Multiplex Theatres Association seeks to vacate interim orders from Telangana HC

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy who heard the petition on Tuesday said that children were not allowed to watch movies in multiplexes in Europe after 11 pm. However, the judge directed all parties to file their counter by February 24.

On January 10, Hyderabad-based vegetable trader Gorla Bharatraj had filed a petition in the High Court challenging the permission given for the screening of six shows of a film, from 4 am to 6 pm. The judge, who took up the matter, said that unsupervised night shows have a negative impact on the health of children and said that steps should be taken to prevent them from being allowed in theatres after 11 pm.

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ordered initiation of criminal proceedings against revenue and registration departments officials belonging to Moinabad and Chevella, for registration of the assigned land given through the Laoni patta.

Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy directed the Rangareddy collector to conduct enquiry over the land an extent of 0.335 guntas in Sy. No. 176/23 at Aziznagar, Moinabad mandal, and register the criminal cases against the officials as per the Telangana Assigned Land (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 Act.

The Judge specifically fixed a timeline of three months to complete the proceedings, from the date when the district collector received the complaint for action over the illegal transaction.

The judge also cautioned the revenue and registration officials to keep in mind that they are liable to face criminal action if they are involved in transferring assigned land.

The judge was dealing with a petition filed by the wife and three daughters of Antharam Laxmaiah, challenging the transactions over the assigned land that was assigned in favour of the latter. The male heirs of Laxmaiah sold the assigned land to a third party with the connivance with the revenue officials and sub-registrars.

The assigned condition was clearly stated that the land shall be used for agricultural purposes, but revenue officials converted it to non-agricultural land , despite Laxmaiah being shown as assignee in all the revenue records and the land being classified as Laoni Patta. In 2021, the Chevella sub-registrar allowed the transfer of assigned land through registration.

Hyderabad: Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court asked the trial court at Nampally to expeditiously dispose of the bail petition Thodupunoori Santosh Kumar and Bandi Parsharamulu, in connection with a phone-tapping case registered against BRS leader T. Harish Rao at the Panjagutta police station.

The two accused had filed a writ petition by way of lunch motion, They alleged that the Panjagutta police had arrested them on February 15 without issuing them a notice. Police harassed them and their family members, in the garb of investigation, they claimed.