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Hyderabad: A writ petition was filed before the Telangana High Court challenging the preliminary notification dated December 9, issued by the GHMC on delimitation of divisions. The Telangana High Court will hear the petition on Tuesday. When the matter was mentioned as a lunch motion on Monday, Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy observed that, prima facie, the petitioner may not have strong grounds, but directed the Registry to list the petition in the motion list and adjourned the case to Tuesday. The petition by C. Vinay Kumar, a resident of Chikkadpally, questioned the proposed merger of certain houses from the existing Ramnagar division, now proposed to be renamed as Bagh Lingampally Division-164, with Adikmet Division-163. He contended that the revised boundaries were arbitrary and unscientific, as GHMC allegedly ignored long-standing and natural demarcations such as a 30-foot nala and a 100-foot major road, which traditionally served as clear dividing lines. He alleged that his formal objections submitted on December 12 were not considered before proceeding further in the delimitation exercise. According to the petitioner, the proposed changes would cause public inconvenience by compelling residents to change door numbers and update official records, affecting property tax assessments, emergency services and development planning. He also opposed the proposed renaming of Ramnagar division, stating that the name had existed for decades and across three GHMC elections, and that another change would create confusion and disturb community harmony.
HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara on Monday issued notices to the state of Telangana and other authorities concerned in response to a PIL seeking protection of government land from alleged encroachment and unauthorised construction. The PIL was filed by the Erraboda Weaker Section Colony Welfare Association, represented by its president P Sridhar Reddy. The petitioner sought judicial intervention against the alleged inaction of the authorities on representations submitted by the association, requesting st ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Justice N Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court on Friday adjourned to Saturday the hearing on a writ petition filed by D Venkateshwar Rao and four others, seeking a stay on the entire process of allotment of retail liquor (A4) shops across the state. The petitioners have challenged the extension of the deadline for submission of applications beyond the originally notified date of October 18. During the hearing, senior counsel Avinash Desai, appearing for the petitioners, argued that the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise had acted in violation of Rule 12(5) of the Telangana E ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: After four days of relentless downpours, Telangana is expected to have a brief respite on Monday, with no rainfall alerts issued. However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) placed the state under a yellow alert for thunderstorms. IMD data showed that Papannapet in Medak district received the heaviest 24-hour rainfall at 10.6 cm, followed by Manoor in Sangareddy with 9.28 cm and Nallabelly in Warangal at 9.15 cm. The statewide average rainfall for the day stood at 7.3 mm, notably higher than the normal 4.3 mm. Warangal's Sangem recorded the day's highest maximum temperature ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed two writ petitions seeking an inquiry into the alleged illegal sale of Bhoodan lands in Maheshwaram mandal, Rangareddy district. The first petition, filed by Vadthya Ramulu, sought a Commission of Inquiry to probe the alleged illegal transfer of about nine acres in Survey Nos. 194 and 195 of Nagaram village. The petitioner claimed that Revenue officials, in collusion with private persons, had replaced the names of original owners with others. Justice Lakshman observed that setting up a CoI would serve little purpos ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court was not inclined to restrain HYDRAA from exercising its duties over the Rs 100- crore worth open space measuring 2,000 square yards situated in Road No. 1, Jubilee Hills, which was claimed as the space for public amenities according to the Jubilee Hills Cooperative Housing Society. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy was dealing with a petition filed by P. Satyanarayana contesting HYDRAA Order No. 1393/COMM/HYDRAA dated August 19, 2025, for evicting him from the said land. He alleges the order is illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitu ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Efforts of ACB officials to weed out corrupt officials are being affected by bureaucratic delays, in some cases influenced by the accused officials, resulting in delayed prosecution and justice. The conviction rate in the cases involving bribery and disproportionate assets, registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), is low because of the delayed clearances from the vigilance and enforcement for prosecution, and the department concerned. Director-general Vijay Kumar said the ACB had registered 152 cases and arrested 223 accused in 2024. Of these, 129 were trap cases involving ...Read More >
