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HYDERABAD: The state government is expected to move ahead with local body elections under the 42% reservation policy after the Telangana High Court declined to stay the process. The State Election Commission (SEC) is likely to issue the poll schedule on Monday, setting the stage for elections even as the matter remains under judicial consideration. A senior official from the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department told TNIE: "The court has not prevented the stategovernment or the Electi ...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 >
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 enha ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has recently booked two public servants for demanding bribes in separate cases, highlighting ongoing vigilance against corruption in the state. In Hyderabad, Srikanth Goud, a Junior Lineman in the Gachibowli Division, was caught by the ACB after demanding Rs. 30,000 and accepting a bribe of Rs. 11,000 from a complainant. The bribe was reportedly sought to show official favor, including changing wiring to sustain electricity inflow from 5 KV ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government not to initiate any adverse action against senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, based on the findings of the Justice PC Ghose Commission report, until further orders. The matter was adjourned to October 7 for further hearing. Extending the protection earlier granted to former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, former minister T Harish Rao, and former chief secretary Shailendra Kumar Joshi, a bench comprising Chief Jus ...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 t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 25, stayed the execution of Asadullah Akhtar, a convict in the 2013 Dilsukhnagar twin bomb blasts case in Hyderabad. The blasts had killed 18 people and left 131 injured. Akhtar, who was sentenced to death by a special NIA court in 2016, had his punishment confirmed by the Telangana High Court on April 8 this year. He filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on September 20, challenging the High Court order. A three-judge be ...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 f ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of an alleged Indian Mujahideen operative who was sentenced to death in connection with the 2013 Dilsukhnagar blasts that left 18 dead and 131 injured. IMAGE: A view of the Supreme Court of India. Photograph: ANI Photo The plea filed by convict Asadullah Akhtar was heard by a bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria. "There shall be stay of execution of the death sentence of the appellant," the bench said. Two powerful ex ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Members of the Telangana Jagruthi held a protest at the Telangana Public Service Commission in Hyderabad's Nampally on Tuesday, September 16. The protestors laid siege to the TGPSC office and raised slogans such as, "Revanth down down". They demanded justice for the TGPSC Group 1 aspirants. A video shared on social media showed the Telangana Jagruthi activists trying to force their way into the Telangana Public Service Commission office. Heavy police deployment was seen at the TGPSC ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court recently quashed criminal cases registered against three Ayurvedic doctors accused of practising allopathic medicine without proper qualifications. The court held that the Telangana Medical Council failed to follow due legal procedure before initiating criminal proceedings.Justice N Tukaramji, in his verdict, criticised the council for bypassing proper protocol. He clarified that while the council retains the authority to act against violations, it must first ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Justice N Tukaramji of the Telangana High Court has quashed multiple criminal cases registered against Ayush practitioners by the Telangana Medical Council (TMC), holding that the Council deviated from the prescribed procedure and failed to provide material particulars to support allegations of cheating and impersonation. The court was hearing a batch of three criminal petitions filed by H Lokesh and others, who challenged FIRs registered against them in Cyberabad and Sangareddy poli ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has made it clear that the Telangana Medical Council (TMC) does not have direct powers to take action against AYUSH doctors accused of practising allopathy. The court stated that if AYUSH doctors are found to be practising allopathic medicine illegally, the matter falls under the jurisdiction of the AYUSH commissioner, who is empowered to take action as per the rules. The order came in response to petitions filed by three doctors from Cyberabad and Sangaredd ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the Vantara Wildlife Centre case of Jamnagar, Gujarat, the Supreme Court has asked if someone wants to keep an elephant and does so by following all the rules, then what is wrong with it? The court said this while completing the hearing of the case on Monday, September 15, 2025. However, the court has not passed any order yet. The report of the Special Investigation Team was also presented in today's hearing. A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court demanding a thorough investigation ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The National Lok Adalat organised across all districts of the state and in the Telangana High Court on Saturday witnessed the disposal of 11,06,347 cases, comprising 3,63,156 pre-litigation cases and 7,43,191 pending court cases of various categories. Through these settlements, a cumulative amount of about Rs 595 crore was awarded as compensation to beneficiaries. A road accident compensation claim pending since 2016 was amicably settled before the National Lok Adalat held at the Hig ...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 p ...Read More >
Setting up the SIT under former judge Justice J Chelameswar, the apex court had on August 25 called for a report on a number of issues, including the acquisition of animals from India and abroad, particularly elephants, and compliance with the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and rules for zoos. The Supreme Court on Friday said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiring into the affairs of Vantara - the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre launched by Reliance Foundation in Gujarat's ...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 l ...Read More >
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) moved the Telangana High Court and sought a regulation of taxi fares in the State. The Union maintained that that arbitrary pricing by app-based aggregators has been adversely affecting both drivers and commuters. According to TGPWU working president Shaik Salauddin, the petition, sought to buttress their contentions by invoking relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Union argued that the absence of uniform fare regulation ha ...Read More >
Bhongir MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy came down heavily on BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao and senior leader Harish Rao for their remarks on the High Court verdict regarding Group-1 examinations. In a statement here, he said the only intention of the BRS was to stall the Group-I at any cost, as they could not conduct it in their 10-year rule. "You couldn't even conduct DSC, Group-1, Group-2 or Group-4 exams. Was it not during your time that the Group-I papers ended up at photocopying centres ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday restrained the state government from taking any action against them till further orders in the case relating to alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project based on the Ghose Commission's report. The court restrained the government from taking the action while adjourning the hearing ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday granted interim relief to former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and former Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao in the petitions challenging the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram project. The Court directed that no action shall be taken based on the Commission's report until the next hearing. The Division Bench, led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, clarified that while the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will con ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said since states have given up 15% of MBBS seats to the all India quota (AIQ), they can validly reserve rest of the seats in govt medical colleges for natives, and upheld Telangana's medical admission norm mandating a candidate to study classes 9-12 within the state.During hearing of petitions, which questioned the validity of such a rule, a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran had repeatedly asked the state govt that would ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended to the Centre, the names of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi for elevation as top court judges. Justice Pancholi, upon becoming a top court judge, would be in line to become the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in October 2031 after Justice Joymalya Bagchi's retirement. The five member collegium comprising CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi as judges of the apex court. "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts, as Judges in the Supreme Court: (i) Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay (PHC: High Court of ...Read More >
New Delhi: On Monday, the Supreme Court collegium suggested that Justice Vipul M. Pancholi, who is the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, and Justice Alok Aradhe, who is the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, be promoted to the top court. The five-member collegium, which included Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, JK Maheshwari, and BV Nagarathna, cleared their names in a meeting on Monday afternoon. Their appointments will bring the Supreme Co ...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. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (PTI) The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned to August 22 the hearing on petitions filed by BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao seeking to quash the report of the Justice (Retd) P C Ghose Commission of Inquiry on the Kaleshwaram project. The judicial commission, appointed by the Telangana government to probe the project, held former chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao "directly and vicariously" accountable for the "irregularities" in its con ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A court in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Thursday awarded a death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. The Special POCSO court found the 24-year-old accused, a butcher, guilty in the case and pronounced the death sentence. The court found M. Mukarram guilty under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh. POCSO Court in-charge Roja R ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Border Security Force Sub-Inspector Vyas Dev and Constable Suddi Rabha are among those 16 personnel who have been awarded the Medal for Gallantry (GM) on the 79th Independence Day for showing their exceptional bravery and unmatched valour exhibited by them in Operation Sindoor. In addition, the President Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) to five and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) to 46 are also awarded to BSF officers and personnel. During Opera ...Read More >
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