Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Telangana High Court Rulings on Custody, Land, Tenders, and Heritage
The Telangana High Court made several important rulings.
First, it clarified that police custody beyond 24 hours without judicial approval is illegal, especially for minors.
The court ordered the release of a 17-year-old boy who was wrongly kept in custody longer than allowed.
Second, the court criticized a land acquisition officer for undervaluing fertile land and ordered fair compensation.
Third, it canceled a hospital maintenance tender because the winning bidder didn't meet the required conditions.
Finally, the court agreed to hear a plea to protect a heritage structure from being demolished for Metro Rail Phase-II.
The court emphasized following legal procedures and protecting people's rights in all these cases.
Telangana High Court ruled that police custody beyond 24 hours without judicial approval is illegal, especially for minors.
The court ordered the release of a 17-year-old boy who was wrongly kept in custody longer than allowed and directed an age inquiry.
A two-judge panel criticized the land acquisition officer for undervaluing fertile, irrigated land and ordered fair compensation.
The court set aside a hospital maintenance tender because the winning bidder lacked the required pest control licence.
The court agreed to hear a plea to protect a heritage structure from being demolished for Metro Rail Phase-II and directed further examination.
- Who
- Justice N. Tukaramji, Justice K. Lakshman, Justice V. Ramakrishna Reddy, Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka, Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy, Rondla Ranga Nayaki, S.S. Consultancy, Mohd Omer
- What
- Rulings on custody, land acquisition, tender, and heritage structure
- When
- Recent rulings, specific dates not mentioned
- Where
- Telangana High Court, Hyderabad
- Why
- Legal challenges and petitions filed
- Custody Rule
- 24-hour limit for police custody before production before a magistrate
- Petitioner's Age
- 17 years, but initially treated as 19/20
- Land Acquisition
- Fertile, irrigated land near Hyderabad-Warangal highway
- Compensation
- ₹1 lakh per acre for similar land in previous rulings
- Tender Issue
- Missing pest control applicator licence for hospital maintenance
- Heritage Structure
- Aliabad Sarai, listed under government order of March 1998
- Metro Rail Phase-II
- Challenged alterations in gazette notifications