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Security at court complex ordered

Legal Correspondent

HYDERABAD: Principal Secretary (Home) A. K. Srivastava and the Additional Commissioner of Police, Co-ordination, Hyderabad, Tejdeep Kaur Menon, appeared in person before a division Bench of the court and assured the court that the necessary security would be provided for the Criminal Courts complex at Nampally here without any reference to any other constraints.

The two officers were appearing before a division Bench comprising Chief Justice G. S. Singhvi and Justice R. Subhash Reddy.

It may be recalled that while hearing a writ petition filed by Rama Rao, advocate, complaining about the inadequate security in the court complex, the bench directed the appearance of the Home Secretary.

Live band allowed

A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Ganpath Singh Singhvi and Justice R. Subash Reddy on Friday directed the police not to interfere with the bar and restaurants using live band and light music.

The bench directed the Commissioner of Police to allow the bar and restaurants to carry on their activities in accordance with their licence. The bench passed the orders in a batch of writ appeals filed by Chandana Bar and other bars in the city complaining that the Commissioner of Police was not passing any orders on renewal of amusement licence. The bench directed the official to pass orders within two weeks.

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