Why demolish 7-yr-old building, asks Telangana High Court
5 years, 3 months ago

Why demolish 7-yr-old building, asks Telangana High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday asked the state government why it was proposing to demolish buildings at the Secretariat that were constructed less than a decade ago, when a technical committee appointed to test the structures did not recommend their demolition. The bench asked the state government why it wanted the demolish the North H Block and South H Block, having a plinth area of around 40,000 square feet, which were built in 2012 as per the affidavit submitted by the government before the High Court. HC raps govt over lack of RTI portal The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the state government and the office of the Telangana State Information Commission to file their stand on a PIL that sought a direction to them to upload 17 items of data of all public authorities on the RTI website. A division bench comprising CJ Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A. Abhishek Reddy was dealing the PIL that also pointed out the failure of the government in complying its obligation to provide online filing of RTI applications as per Section 6 of the RTI Act.

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Telangana HC orders officials to rebuild demolished house of poor couple
4 weeks ago

Telangana HC orders officials to rebuild demolished house of poor couple

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has directed Panchayat Raj officials of Nagar Kurnool district to rebuild a demolished structure belonging to a poor couple, Katakam Mahesh and Nagalakshmi of Domalapenta village, at their own expense. Justice T Madhavi Devi took serious view of the officials for disregarding stay orders issued by the court. Justice Madhavi Devi questioned whether the same …

Civic Authorities to Act on Construction Pending Civil Dispute
1 year ago

Civic Authorities to Act on Construction Pending Civil Dispute

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Justice T. Vinod Kumar of the Telangana High Court cautioned against constructions pending civil disputes over the property. HC orders notice in writ on access to national highway Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court issued notices to the tahsildar, Choutuppal mandal, Yellambavi gram panchayat, and others in a writ plea challenging restriction to a common passage …

Revanth Clears New HC Complex in Rajendranagar
1 year, 1 month ago

Revanth Clears New HC Complex in Rajendranagar

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed officials to make necessary arrangements to lay the foundation for construction of a new Telangana High Court complex in Rajendranagar in January. The decision was taken at a review meeting Revanth Reddy had with the Chief Justice of the High Court Justice Alok Aradhe at MCRHRDI here on Thursday. The Chief Justice and …

Pay up for unauthorised constructions: Telangana HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Pay up for unauthorised constructions: Telangana HC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N V Shravan Kumar on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the demand notice of the District Collector towards regularization fee. Harender Prasad, Special Government Pleader contended that if an application is made for regularization of unauthorized construction by encroaches and a sum is deemed …

Telangana High Court Relies On SC Judgment In Supertech Case, Orders Demolition Of Commercial Complex Built On Community Park Land
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana High Court Relies On SC Judgment In Supertech Case, Orders Demolition Of Commercial Complex Built On Community Park Land

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has ordered for the demolition of a commercial complex that was constructed on the land assigned for setting up of community park, holding that the competent authority had not modified the development plans. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar heavily relied on the Supreme Court's judgment in the Supertech …

Telangana HC orders demolition of commercial complex on parkland in Begumpet
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana HC orders demolition of commercial complex on parkland in Begumpet

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the demolition of a multi-storied commercial complex built on a land parcel earmarked for a park at the Begumpet Junction, leading to the Airlines Colony. It added, “Reservation of open spaces for parks and playgrounds is universally recognised as a legitimate exercise of statutory power to protect residents …

Probe Your Investigating Officer: HC to Lokayukta
1 year, 4 months ago

Probe Your Investigating Officer: HC to Lokayukta

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aaradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar on Thursday directed the Lokayukta to look into a complaint against one of its personnel and act in accordance with the law. Mahavir hospital asked to submit details of minimum wages A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Justice …

OGH demolition: TS told to file counter
1 year, 4 months ago

OGH demolition: TS told to file counter

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday urged the state government and the litigants, who differ in their opinions on the demolition of the dilapidated Osmania general hospital building, to evolve a holistic approach. The bench was dealing with a batch of five PILs in which some requested the court to direct the state government to demolish the existing building …

HC Irked By Demolition Of Deccan Kitchen
1 year, 6 months ago

HC Irked By Demolition Of Deccan Kitchen

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed a slew of senior government officials, including GHMC commissioner D.S. Lokesh Kumar, to appear in court on July 11 and explain the demolition of the alleged illegal construction at Deccan Kitchen Hotel. Hearing a contempt case filed by Nanda Kumar, for W3 Hospitality Services Pvt Ltd, Justice Kanneganti Lalitha issued Form-I notices. …

