Telangana HC extends interim order restraining State from adverse action against KCR, Harish

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday extended till January 2026 the interim order restraining the State government from taking any coercive or adverse action against BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and others, based on the findings of the judicial commission probing alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).

The batch of writ petitions filed by Chandrashekhar Rao, former Minister T Harish Rao, former Chief Secretary Shailendra Kumar Joshi, and senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal came up for hearing before the Division Bench. During the proceedings, the State counsel sought additional time to file counter affidavits placing on record the government’s response and the details of the commission’s



findings.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday extended till January 2026 the interim order restraining the State government from taking any coercive or adverse action against BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and others, based on the findings of the judicial commission probing alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP).

The batch of writ petitions filed by Chandrashekhar Rao, former Minister T Harish Rao, former Chief Secretary Shailendra Kumar Joshi, and senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal came up for hearing before the Division Bench. During the proceedings, the State counsel sought additional time to file counter affidavits placing on record the government’s response and the details of the commission’s findings.