Telangana HC lawyers protest State’s move to shift court to Rajendra Nagar
The CM was requested to grant adequate funds for the construction of a new High Court on 100 acres in the Rajendra Nagar area
By Newsmeter Network Published on 30 Dec 2023 4:03 AM GMT
Hyderabad: During Friday afternoon’s lunch recess, a group of Telangana High Court advocates protested in front of the court’s fourth gate displaying placards opposing the decision of the State government to shift the existing High Court from Madina to Rajendra Nagar. Mallesh Yadav, Mamidi Venu Madhav and other advocates raised slogans in the protest, demanding that the State government change its decision.
The advocates argued that the High Court has played a crucial role in the successful formation of a separate Telangana State as many dharnas and rallies were taken out on the High Court premises seeking separate statehood.
They said that the government did not consult any members of the Telangana Advocate Association and did not take their opinion before deciding to shift the High Court from its existing place in Madina to Rajendra Nagar.
Recently, chief minister A Revanth Reddy directed the officials to make arrangements to lay the foundation stone of the new Telangana High Court building in Rajendra Nagar in January 2024. The CM held a review meeting on the construction of the new High Court building, attended by Telangana HC Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and other top officials, an official release said.
The Chief Justice and advocates explained to the chief minister about the necessity of constructing a new building as the existing High Court building was dilapidated, it said. The CM was requested to grant adequate funds for the construction of a new High Court on 100 acres in the Rajendra Nagar area.
Revanth Reddy responded positively and ordered the officials to make necessary arrangements and to prepare a plan to build a High Court building over 100 acres at Rajendra Nagar, the release said. At the meeting, the Chief Justice and advocates also requested the CM to take initiatives for the construction of court complexes in the new districts. Since the existing High Court building is listed as a heritage structure, Revanth Reddy said there is a need to preserve the building.
He assured that the existing High Court building will be renovated and used for city court or other court buildings.
