HC Seeks Info on Red Cross Employee Status

Justice P. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court called for clarity from the state government on the classification of outsourced employees who have worked with the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). The judge made the inquiry in the course of hearing a writ plea filed by B. Ramakrishna. The writ petitioner questioned the inaction of the government in not following the earlier orders of the court directing to take a policy decision on the status of employment of the petitioner. The petitioner would contend that not giving weightage to the petitioner on the ground that they were outsourced employees is arbitrary and illegal. Petitioners further contended that it was discriminated despite the fact they were carrying out the regular functions of the society. The government contended that the very fact they admit that they were employees of outsourced contractors would negate any right or claim of status as government employees. After hearing the petitioner and the government Justice Madhavi Devi adjourned the matter to August 24 requiring the government to give to courts its classification of different categories of persons engaged or employed.       

HC extends stay on govt school land

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court extended the interim order of status quo in a disputed land of Governmnent Primary School, Madhuranagar. The bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar is hearing a suo motu PIL registered on the basis of a letter addressed to Chief Justice by K. Ramulu alleging that local leaders are encroaching upon the school land. The school, according to the complainant, has been functioning for 25 years. Earlier, a division bench took note of the fact that there was a school running on the premises but as it was in dilapidated condition, students were shifted to adjacent schools and the land was vacant. In the affidavit filed by Khairthabad Mandal tahsildar it is claimed that the land belongs to the government as ‘Sarkari Kancha’. Considering the circumstances of the case the bench extended the interim relief and directed the respondents to file their reply by the next date of hearing.

CCTV for district courts: HC orders notice

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aaradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar on Wednesday opined that the Central Government has no role in installing CCTV cameras at district and other courts in the state. It accordingly directed B. Subash, a practising advocate to delete the name of the Central government in a writ plea filed by him for installing CCTVs in the courts under the Telangana High Court. The petitioner would contend that there was an obligation on the part of the High Court to install the cameras as per the directions of the Supreme Court. The bench took on file the writ petition and granted time to the Registry of the court to file its reply in a period of four weeks.

Residential school art teacher exam results stayed

Justice P. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court directed authorities not to declare exam results for the post of art teacher in Residential Educational Institutions and Societies until further orders. The judge made the order in a writ petition filed by G. Vinod challenging the action of state functionaries in not conducting the examination for the post of art teacher in Residential Educational Institutions Societies, in Telugu Language, which was scheduled in the month of August 2023. Counsel for petitioner Baglekar Akash Kumar contended that the action to exclude Telugu language was contrary to the notification, arbitrary, and violates the principles outlined in Article 14 and Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.

Earlier, the court granted time to the government pleader to confirm whether the exam was conducted in Telugu. However, the government on Wednesday clarified that the exam was conducted only in English. The court after hearing both counsels directed the State government not to declare the result until further orders and directed the authorities to file its detailed counter within four weeks.