Hyderabad:The vacation panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Justice Surepalli Nanda and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao extended the opportunity of personal hearing to a firm that is facing blacklisting by the state government in connection with lapses in supply of eggs under a nutrition scheme. The judges were hearing a writ appeal filed by Prashant Poultry Private Limited challenging the order passed in a writ petition which had upheld the blacklisting but held that indefinite blacklisting was harsh and remanded the matter to the authorities to reconsider the period. In the present writ appeal, the appellant contended that the impugned order was passed without affording the opportunity of personal hearing and that the blacklisting disqualified it from participating in tenders floated on March 30, 2025, with the deadline being May 15. The Advocate-General, appearing for the state, opposed the plea, stating that the petitioner had failed to respond to six showcause notices and did not appear before the authorities. The state cited serious lapses in the delivery of eggs. The panel, while partially modifying the earlier order, held that the absence of a personal hearing required reconsideration and directed the authorities to grant a personal hearing to the appellant and pass a fresh reasoned order on or before May 14. The appellant has been directed to submit its explanation within three days.
HC restrains SPF from halting construction
Justice Pulla Karthik of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday injuncted the additional director-general of the Telangana Special Protection Force and other authorities from interfering with the ongoing construction of a residential house at Ameenpur in Sangareddy district. The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by Chintala Venkata Narayana and Kanta Reddy Ashok Reddy, who contended that they possessed a valid house construction permit for a plot situated at Ameenpur. The petitioners alleged that officials of the Telangana Special Protection Force and Ameenpur police were obstructing their construction activity without authority or notice. Counsel for the petitioner also pointed out an earlier order passed in their favour in a writ plea, directing the authorities to issue notice and conduct an enquiry before interfering. The petitioners contended that the continued obstruction was in clear disregard of this prior judicial direction. The judge directed the respondent authorities not to interfere with the construction and directed them to file their response. The judge posted the matter after the summer vacation.
Health varsity told to act on seat plea
Justice Pulla Karthik of the Telangana High Court directed Kaloji Narayana Rao Medical University to consider and pass an appropriate order by Thursday on a fresh representation to be submitted on Wednesday by Nova Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, which sought consent of affiliation for enhancement of 100 MBBS seats. The direction was issued while dealing with a writ plea filed by the institute, represented by its secretary M. Krishna Rao, challenging the inaction and delay on the part of the university in acting on its representation dated January 20, 2025. The petitioner contended that the delay in issuing the Consent of Affiliation (COA) for the proposed increase in UG MBBS seats was arbitrary and violative of its rights under the Constitution. Senior counsel Sunil Ganu, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the insistence on producing an essentiality or no-objection certificate was not legally required. Counsel appearing for National Medical Commission pointed out that the filed representation was without acknowledgement, raising doubts whether the representation was submitted in the first place. The judge, after considering the submissions of both sides, directed submission of a fresh representation by the petitioner and its consideration by the respondent authorities.
Banks cautioned on recovery practices
Justice Surepalli Nanda of the Telangana High Court directed several banks and financial institutions to strictly follow the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines while undertaking loan recovery and restrained them from harassing a private employee and his family. The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by Polakonda Sai Raj, who alleged that representatives and recovery agents of various financial institutions, including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, Tata Capital, Kredit Bee and IndusInd Bank, were visiting his residence and threatening him with dire consequences for non-payment of loans. The petitioner contended that the recovery actions were arbitrary, illegal and violative of his constitutional rights. Referring to the RBI’s guidelines dated December 12, 2022, the judge observed that the recovery practices being followed by the respondents were contrary to norms. Accordingly, the judge directed all respondent institutions to adhere strictly to the RBI’s guidelines and not to send recovery agents to the petitioner’s residence. The writ petition was disposed of with these directions.
