Proposed court complex in Medchal runs into land dispute

HYDERABAD:  Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday heard a writ petition pertaining to a dispute about land allotted for the construction of a court complex in Medchal Malkajgiri district. The government pleader informed the court that as per sesala pahani of the year 1955-58,
Madhusudhan Reddy was recorded as the pattadar, who donated the land to a
basic training school that was subsequently converted to the DIET College.
The petitioner S. Arun Reddy and another contended that five acres from the said land belonged to them and the same could not be taken away without acquisition for construction of a court complex. The court dismissed the interlocutor’s application holding that there was no prima facie in the case. The judge, however, directed that the construction of the court complex would be subject to the outcome of the writ petition.

Police granted time to trace missing banker

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday granted time for
producing a missing person. The bench, comprising Justice Abhinand Kumar
Shavili and Justice Pulla Karthik, was dealing with a plea filed by C. Urmila and four others to find their brother Anemoni Balraj, a bank employee aged around 56 years. The petitioners complained that the man was missing for 10 years and no proper action was taken to trace his whereabouts. The prosecution stated that the person had been declared dead as it is understood that a person missing for more than seven years was presumed to be dead as per law. The bench directed the police to take the necessary steps and posted the matter for April 17 for further hearing.

Detainee’s detention order set aside

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday set aside a detention order in a case of habeas corpus. The bench, comprising Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Pulla Karthik, was dealing with a plea filed by Angoth Bhadramma, mother of a detainee, to produce her son Angoth Hareesh, who has been detained in Cherlapally central prison for crimes pertaining to attempt to murder, kidnapping and extortion. It was stated that the detainee who was a daily-wage worker had a history of three crimes for which he was enlarged on bail on November 21, and keeping public order in mind, a detention order was passed against him on December 2. The petitioner informed the court that she was solely dependent on the detainee. She gave an assurance that her son would not indulge in such acts in the future. The bench set aside the detention order with immediate release and directed the detainee to pay a sum of Rs 25,000 in the concerned police station as a personal bond.

Swapnalok fire mishap accused enlarged on bail

The VI Metropolitan Sessions Judge of Secunderabad on Monday enlarged Dr
Ashok Kumar Kedia, an accused in the March 15 Swapnalok fire accident case,
on a conditional bail. The petitioner was arrayed as Accused No. 12 in this
case. The petitioner was accused under Explosive Substances Act and for
voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means and under Section 304 IPC
punishable for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. It may be recalled
that in the said incident, six persons were reported dead. Ashish Samat, appearing for the petitioner, pointed out that the entire case of prosecution would depend on scientific and technical evidence and therefore the petitioner should be enlarged on bail. Samat argued that the FIR and the remand case diary show that there was no involvement of the petitioner in the unfortunate incident nor was there any negligence on his part. There was no violation of the Explosives Act and the other allegations can only be after the charge sheet is filed and culpable homicide not amounting to murder is not a matter of presumption in the absence of opinion from the fire service authorities, he said. The petitioner will be now enlarged on bail on executing a personal bond of Rs 10,000 together with two sureties. He has to appear before the station house officer, Mahankali police station, whenever summoned, the court said.