Telangana High Court Refuses To Shift 12-Year-Old Mobile Tower, Directs Technology Upgrade To Reduce Radiation Levels

The Telangana High Court has declined to direct shifting of a telecommunication rooftop tower which had already been erected and functioning since 2014, but directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to take steps for technological upgradation so as to reduce radiation levels and ensure that there are no health hazards to local residents.A Single Judge Bench of Justice...

Telangana High Court Directs SBI To Grant VRS Benefits To Legal Heirs Of Employee Who Died After VRS Application Was Accepted

The Telangana High Court has directed the State Bank of India to extend Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) benefits to the legal heirs of a deceased employee, observing that the employee's application had already been scrutinised and accepted before his death, and denial of benefits in such circumstances could not be justified.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar...

Mere Criticism Of Public Representative In Private WhatsApp Group Not A Criminal Offence: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has allowed a criminal revision filed by an accused who was prosecuted over messages posted in a WhatsApp group against a public representative, holding that mere criticism in a private social media group would not, by itself, constitute offences under Sections 504, 505(1)(b) and 506 IPC unless the essential ingredients of the offences are made out. These Sections of...

Posting Objectionable Messages On WhatsApp Group Against Local Leader May Threaten Public Peace: Telangana HC Refuses To Quash Case

The Telangana High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of posting objectionable messages in a WhatsApp group against a local political leader and TRS leaders, holding that the allegations prima facie disclosed offences under Sections 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 505(2) (statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred...

Wrong Date Of Birth In Matrimonial Profile Leading To Horoscope Mismatch Amounts To Fraud: Telangana HC Grants Divorce

The Telangana High Court has granted divorce to a woman who alleged that her husband had fraudulently misrepresented his age on a matrimonial website, resulting in an incorrect horoscope match and an arranged marriage solemnised under a mistaken belief regarding compatibility.A Division Bench of Justice K. Lakshman and Justice B.R. Madhusudhan Rao observed that the husband had furnished a...

Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up : May 11 – May 17, 2026

Nominal Index [Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 70 - 75]J.V. Nrupender Rao v. Regional P.F. Commissioner-II, Regional Office & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 70Reshma v. State of A.P. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 71Shaik Abdul Khader v. G. Anil Dutt Kamble 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 72Nalamada Uthamkumar Reddy v. State of Telangana & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 73K. Ganesh Rao v. State of Telangana & Ors....

Missing Employee Can't Be Treated As 'Dead In Harness' After 7 Years To Claim Compassionate Appointment: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that a missing employee cannot be treated as a case of “death in harness” merely because 7 years have passed raising presumption of death under Section 108 Indian Evidence Act, to claim benefit of compassionate appointment scheme if scheme contains a separate category for missing employees.Dismissing a writ appeal filed by the son of a missing...

Can't Turn Plea Against PMLA Arrest Into Surrogate Bail Hearing: Telangana High Court Denies Relief To Doctor In Illegal Surrogacy Case

The Telangana High Court refused to interfere with the arrest of fertility doctor under the PMLA in a case containing allegations of cheating and illegal surrogacy, holding that a writ petition challenging arrest under PMLA cannot be converted into a “surrogate bail hearing” or a “mini-trial” on the correctness of the investigation.A Division Bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy and...

Telangana High Court Declines Interim Protection From Arrest To Bandi Bageerath In POCSO Case

In a hearing spanning over two and half hours and nearly touching the midnight mark, the Telangana High Court on Friday (May 15) refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Sai Bageerath, son of Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who is booked in a POCSO case. As the hearing drew to a close the court orally said that it had thought of passing...

Arms Licence Renewal Can't Be Denied On Vague Fears Of Maoists Snatching Weapon: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that renewal of an arms licence cannot be refused on the basis of generalized law-and-order concerns, vague apprehensions that Maoists or anti-social elements may snatch the weapon, or unsubstantiated allegations of misuse, when there is no concrete adverse material against the licence-holder. Allowing a writ petition filed by a trade union leader...

Telangana High Court To Hear Victim Before Deciding Interim Plea Of BJP Leader Bandi Sanjay's Son In POCSO Case

The Telangana High Court on Thursday (May 14) said it would hear the victim before passing orders in the interim anticipatory bail application filed by Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son Bandi Sai Bageerath, who has been booked in a POCSO case.As the counsel appearing for the victim submitted that he wanted to argue against grant of interim relief...

Telangana High Court To Hear Tomorrow BJP Leader Bandi Sanjay's Son Sai Bageerath's Anticipatory Bail Plea In POCSO Case

Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son Bandi Sai Bageerath has approached the Telangana High Court seeking anticipatory bail after he was booked in a POCSO case. The matter is listed before Justice T Madhavi Devi on Thursday.As per news reports, Bageerath has been accused by a minor girl of sexually assaulting her and a case has been registered under...