Regularisation of employees only after pending petitions are cleared: HC

HYDERABAD: The two-judge vacation bench of the Telangana High Court made it clear that the ongoing process of regularisation of employees may go on but cannot be finalised pending further orders in a batch of writ petitions. The bench of Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy and Justice Santosh Reddy was dealing with petitions filed by G. Uma Rani and others, questioning the action of the state government in seeking to regularise part-time and contract labour in the exercise of an amended provision of the Public Employment Act. Senior counsel S. Satyam Reddy found fault with the process saying it was contrary to the provisions of the parent Public Employment Act. He said that the provision, which empowered the government to make changes, cannot include the power to drastically alter the Parent Act while taking recourse to the state reorganisation Act. He pointed out that over 5,000 posts of lecturers, junior lecturers and pharma staff are being filled up in a manner contrary to law and at the cost of cadre jobs meant for the unemployed.

 

HC orders notice as two wives spar for custody of the husband

The Telangana High Court ordered notice in a habeas corpus writ petition seeking custody of the husband between two warring wives. A two-judge vacation bench of Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy and Justice Santosh Reddy initially said that the matter required to be settled in a civil court but ordered notice to the private parties. Ayesha Siddiqui complained in her habeas corpus petition that her husband Mohd. Mahmud Hussain was in the illegal custody of his other spouse Amena Begum and he was being stopped from meeting her at the instance of the latter’s kin and thus he must be produced before the court and set free.

 

Court admits Mahbub College's civil plea over the licensing agreement

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy and Justice Santosh Reddy of the Telangana High Court admitted a civil appeal filed by the management of Mahbub College in a dispute between the management and its licensee Venkat Narayana Education Society. They are in dispute over the licensing agreement between them. According to advocate Srinivas Prasad, appearing for the appellant, the licensee had committed multiple violations of the conditions leading to an application to stall all proceedings pending the appointment of an arbitrator. Counsel argued that the civil court had five hearings on the matter and when adjournment of a single day was sought for filing written arguments, the judge issued an order restraining the appellant from taking any ‘coercive steps’. The bench voiced a prima facie opinion that the order was only to ensure the interests of both parties are safeguarded. However, the bench adjourned the matter to visitation rights at 9 am on Sundays.