The Telangana government on Friday formally issued orders providing 42% reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in rural and urban local bodies across the state, marking a significant move towards enhancing political representation for the community. The decision follows recommendations by a commission led by retired IAS officer Busani Venkateshwara Rao, which conducted a detailed Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey. According to the government, the enhan ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday disposed of a writ challenging the delimitation preliminary notification, dated December 9, issued by the GHMC commissioner, while directing authorities to consider the objections raised by the petitioner, in accordance with law. The writ, filed by C Vinay Kumar of Chikkadpally, was heard by a single bench of Justice Bollam Vijaysen Reddy. The petitioner questioned the delimitation exercise on the ground that the objections submitted by him to the preliminary notification had not been objectively considered by the GHMC before proceeding to finali ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court directed the chief secretary to "reprimand the district collector" of Sircilla district, Sandeep Kumar Jha, for initiating criminal proceedings against a woman despite a clear court order in her favour. The court termed the criminal case a blatant violation of constitutional rights and an "abuse of process of law".In a strongly worded order pronounced on Thursday, Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti criticised Jha, stating, "Initially, this court was inclined to take fi ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the conduct of Sircilla District Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha for allegedly instigating criminal proceedings against a petitioner in violation of court orders. Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti was hearing a criminal petition filed by Vanapatla Kavitha, seeking quashing of case registered at Vemulawada police station under Section 420 IPC. The court noted that the petitioner's house at Anupuram was acquired in 2004 and though compensation was paid, her family was not recognised as a project oustee. In 2016, she filed a ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Telangana government's plea challenging a high court order that stayed a government order granting 42% reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. The high court had previously issued an interim stay, citing petitions that argued the increased quota breaches the 50% reservation ceiling. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Telangana government's plea challenging a high court order which stayed a government order providing 42 per cent reservation to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court was not inclined to enhance or determine the fee structure to BE/ BTech and PG courses in several petitioner colleges for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year. The court did not stay or set aside GO 26, dated 30.06.2025, which extended the fee applicable for the block period of 2022-23 to 2024-25 to 2025-28. Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court was hearing petitions from several engineering colleges including Gokaraju Rangaraju, Gokaraju Lailavathi, G. Narayannamma, Gurunanak Group of Engineering Institutions, Ace Engineering Colleges, VNR Vignana Jyot ...Read More >
In a shocking development, a four-time MLA from Telangana has been stripped of his Indian citizenship. Chennamaneni Ramesh, who is a former four-time Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) MLA representing Vemulawada constituency in Telangana, was stripped of his Indian citizenship after the Telangana High Court found that he is a German citizen. CREDIT: BCCL The 68-year-old Ramesh, son of communist leader Rajeshwara Rao and nephew of former Maharashtra governor C. Vidyasagar Ra ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object inside the cell. DIG Prisons clarified that the incident was not premeditated and dismissed any spec ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana high court will continue hearing on Tuesday a petition filed by C Vinay Kumar, challenging Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) preliminary notification for ward delimitation. Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, who heard the matter on Monday, while prima facie observing that the contentions raised by the petitioner will be rejected, posted it to Tuesday for further hearing,The petitioner, a resident of Chikkadpally, objected to the proposed merger of certain houses from the existing Ramnagar division (now proposed as Bagh Lingampally division-164) with the Adikmet divis ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: C Vinay Kumar of Chikkadpally, Hyderabad, on Monday moved a lunch motion petition before the Telangana High Court challenging the preliminary delimitation notification dated December 9, issued by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner. In his petition, Vinay Kumar alleged that the GHMC commissioner issued the preliminary notification without considering objections submitted earlier. He sought a direction to the civic body to examine those objections before issuing the final delimitation notification. Counsel for the petitioner argued that the exercise had ...Read More >
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Monday witnessed vehement protests against the ward delimitation notification, with legislators across parties presenting their reservations before Commissioner R. V. Karnan. A team of legislators from Congress party including Khairatabad MLAs Danam Nagender, Serilingampally MLA Arikepudi Gandhi, MLC Balmoor Venkat and corporator Baba Fasiuddin met the GHMC Commissioner, and submitted objections against the delimitation exercise. Speaking to ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A plea challenging the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) ward delimitation notification was filed in the Telangana High Court on Monday, December 15. GHMC commissioner RV Karnan issued the notification on December 9. The petitioner, C Vinay Kumar, a resident of Chikkadpally, challenged the preliminary notification, claiming that the GHMC commissioner did not consider his objections regarding the notification. Kumar urged the High Court to direct the civic body commissioner to duly consider his objections before issuing the final notification regarding delimitation o ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court single bench of Justice Tadakamalla Vinod Kumar on Tuesday expressed deep concern and strongly disapproved action of the Rachakonda police for meddling in civil disputes and settling them in the Nagole police station itself in lieu of Rs.55 lakh. The judge was astonished to know from the counsel for petitioner Pamu Sudershanam that