HYDERABAD: Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday reserved his verdict on regularisation of an encroached land parcel. The judge heard a batch of writ pleas questioning the issuance of individual demand notices to encroachers towards regularisation charges. Harendar Prasad, senior counsel appearing for the government, contended that a request cannot be made for illegal occupation of government land considering that it is admitted that the land has been encroached. He stated that the petitioners were consciously making an application which reflected that the land was encroached, regularised and still approaching court. The judge said that he would consider each writ petition individually considering that the regularisation fee is different in each writ petition. He also opined prima facie that this could cause a significant revenue loss to the government even though there is a lacuna on behalf of the government.
Do not regularise houses on graveyard: HC
Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday directed the revenue department not to proceed with regularising illegally constructed dwelling houses in Afzalsagar. In a writ plea, T. Narsing Rao questioned the revenue department for regularising illegally constructed houses and other structures by 25 private parties on land which was recorded and meant for graveyard for the fishing community as directed by the endowments department. In a lunch motion moved by Deepak Misra, counsel for the petitioner contended that the land was encroached by the washermen community. The judge directed the revenue department to maintain status quo.
BC quota to APPs under challenge
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court will examine on Wednesday the methodology of reservation for BC candidates for the post of assistant public prosecutor. The bench of Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice N. Nageshwar Rao was hearing a writ appeal filed by the government questioning the order of a single judge who had directed the state to "consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as assistant public prosecutors in the available vacancies pursuant to the notification issued in July 2021 by taking into account the minimum qualifying marks secured by them within a period of four weeks." Aggrieved by the direction and a further direction to give special training to the candidates, the government is in appeal. The bench referred to a judgment of the apex court and required the parties to refer to it and posted the matter for admission to Wednesday.
TRR and Mahavir challenge de-recognition
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday called upon the Centre to respond in a batch of writ pleas relating to the cancellation of permission to medical colleges. Mahavir and TRR medical colleges challenged the withdrawal of permission granted to them to admit students for 2021-22. Earlier, a division bench had required the National Medical Council (NMC) and the Union ministry of medical education to be present in the court. The division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar on Monday voiced a prima facie opinion in the limited jurisdiction of judicial review in matters of this kind and required the Centre to file its response. A member of NMC and the director of medical education from the Centre, who were present in the court, were absolved of the need to be present at the next hearing. It is the case of writ petitioners that on the very same deficiencies pointed out against the petitioners, permission was granted to a medical college. Such action amounted to hostile discrimination. Students admitted on the basis of an earlier NOC given to the colleges but ported to other institutions were also petitioners.
Discrimination in concession for defense personnel: WP
The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar will examine the question of extending reservations for children of BSF personnel in medical and dental colleges. The bench was hearing a writ plea filed by K. Sai Keerthi, who complained of the failure of the authorities in considering her case under children of armed personnel. At the stage of physical verification of certificates, the authorities refused to consider her case since she was not a child of a person from the Army, the Navy, or the Indian Air Force. It is the case of the petitioner that the further classification excluding people of BSF and CRPF would amount to illegal discrimination. The matter would be heard after two weeks.
HC to hear Nizamabad Bar vs Revenue feud
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court will hear a feud between the Bar Association of Nizamabad (BAN) and revenue authorities. Earlier the court entertained a letter addressed by the president of BAN complaining against the highhanded behaviour of revenue authorities. It is contended that a false complaint was made against advocate Yerram Ganapati and the bailiff of the local court before the SHO Nizamabad Rural police by Prashant Kumar. The controversy was regarding a land acquisition award where the court had directed attachment of the properties of the land acquisition officer for failure to pay compensation under the Land Acquisition Act. According to the complainant on the stated day when the revenue authorities came to the district court, the lawyer acted with utmost disrespect. The advocate pointed out that the bailiff and counsel were kept waiting for hours and that at the behest of the additional collector a false complaint was lodged. The court, having noticed that the pleadings are complete, and all parties have filed their versions, posted the case for the final hearing.