Telangana HC slams GHMC officials for not razing illegal structures
2 years ago

Telangana HC slams GHMC officials for not razing illegal structures

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court deplored the indifferent attitude of GHMC officials, who were not taking any action against unauthorised constructions on the pretext of court orders. The court cautioned the civic authorities that when a status quo order is passed by the courts in cases related to unauthorised constructions, it did not imply that they could adopt a hands-off …

Telangana HC warns against unilateral decision to demolish heritage structure at OGH
2 years, 9 months ago

Telangana HC warns against unilateral decision to demolish heritage structure at OGH

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday observed that it would interpose if any decision was taken by the state government to demolish heritage buildings situated in the premises housing Osmania General Hospital based on the report placed by the committee constituted by the state government. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili, …

Telangana Govt to Rebuild Demolished Mosques & Temple in New Secretariat Complex
4 years, 4 months ago

Telangana Govt to Rebuild Demolished Mosques & Temple in New Secretariat Complex

News 18  

The Telangana government on Saturday said it will construct a temple, church and two mosques in the new secretariat complex and the foundation stone for them will be laid after the end of the ensuing Legislative session. “It was decided to construct one temple, two mosques which were damaged while demolishing the old secretarial buildings at the government costs,” an …

Plea In SC Challenges Telangana HC Order On Demolition Of Mosques Within State Secretariat Complex [Read Petition]
4 years, 4 months ago

Plea In SC Challenges Telangana HC Order On Demolition Of Mosques Within State Secretariat Complex [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the July 15 order of the Telangana High Court recording the consent between the State government and a Telangana Waqf Board Member in connection with the demolition of the erstwhile mosques situated within the old secretariat premises which was being razed by the government. Zakeer Hussain Javid being the member …

Telangana Cabinet Meet on August 5 to Discuss Several Key Issues
4 years, 5 months ago

Telangana Cabinet Meet on August 5 to Discuss Several Key Issues

News 18  

The Telangana Cabinet will meet here on August 5 to discuss several crucial issues, including the proposed construction of the new Secretariat complex, the Covid-19 situation and steps to be implemented in the education sector against the backdrop of the pandemic. The meeting, to be presided by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is also expected to deliberate on regulated farming …

Telangana Waqf Board fumes at HDMA for demolishing old Mosque wall
4 years, 5 months ago

Telangana Waqf Board fumes at HDMA for demolishing old Mosque wall

Op India  

Muslim clerics in Telangana have outraged over the demolition of the boundary wall of a deserted mosque in Hyderabad and forced the officials to stop the construction work, reports Siasat. According to the reports, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority had demolished the outer wall of an old deserted Mosque – Qutub Shahi Masjid near High Tech city to construct the …

Demolition of historic Telangana secretariat building begins; new complex to cost around Rs 400 cr
4 years, 6 months ago

Demolition of historic Telangana secretariat building begins; new complex to cost around Rs 400 cr

Firstpost  

Telangana BJP said it protested the ‘atrocious action’ for false prestige of KCR government in the midst of a global pandemic when the existing structure could have been used as an isolation centre. The move comes days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a bunch of PILs challenging the state’s decision to construct a new secretariat complex by demolishing the …

Demolition of old Telangana Secretariat complex begins
4 years, 6 months ago

Demolition of old Telangana Secretariat complex begins

The Hindu  

The demolition of the old Secretariat complex of Telangana began in Hyderabad early on Tuesday morning as the State government is apparently unwilling to give any scope for any further litigation in the matter. Less than 10 days after the High Court cleared the way for the construction of the new Secretariat, expected to be a state-of-the-art building with a …

Decide on PILs against Secretariat demolition: Govt to Telangana High Court
4 years, 10 months ago

Decide on PILs against Secretariat demolition: Govt to Telangana High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government on Tuesday requested the High Court to decide on the public interest petitions filed against the proposed demolition of Secretariat buildings and shifting of offices from the complex to various locations. The interim directions were issued by the bench when the state government was not in a position to submit the architectural plans of the new …

High Court orders status quo on Telangana Secretariat
4 years, 11 months ago

High Court orders status quo on Telangana Secretariat

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Questioning the haste with which the state government wants to demolish the Secretariat building at Saifabad, the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government not to disturb the existing structure until the court issues further orders. Expressing its doubts about the architectural plan of the new construction for the Secretariat complex not being available yet and yet …