the Nagole police had confined him from morning to evening on June 19. The court while expressing shock at such an appalling action of the police, summoned Sudheer Babu, Rachakonda Commissioner and Nagole SHO to appear before it ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, July 7, issued notices to several private parties in connection with a petition filed by Congress MLAs challenging the lack of action regarding the allotment and ongoing constructions on 27.18 acres of government land in Survey No. 27 of Serilingampally mandal, Ranga Reddy district. The petitioners -- ruling party MLAs Anirudh Reddy, Yennam Srinivas Reddy, Muralinaik, and Kuchikulla Rajesh Reddy -- filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the authorities' inaction over the land allotment and subsequent constructions. The bench, compri ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Friday declined to grant interim relief to various engineering colleges and their managements, which filed a batch of writ petitions challenging GO 26, which mandates the continuation of the existing fee structure for the academic years 2025-26 to 2027-28. The said GO was issued by the Higher Education department and the Telangana Admission and Fee Regulation Committee (TAFRC) on June 30, 2025. "This court cannot determine the fee in exercise of its extraordinary powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. It is impermiss ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday disposed of a writ petition filed by Maganti Sunitha, contesting candidate in by elections of Jubilee Hills assembly constituency from the BRS, and minister K.T. Rama Rao alleged that nearly 12,000 bogus votes were added in the latest electoral voters list of Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency. The petitioners sought directions to the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana, to update the voters list before conducting elections. Senior counsel Dama Seshadri Naidu, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that bulk and unverified additions were made ...Read More >
Cleared: dkHyderabad: Stating that the Justice PC Ghose Commision of Inquiry that went into the issue of Kaleshwaram irregularities acted unfairly, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday approached Telangana high court against the state govt for conducting a "false and premeditated" inquiry into the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project and filed a writ petition to strike down the commission's report. The case is likely to be heard shortly.T ...Read More >
Bulandshahr: A court in Bulandshahr delivered its verdict in the Syana violence case that dates back to December 2018. The court convicted all 38 accused individuals, including prominent local activists and community members. Mob Violence Erupted Over Cow Carcass Discovery The violence followed the discovery of cow carcasses near Mahav village, prompting protesters to storm Chingrawathi police outpost. They set vehicles ablaze, leading to escalating chaos. During the riot, Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and 19‑year‑old Sumit Kumar were fatally shot while attempting to control the mob. Five Fo ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Jubilee Hills Cooperative Housing Building Society to respond to a petition challenging an eviction drive. In August, HYDRAA had issued eviction notices for a 2,000 sq yard land worth Rs 100 crore in Jubilee Hills. HYDRAA stated that the land falls under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits according to a layout approved in 1991. The agency said the petitioner, P Satya Narayana, encroached on the land by constructing a shed and operating a nursery f ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Congress' "anti-farmer" stance. He directed the Morcha members to launch agitations, gather grassroots- ...Read More >
Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of Telangana High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order suspending a memo issued by the Home Secretary permitting enhancement of the ticket rate of the Telugu film They Call Him OG screening . The Home Secretary, in a memo issued on September 19, permitted the film producers to screen a special show of the film on Wednesday for an escalated ticket rate of ₹800 and other enhanced rates for remaining days till October 4. An advocate Barla Mallesh Yadav filed the w ...Read More >
While college managements termed the HC order as a historic move the students' union, Opposition party leaders and the students want the government to release the dues and resolve the issue The 'interim measure' of the Telangana High Court permitting private colleges to collect tuition fees directly from students covered under the State's Reimbursement of Tuition Fee (RTF) scheme has triggered concern among students and parents, particularly those from economically weaker backgrounds, for whom t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The excise department has received 95,500 applications for liquor shop licences till 10pm on Thursday, the last day for submitting applications. There is a notable decrease in the number of applications compared to the previous period (2023-2025), which saw approximately 1,32,000 applications.The decline is being attributed primarily to a reduction in applications from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, as well as an increase in the application fee from 2 lakh to 3 lakh. As a result of the f ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday refused to give directions for a re-postmortem of the seven bodies of the Maoists, who were killed in a gunfight with police on Sunday in Mulugu district. The court directed the police to hand over the bodies, except that of Mallaiah if relatives of the deceased come to receive them. Further, it directed the police to preserve Mallaiah's body till Thursday by which time the police were ordered to submit a report of the post-mortem examination (PME) conducted by the forensic experts. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy was dealing with the petition filed b ...Read More >