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The court found that there were no entries in the Gram Panchayat's inward registers, no online applications, and no valid permission orders ever issued for the construction carried out by Roja.

‘Playground an indispensable component’: Telangana HC orders removal of illegal construction to reclaim school land in Kamareddy

December 27, 2025 5:42 pm

The Telangana High Court made the ruling while dealing with a PIL filed by villagers of Muthyampet who alleged that a husband-wife duo encroached upon 2.11 acres donated for a local school playground.

“There should be a perceptible nexus between her death and the dowry-related harassment or cruelty inflicted,” the high court added.

‘Dowry death’: Telangana HC acquits 5 of family citing lack of evidence

December 26, 2025 7:08 pm

The Telangana HC noted significant contradictions in the testimonies of the family members of the deceased compared to their initial police statements.

While one of the petitioners had adopted a four-day-old boy from an unmarried college student who could not support the child, another petitioner had paid Rs 1,50,000 to biological parents who already had four girls and offered their fifth child for adoption.

Citing Supreme Court precedent on ensuring 'complete justice', Telangana HC returns 3 children to adoptive parents despite procedural lapses

December 25, 2025 3:33 pm

In disposing of three separate writ petitions, the Telangana High Court invoked Supreme Court precedent to reunite families in 'illegal' adoption cases and gave authorities one week.

Srinivas pointed to an April 10, 2017, government order (G.O.MS.No.4) that mandates that all departments maintain websites with updated data in compliance with Government of India guidelines.

Telangana High Court directs state to publish all government orders, circulars and notifications immediately

December 23, 2025 7:38 pm

The Telangana High Court rules that citizens have an unquestionable right to access government decisions and policies that affect public life.

Hyderabad Metro near Charminar: Telangana High Court asks for audiovisual presentation from Govt

December 18, 2025 6:43 pm

In the Telangana High Court, the petitioner presented the response to an RTI query to argue that the Government has not obtained any permission for demolition or construction for Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited.

A division bench of Justice K Lakshman and Justice Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy opined that “it was a case where an act was committed by the accused with knowledge but without intention”. (Source: File Photo)

‘With knowledge but without intention’: Telangana HC reverses murder verdict of man who killed wife while drunk

December 18, 2025 7:25 pm

The Telangana High Court says the primary point of consideration for the court in matters relating to murder is the intent and purpose of the accused.

Telangana High Court, B Shivdhar Reddy, Acting DGP-HOPF, Supreme Court directions, Prakash Singh vs Union of India,

Plea before Telangana HC over appointment of state police chief in violation of Supreme Court directions, Govt asked to respond

December 18, 2025 6:38 pm

The petition sought the Telangana High Court’s direction to disqualify B Shivdhar Reddy, currently DGP (Coordination), from the full additional charge of Director General of Police-Head of Police Force.

Telangana High Court orders TGSRTC to consider regularisation of long-term contract staff 'like a model employer'

December 17, 2025 8:14 pm

The legal battle began in 1997, when the respondents filed a writ petition challenging the Corporation's action of engaging new people in their place, and the Telangana High Court directed the Corporation to regularise their services in the posts they were working in as contract labour.

The case centres on a medical emergency that occurred during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Telangana HC slams Centre for denying full COVID-19 mediclaim to retired govt employee, wife

December 15, 2025 5:05 pm

The bills of Rs 21.39 lakh were reimbursed to the extent of Rs 3.47 lakh by the employer and the balance claim was rejected, following which the employee approached the Tribunal.

The Telangana High Court verdict went beyond the specific case at hand and critically examined the employment realities within the software sector.

Telangana High Court allows techie’s petition against employment bond ‘extortion’, calls for new social security laws for software employees

December 14, 2025 10:23 am

‘An employed middle-class taxpayer – whose labour contributes significantly to national income and foreign exchange – receives little to no social security in return,’ the Telangana HC observed.