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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana HC refuses interim relief on plea against making Telugu mandatory in non-state board schools
HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, on Thursday declined interim relief in a PIL challenging the sudden imposition of Telugu as a mandatory second language in CBSE, ICSE, IB, and Cambridge schools. The PIL, filed by teacher Pramila Pathak, contested the government's move based on a December 7, 2024, memo and subsequent orders. She argued that students from diverse linguistic backgrounds were being compelled to learn Telugu from Classes II to X without notice, violating fundamental rights. Citing the 2011 Census, the petition noted only 43.35% of Hyderabad's population speaks Telugu as their mother tongue. It also referenced the 2018 Act mandating phased implementation of Telugu from Grades I and VI, which the petitioner said was ignored. The government pleader said exemptions had been granted for Classes IX and X and sought two weeks to submit a phase-wise plan. The court granted time and directed the matter be tagged with a related writ petition.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Telugu in schools: HC demands status report
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Thursday directed the state govt to furnish, within two weeks, the status of implementation of the Telangana (compulsory teaching and learning of Telugu in schools) Act, 2018, which made Telugu a compulsory subject in schools across the state. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The Act, enacted in 2018, gave all primary and high schools in the state five years to progressively implement the 'Telugu must' norm. By 2023, Telugu was to be taught as a subject in all classes from one to 10. On Thursday, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin heard a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Pramila Pathak, a Hindi teacher from the Ramachandrapuram municipality in Medak district. She challenged the 2018 Telugu Act on the grounds that non-Telugu-speaking students would struggle to follow the subject. She also named several private and corporate schools in Hyderabad as respondents. 'Clarify steps' Her counsel argued that these private and corporate schools are now being directed to implement the 'Telugu must' requirement for classes 9 and 10. He described the decision as arbitrary and urged the court to restrain the authorities from imposing Telugu on these schools. Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar asked both the private schools and state authorities to clarify what steps had been taken over the past seven years to implement the Act. Was it implemented in govt schools? What is its current status in private schools? Why are private schools only now being asked to enforce the rule for classes 9 and 10? What has been done with regard to the other year groups? The bench, while issuing notices to all the schools and relevant authorities, directed them to submit counter-affidavits answering all these questions within two weeks.
Time of India
31-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Land acquired for public projects cannot be reclaimed by owners: HC
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday clarified that land once acquired for public projects cannot be claimed back by the property owners on the grounds that it has not been fully utilised for the purpose, even if the owners are willing to return the compensation. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, made these observations while hearing a writ appeal challenging an earlier order of the court dismissing the land owner's request to hand over the unutilised land in connection with land acquired in Datarpalli village, Gajwel of Siddipet district for the Pranahitha Chevella irrigation project. The judges said they did not find any error in the earlier high court judgement, and in the absence of any provisions in the Act as urged by the petitioner, they cannot entertain such an appeal. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad The high court had in Oct 2024 dismissed a petition filed by Andalu, whose 1.08 acre land was acquired in 2012 for the Pranahitha-Chevella project. She contended that only 18 guntas of the land was used and sought the return of the unused 30 guntas, offering to pay for it. The court held that the land was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, which does not contain any provision for the return of unutilised land, unlike the 2013 (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Act. Since the acquisition was completed before the 2013 Act came into force, and compensation was already paid and possession taken, the petitioner could not claim the land back, the court said.
