{
  "id": 19534959,
  "title": "HC directs Malkajgiri Police Commissioner to ‘ensure presence’ of Medchal Malkajgiri Collector before bench in contempt case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/hc-directs-malkajgiri-police-commissioner-to-ensure-presence-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T18:53:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/hc-directs-malkajgiri-police-commissioner-to-ensure-presence-of-medchal-malkajgiri-collector-before-bench-in-contempt-case/article71690917.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, the Telangana High Court ordered Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B. Sumathi to ensure the presence of Medchal Malkajgiri Collector Manu Choudary in court on November 25, as part of a contempt of court case. The Collector and Revenue Divisional Officer (Land Reforms Tribunal) were previously required to attend the court on Wednesday in a matter related to land at Bachupally village. However, the Collector filed an interlocutory application requesting exemption from appearing in person before the High Court on Wednesday. Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy dismissed the Collector's application, stating that his reasons for not attending were not convincing enough. The court wanted both the Collector and Revenue Divisional Officer to be present in person to explain the facts of the case. The judge reminded that the Collector had been granted exemption from personal appearance twice before, on February 27 and April 2. Despite earlier directives, the Collector once again sought to avoid appearing in court. The contempt case was filed by Koduru Arjun Rao, who sought action against officials for not implementing a High Court direction in a writ petition (7833 of 2025) filed on July 8, 2025. On October 25, when the matter was heard, the judge inquired about the authorities' response to the petitioner's request for implementing the court order. The government counsel informed the bench that the petitioner's land had been taken into possession in accordance with the Telangana Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act-1973. The question of compensation or delivering possession to the petitioner did not arise, according to the counsel.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}