Where is money for new Secretariat: Telangana High Court
5 years ago

Where is money for new Secretariat: Telangana High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Referring to the government’s instructions to pare expenses and allot funds only to emergency works due to the ongoing financial crisis, the Telangana High Court on Thursday asked how the state could afford crores of rupees to demolish the old secretariat complex and build a new one. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A. …

HC says Telangana panel didn’t seek Sectt demolition
5 years, 2 months ago

HC says Telangana panel didn’t seek Sectt demolition

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The High Court observed that the technical committee report supporting the construction of the new Secretariat lacked clarity in explaining why it was needed. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Annireddy Abhishek Reddy, while dealing with PILs against the proposed demolition of the Secretariat, observed that the report was vaguely worded without mentioning specific …

HC stays Telangana plans to raze secretariat
5 years, 3 months ago

HC stays Telangana plans to raze secretariat

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday asked the Telangana state government to stop its plans of demolishing the buildings in the Secretariat at Saifabad, until it disposes a batch of public interest litigations before it challenging the government’s decision to demolish the existing buildings to pave the way to construct a new building for the Secretariat. While dealing the …

Stop emotional speeches over Errum Manzil: Telangana High Court
5 years, 5 months ago

Stop emotional speeches over Errum Manzil: Telangana High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Asking counsels to come up with legal points instead of making emotional speeches, the Telangana High Court directed the petitioners who are challenging the demolition of Errum Manzil to submit their written arguments by August 5. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Shameem Akther made several observations about the conduct of counsels and posed …

Telangana High Court summons roads and buildings chief
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana High Court summons roads and buildings chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court summoned the roads and buildings engineer-in-chief B Ganapathi Reddy to be present in court on Friday to explain how much land was required to construct the proposed legislative building complex at Errum Manzil. The division bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Shameem Akther called the officer after the government submitted that the …

Did Errum Manzil need HMDA nod, HC asks Telangana govt
5 years, 5 months ago

Did Errum Manzil need HMDA nod, HC asks Telangana govt

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Expressing displeasure with the state government for its failure to answer the query, whether the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s approval was needed to demolish the Errum Manzil, the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to answer the questions raised by the petitioners on the demolition of the Manzil. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh …

Telangana High Court pins state for ignoring heritage
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana High Court pins state for ignoring heritage

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court said on Monday that there is a vast difference between the words of the state government and its action in protecting and conserving heritage buildings. The bench said the state government was giving out reasons as an afterthought against what it had actually determined while deleting Regulation 13 of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority Zoning …

Telangana HC tells Errum Manzil is on heritage buildings list
5 years, 5 months ago

Telangana HC tells Errum Manzil is on heritage buildings list

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Digging up Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, which states that the repeal of any Act or regulation does not affect the instances wherein it might have been previously applied, the Telangana High Court said the state government had no authority to put the heritage buildings list on the back-burner or to vapourise every sign of its existence. …

High Court seeks Telangana government reply on Errum Manzil
5 years, 6 months ago

High Court seeks Telangana government reply on Errum Manzil

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Reminding that civil society has more rights to ask the government or the Cabinet than the judiciary, the Telangana High Court said on Thursday that it cannot go beyond its jurisdiction in directing the government to submit an explanation as to how the Cabinet had taken a decision to demolish the Errum Manzil palace to build the new Assembly …

Telangana govt says Secretariat is overcrowded
5 years, 6 months ago

Telangana govt says Secretariat is overcrowded

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government told the Telangana High Court on Tuesday that it was firm on demolishing the existing Secretariat and Errum Manzil and construct new buildings. Upon a direction from the court, Mr Sharma filed separate counter-affidavits on the PILs filed against the proposals to demolish Errum Manzil and the Secretariat buildings. The government said that keeping the space …

Telangana HC to hear petitions against razing secretariat building
5 years, 6 months ago

Telangana HC to hear petitions against razing secretariat building

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Since Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to start the construction of the new Secretariat building, and shift the Assembly to where Errum Manzil now stands, those who were against this move and had approached the High Court two-and-a-half years ago, have sought that their petition be heard now. Their petition had been kept pending for a response …

Supreme Court notice to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh on High Court split
6 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court notice to Telangana, Andhra Pradesh on High Court split

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the AP and TS governments and the Hyderabad High Court on the Centre’s appeal challenging the High Court orders which directed the Union of India to locate a site within Andhra Pradesh for setting up a permanent High Court for that state. The Centre blamed the AP government for …

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