Night curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. imposed in Telangana until May 1 after ultimatum by High Court bench
The HinduThe Telangana government was forced to announce the imposition of a night curfew across the State on April 20 caught precariously as it was for over a fortnight between the Telangana High Court’s stinging remarks over its mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis and not wanting to stymie the State’s economy. But several critical observations by the Telangana High Court bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy seem to have prodded the government to act. On April 19, the bench opined that the Telangana government must consider intensifying restrictions and/or impose a night curfew in the State in view of the rising case numbers. Serving the government with a de facto ultimatum, the bench said: “The State government must decide if it plans to impose a lockdown or night curfew, within the next 48 hours.” The bench added that if the government did not take any concrete steps within the next two days, the court would be forced to step in and play the role of an executive.