Telangana HC dissatisfied with GHMC functioning

 Hyderabad: Justice T. Vinod Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday faulted the GHMC for its seemingly discriminatory approach with regard to sanitation. The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by Mohammed Javeeduddin regarding the GHMC ignoring his representations to stop dumping of garbage near his residence and relocation of the point. The judge was caustic at the manner in which civic authorities clean areas only when political VIPs visit the vicinity and their indifferent attitude in maintaining health and hygiene. Justice Vinod Kumar also referred to the collection of various taxes and cees, and spoke of how the civic authorities were displaying an increasing sense of lack of accountability. He noted that the GHMC collected library cees but there was any hardly functional library in the city. The judge called from the GHMC details of steps being taken for clearing garbage in the city, the periodicity of picking up the garbage, the number of dustbins are installed in the locality, and steps are taken to maintain sanitation. The judge will hear the matter on September 26.

Cops claim posting with UN force

Justice P. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court gave the Centre and the state government a week to reply to the claims of senior police officials for deployed with the United Nations peacekeeping force. K. Narsingh Rao, ASP, Narcotics, and five others complained that they were selected on the basis of a notification issued in 2020 but were not sent on the assignment because of Covid-19 restrictions. They said that a new notification has been issued, superseding the earlier one. They said that they were being made to run between the Centre and state government. The other petitioners includes Kiran Kumar, ACP, Nizamabad; T. Alex, DCP, City Security; Devender Singh, SP, CI Cell; Rambabu, DSP, Telangana Police Academy; and Shridhar Reddy, DSP. Nalgonda.

Municipal demolition order quashed

A two-judge bench of Telangana High Court quashed the order of Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) regarding demolition of some structures. The bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar was dealing with a writ plea filed by Katla Rajitha who stated that the order stalling construction and ordering demolition was at the instance of the Lokayukta. The bench observed that the Lokayukta had no statutory power to entertain grievances on construction and set aside the orders. The court made it clear that this would not inhibit the GWMC from exercising its statutory power.

Govt gets time to build college toilet

A two-judge bench of Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to complete the construction of a toilet at the Government Junior College, Saroornagar, by October 15 and submit a report on the matter in six weeks. The bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar was dealing with a letter addressed to the Chief Justice which was taken up as a suo motu PIL. The letter written by Nallapu Manideep, an LLB student, complained of lack of sanitary infrastructure for over 700 girls who had to share one toilet. The letter said the students had stopped going to college during their menstrual cycle as there were neither taps nor water available on the campus. The male students were allegedly relieving themselves in the open.

UoH faculty member gets reprieve

Justice P. Madhavi Devi of Telangana High Court on Tuesday suspended an order of the University of Hyderabad directing a faculty member, Shree Deepa, to withdraw two of her publications. She said in her petition that the university had issued the proceeding on August 9 directing that she will not be assigned any administrative position for five years and that she must withdraw two allegedly offensive publications. She contended that the communication referred to a resolution of the executive council of the University which was not communicated to her. The judge said that prima facie said action appeared to be in violation of the principles of natural justice.