violates of...

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention

The Telangana High Court has asked the State to get instructions on a Rohingya refugee woman's plea against the deportation process initiated against her and her 17-year-old son as well as their "on and off detention" without following due process of law. The petitioners have also sought a direction to the respondents–which includes the State, Director General of Police Telangana,...

'Proud To Head HC With Maximum Women Judges': Chief Justice Alok Aradhe Bids Farewell To Telangana High Court

"I have a sense of pride to head the High Court, which is one of the youngest Court in the Country and has maximum number of women judges," said outgoing Chief Justice Alok Aradhe, at his farewell function organised at the Telangana High Court on Monday (January 20). On January 14, the Centre notified Justice Aradhe's appointment as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. While addressing...

Telangana High Court Closes 66-Years Old Land Dispute On 'Non-Existent Properties'

The Telangana High Court recently put an end to a long pending dispute regarding the Asman Jahi Estate–belonging to a noble family from the erstwhile State of Hyderabad–after noting that the litigation in respect of non-existent properties had gone on 66 years. For context, the estate concerns the House of Paigah, a noble family belonging to the State of Hyderabad. Notably, Asman Jahi...

Justice Sujoy Paul Appointed As Acting Chief Justice Of Telangana High Court

Justice Sujoy Paul has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court.A notification was issued in this regard by the Department of Law and Justice, Government of India exercising the power conferred to it under Article 223 of the Constitution.The notification came following the transfer of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe of the Telangana High Court to the Bombay High Court...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Judicial Officers As Judges Of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has passed two separate resolutions recommending the elevation of four judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Telangana and two judicial officers as Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.Telangana High Court.The Collegium in its meeting held on 11th January, 2025 has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Judicial Officers, as Judges...

Customer Feedback On Social Media Platforms Like 'X' Acceptable Mode Of Registering Complaints Against Service Provider: Telangana HC

Telangana High Court has said that social media complaints cannot be viewed as lacking gravity as opposed to formal written complaints, adding that complaints/customer feedback on social media is a well accepted form of complaint registration and an ostrich stance cannot be adopted to not view such complaints seriously. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya in her order said, "The...

One Parent Who Is Lawful Guardian If Takes The Child From Custody Of Other Parent, Wouldn't Amount To Kidnapping: Telangana HC Reaffirms

The Telangana high court on Wednesday (January 8) reiterated that if a parent who is lawful guardian of the child, takes a child away from the custody of the other parent, it would not amount to kidnapping and does not call for registering an FIR under 137(2) of the BNS.Section 137(2) BNS states that whoever kidnaps any person from India or from lawful guardianship shall be punished...

'People Should Sleep At 4am, Not Go To The Movies': Telangana HC Says On State Allowing Morning Special Show Of 'Game-Changer'

The Telangana High Court in an interim order on Friday (January 10) directed the State Government to review its decision which permitted an increased fare for tickets to the screening of the Ram Charan starrer 'Game-Changer'.During the hearing court also orally criticised the State government for permitting the screening of the movie at 4 am, remarking that "People should sleep at 4am not go...

[Makar Sankranti] Telangana HC Directs Implementation Of 2017 NGT Order Banning Use Of Chinese Manjha/Synthetic Thread For Kite Flying

The Telangana High Court on Friday directed the implementation of a 2017 order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had directed all state governments across India to ban the use of Chinese Manjha/Synthetic thread used in kite flying.The court passed this order in a plea by the petitioner before the occasion of Makar Sankranti, stating that the use of synthetic thread in kite...

Medical Assessment & Rating Board Has Power Under National Medical Commission Act To Shift Students To Other Colleges: Telangana HC

Upholding an order of Medical Assessment and Rating Board for shifting students from two medical colleges to other institutes as the former did not meet the required standards, the Telangana High Court said that the National Medical Commission Act grants the board the power to transfer students from one institute to another. The court was hearing a batch of several petitions–moved by...