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- Hans India
HC moved to stop construction of OGH at Goshamahal Stadium
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court division bench of CJ Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin on Tuesday heard the plea filed by local yoga trainer Gundolu Ramu seeking to stop the government transferring the Goshamahal stadium along with other land to the Health department for construction of Osmania Hospital complex. Ramu wants GO 45 issued by the department, dated January 30,2025, set aside as illegal and unconstitutional, contrary to the zonal regulations of the master plan-2031 and provisions of Telangana Urban Areas (Development) Act,1975. Advocate-General A Sudarshan Reddy requested the court for a week to file a detailed counter-affidavit. Hearing in the case was adjourned to September 26.
Indian Express
09-08-2025
- Indian Express
Telangana HC orders release of former railway employee's pension, says can't withhold it over ‘mere pendency of plea'
The Telangana High Court recently ordered the immediate release of a former railway employee's pensionary benefits, stating that the mere pendency of a Special Leave Petition (SLP) by the CBI against the appellant's acquittal in a case could not be a reason to withhold it. The division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin delivered the judgment on Monday in a writ appeal. 'Mere pendency of the SLP could not be treated as continuation of a judicial proceeding, which has ended up in the acquittal of the appellant by the appellate court. The statutory rule also does not permit withholding of pension upon conclusion of judicial proceedings,' the judgment said. The appellant had faced both departmental and criminal proceedings, and was convicted in a criminal case in February 2010 before being dismissed from service in June 2010. However, the writ court acquitted him of all charges in November 2022, following an appeal, and he was reinstated in service in June 2023. He superannuated just two days later, on June 30 that year. The period of his dismissal was treated as 'Not on Duty' based on the 'No Work No Pay' principle. Subsequently, the departmental proceedings, which were based on similar charges as the criminal case, were also quashed by the court. However, the court's order included an observation that the appellant could only seek the release of his pensionary benefits after the disposal of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) pending petition against his acquittal. It was this part of the order that the appellant challenged in the high court. Pratap Narayan Sanghi, the appellant's counsel, argued that there is no provision in the rules to withhold pension after an employee has been acquitted, especially when there is no stay on the conviction. On the contrary, L Pranathi Reddy, the senior standing counsel for the Centre, argued that the pendency of the SLP constitutes a 'continuation of the judicial proceedings'. She further contended that if the appellant were to be ultimately convicted, the Railways would be unable to recover the disbursed pensionary dues. 'We are clear in our minds that if the judicial proceeding or departmental proceeding has come to an end in favour of the employee, like in the present case, the statutory rule does not provide for any exception to still withhold the pensionary dues of such an employee,' the judgment stated. The high court concluded that the appellant is entitled to the release of his pensionary benefits following his acquittal and the quashing of the departmental proceedings. The court directed the respondents to make a decision on the release of the appellant's admissible pensionary dues within four weeks. Rahul V Pisharody is an Assistant Editor with the Indian Express Online and has been reporting from Telangana on various issues since 2019. Besides a focused approach to big news developments, Rahul has a keen interest in stories about Hyderabad and its inhabitants and looks out for interesting features on the city's heritage, environment, history culture etc. His articles are straightforward and simple reads in sync with the context. Rahul started his career as a journalist in 2011 with The New Indian Express and worked in different roles at the Hyderabad bureau for over 8 years. As Deputy Metro Editor, he was in charge of the Hyderabad bureau of the newspaper and coordinated with the team of district correspondents, centres and internet desk for over three years. A native of Palakkad in Kerala, Rahul has a Master's degree in Communication (Print and New Media) from the University of Hyderabad and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. Long motorcycle rides and travel photography are among his other interests. ... Read More
Indian Express
08-08-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Telangana HC seeks detailed report in 2 weeks on implementation of 2018 law mandating Telugu education in schools
The Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the state government to provide a detailed status report on the implementation of a 2018 law, which mandates the teaching of Telugu in schools, within two weeks. The directive came during a hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenges the state's phased approach to making Telugu a compulsory second language, particularly for students in higher classes who had not previously studied it. 'The counsel for the state is allowed two weeks' time to seek instructions as to the implementation of the 2018 Act in a phased manner, as mandated by the law,' Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh said. The division bench, also comprising Justice G M Mohiuddin, refused to grant an interim stay on a 2024 government memo that makes learning the language compulsory in higher classes. Instead, the bench focused its inquiry on the state's failure to enforce the Act since its enactment in 2018. The petition, filed by Pramila Pathak, a senior Hindi teacher, contested a December 7, 2024, memo that mandates Telugu as a compulsory second language for classes 9 and 10, beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. The petitioner's counsel argued that this directive is unconstitutional and arbitrary because it forces students from non-Telugu linguistic backgrounds to learn the language at an advanced stage without prior preparation. The plea seeks to restrain the state from imposing this requirement on students enrolled in schools under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge Board who have not opted for Telugu from Class 1. The core of the legal challenge lies in the discrepancy between the original mandate of the Telangana (Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Telugu in Schools) Act, 2018, and its subsequent implementation. The Act itself provided for a progressive, phase-wise rollout, starting with Classes 1 and 6 in the 2019-20 academic year, with the goal of covering all classes from 1 to 10 by the 2025-26 academic year. However, the petitioner alleges that many private CBSE, ICSE, and international board schools failed to adhere to this initial, gradual implementation plan. The government counsel stated that the Act had been fully implemented in all government schools but acknowledged that some private institutions had resisted compliance. The bench, however, found the state's explanation to be lacking in detail. When the counsel for the petitioner said, 'Let government introduce (Telugu language) in 6th class and not in 7, 8 or 9,' the Chief Justice observed, 'If they have issued government order earlier to get it implemented phase wise for class 1 and 6 onwards, each year-wise progressively, and your schools have not done it or the schools that the petitioner is concerned with has not done it, then today it is quite late in the day to say that now introduce it from 6th onwards because we have been late in implementation.' Chief Justice Singh specifically sought a status update on why the 2018 Act was not enforced from Class 1 as originally intended. The court expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of clarity regarding the phase-wise implementation and questioned the absence of a periodic monitoring mechanism for schools. Rahul V Pisharody is an Assistant Editor with the Indian Express Online and has been reporting from Telangana on various issues since 2019. Besides a focused approach to big news developments, Rahul has a keen interest in stories about Hyderabad and its inhabitants and looks out for interesting features on the city's heritage, environment, history culture etc. His articles are straightforward and simple reads in sync with the context. Rahul started his career as a journalist in 2011 with The New Indian Express and worked in different roles at the Hyderabad bureau for over 8 years. As Deputy Metro Editor, he was in charge of the Hyderabad bureau of the newspaper and coordinated with the team of district correspondents, centres and internet desk for over three years. A native of Palakkad in Kerala, Rahul has a Master's degree in Communication (Print and New Media) from the University of Hyderabad and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. Long motorcycle rides and travel photography are among his other interests. ... Read More
