Telangana High Court on Wednesday declined to interfere in a writ petition seeking a direction to stay the ongoing process for admission into undergraduate courses through Degree Online Services Telangana (DOST).
The petition was filed by Mala Mahanadu national president G. Chennaiah stating that the scheduled castes categorisation was done as per the statistics given by a one-man commission which was based on the 2011 census. The petitioner, presenting contentions before the vacation bench of the HC comprising Justices Pulla Karthik and Nandikonda Narsing Rao, wanted SC categorisation to be done afresh based on the latest data and statistics and to stay the undergraduation admissions process till the fresh categorisation is done. Advocate General A. Sudarshan Reddy contended that the courts cannot pass interim directions when the laws are challenged.
Declining to stay the admission process, the bench instructed the State government to file counter affidavit over SC categorisation and adjourned the hearing to June 10.
Petition against summer classes
Hearing a PIL petition seeking a direction to educational institutions not to conduct academic classes during summer vacations, the bench instructed the State government to file counter affidavit. The bench sought to know from the petitioner how he was the aggrieved party with regard to conducting classes during vacations. The bench said that orders cannot be passed without counter affidavit or explanation from the State government.
PCB action against lab stayed
The bench directed Telangana State Pollution Control Board not to initiate any serious action against Mylan laboratories unit at Bollarum in Sangareddy where a fire accident was reported recently. The PCB directed that power supply be stopped to the unit following the fire accident. Challenging this decision, the company moved the HC. Till further orders, no serious actions should be initiated against the laboratories unit, the bench said.
Published – May 15, 2025 06:46 pm IST
