Telangana High Court Sends Notice to Hyderabad Metro Over Betting App Ads
Hyderabad, April 24, 2025: The Telangana High Court has sent notices to Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and the state government after a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed, claiming that illegal betting apps were being promoted inside the Metro network. The PIL stated that apps like 1xBET, Fairplay, and Myjackpot777 were being advertised on Metro trains and at stations.…
Telangana High Court Stops Work on Kancha Gachibowli Land
Hyderabad.02.04.2025: The Telangana High Court has ordered a halt to all activities on 400 acres of disputed land in Kancha Gachibowli. This includes stopping tree cutting and any other construction or development work until the case hearing is completed. The bench, led by Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara, issued the stay order while reviewing the case…
KCR, Harish Rao Move Telangana High Court Against Bhupalpally Court Order
Hyderabad,23.12.202:Former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) and Siddipet MLA T Harish Rao have approached the Telangana High Court to challenge a Bhupalpally court order related to a corruption petition concerning the Medigadda Barrage collapse. Background on the Medigadda Petition The petitioners contested the Principal Sessions Judge's decision to register a criminal revision petition filed by Nagavelli Rajalingamurthy. The…
Telangana HC Rejects Stay Pleas on IAS Officers’ Transfer
Hyderabad.17.10.2024: The Telangana High Court rejected pleas from several IAS officers seeking to stay in their current positions instead of reporting to their newly allotted states. The court, led by Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, denied the requests of four IAS officers from Telangana and three from Andhra Pradesh to block the Centre's order. The officers had been directed by the…
Telangana High Court Rules Against Puvvada Ajay Kumar in Election Case
Hyderabad.28.09.2024: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by former BRS minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar, who sought to dismiss an FIR related to electoral offenses from the 2014 state assembly elections. At that time, Kumar, then a Congress candidate representing Khammam, was accused of distributing liquor and cricket kits to influence voters. These items were seized by the…
Telangana High Court Gives Relief to Medchal Officials Facing HYDRA Complaint
Hyderabad.15.09.2024: Justice K. Sujana from the Telangana High Court has stopped the state government and HYDRA commissioner A.V. Ranganath from arresting K. Srinivasulu, an assistant director in Medchal district's survey and land records department, and another employee, Phool Singh. Both officials are facing FIRs filed by Cyberabad police following a complaint from HYDRA. The judge noted that the complaint did…
Telangana HC Directs State Government to Follow Rules for Teacher Transfers
Hyderabad.13.09.2024: The Telangana High Court has ordered the state government to carry out teacher transfers in model schools according to the existing rules and regulations. The court stressed the importance of creating a final seniority list and assigning eligibility points to the teachers who are involved in the transfer process. This decision followed a petition filed by 15 teachers from…
High Court Invalidates Division of Accreditation Cards for Small Newspapers
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has declared the division of small newspapers into categories A, B, C, and D for the issuance of government-recognized accreditation cards as invalid. This decision is a significant victory for journalists working at the district and constituency levels, who have long been deprived of the benefits of accreditation due to what has been…