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Telangana Lok Adalat or Telangana State Legal Services Authority (People's Court) is a statutory and autonomous body formed under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism used in the state of Telangana, as per Constitution of India.
Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli & Ors. versus State of Telangana & Ors. (2023), a landmark decision of Telangana High Court, invalidating the Telangana Eunuchs Act of 1329 Fasli which categorized intersex, non-binary gender, and transgender individuals as susceptible to criminal actions, as it was found to be in violation of the constitution. [1] [2] [3]
The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana.Founded by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, [1] initially, it was set up as High Court of Hyderabad for the then princely state of Hyderabad Deccan and later renamed High Court of Andhra Pradesh, as it was set up on 5 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
However, High Courts civil and criminal jurisdiction applies only if subordinate courts are not authorized to try matters for lack of pecuniary or territorial jurisdiction. High Courts may enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters if so designated in a state or federal law. For example, company law cases are instituted only in a high court.
In legal contexts, pendency is the state of a case that is pending i.e. has been opened but not concluded. The judiciary in India works in hierarchy at three levels - federal or supreme court, state or high courts, and district courts. [1] The court cases are categorised into two types - civil and criminal.
The e-Courts project [1] was conceptualized on the basis of the National Policy and Action Plan for Implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) in the Indian Judiciary–2005 submitted by e-Committee (Supreme Court of India), with a vision to transform the Indian Judiciary by ICT enablement of Courts. In other words, the e ...
Pecuniary jurisdiction of the court divides the court vertically. The monetary limit, i.e. the suit value that is triable by a particular class of civil court is provided under the Orissa Civil Courts Act. The pecuniary limit triable in the courts of a civil judge is Rs.50,000, whereas the courts of senior civil judge can try higher-valued suits.
The civil court/district court is judged by the district and sessions judge who is the judicial head of a district with a limited control over administration also. It is the principal court of original civil jurisdiction besides the high court of the state and which derives its jurisdiction in civil matters primarily from the Code of Civil ...