HC Stays Notice Against Diagnostic Centre in Nirmal
The writ petition was filed by the diagnostic centre, represented by its proprietor Dr C. Srinivas, challenging the notice dated May 18 issued by the District Appropriate Authority under the PCPNDT Act.
Hyderabad: Justice Suddala Chalapathi Rao of the Telangana High Court suspended a notice issued under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act to M/s Srinivasa Diagnostic Centre in Nirmal district that effectively prevented renewal of its registration. The writ petition was filed by the diagnostic centre, represented by its proprietor Dr C. Srinivas, challenging the notice dated May 18 issued by the District Appropriate Authority under the PCPNDT Act. The petitioner sought renewal of its PCPNDT registration certificate and contended that the authorities were unlawfully interfering with its sonography and diagnostic services. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that Dr Srinivas is a qualified medical practitioner with more than two decades of experience in radiology-related diagnostic services. It was argued that although the state made a training programme mandatory for renewal of licences under the PCPNDT framework, no competent authority has been constituted to conduct such training, making compliance impossible.
The government pleader for medical and health department sought time to file a response in the matter and fairly conceded before the court that no authority has been constituted till date to conduct the requisite training. Taking note of the submission, the judge held that the petitioner could not be denied renewal on account of the absence of the very authority required to conduct the mandatory training. Accordingly, the judge suspended the impugned notice until further orders and permitted the petitioner to continue operating its diagnostic services. The Court further directed that once the competent authority is constituted, appropriate notice shall be issued to the petitioner to undergo the required process.
HC rejects fourth bail plea in ganja seizure case
Justice T. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court dismissed the fourth bail application filed by an accused in a case involving the alleged seizure of 908 kg of ganja, holding that no change in circumstances was shown since the rejection of earlier pleas and that the stringent conditions for bail under the NDPS Act continued to apply. The criminal petition was filed by Mohammed Rahman Uddin, seeking regular bail in a crime registered by Bandlaguda Police Station for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The petitioner contended that he was in judicial custody since December 2025 and that the investigation was substantially complete, with only the filing of the charge sheet remaining. Counsel for the petitioner argued that prolonged incarceration and the substantial completion of the investigation warranted grant of bail. The State opposed the plea, submitting that the case involved a huge commercial quantity of contraband and that two other criminal cases were pending against the petitioner, attracting the stringent restrictions contained in the NDPS Act. After examining the record, the Court noted that the present petition was the fourth bail application filed by the accused and that the earlier applications were dismissed on merits. Observing that no new circumstances were brought on record and that the offence involved a commercial quantity of narcotic substance, Justice Madhavi Devi held that the stringent statutory conditions governing bail under the NDPS Act remained applicable. Accordingly, the criminal petition was dismissed.
