Accreditation Card Case | Hyderabad, July 30 (Maxim News): In a major development concerning the extension of media accreditation cards, the Telangana High Court on Thursday issued notices in a contempt case to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Telangana, Principal Secretary (GAD, Special Commissioner,(IPRD) and the Chairman, SMAC over non-compliance with the Court’s order dated :30.04.2026, relating to the extension of media accreditation cards.
The contempt case was filed by the Telangana Urdu Working Journalists Federation, represented by its General Secretary, Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin.
The Federation has alleged that, despite the undertaking given by the learned Special Government Pleader before the High Court to issue a circular extending the validity of the accreditation cards, the circular was never issued.
Accreditation Card Case
The matter came up for hearing on 30.07.2026, before the Division Bench comprising Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda.
After hearing the submissions of the petitioner’s counsel, Advocate Barkat Ali Khan, the Bench issued notices to the respondents, including the State Government, IPR Department and Media Academy and posted the matter to 16.09.2026, for further hearing.
The issue originated from the proceedings held on 30.04.2026, when the Court extensively heard the writ petition concerning the extension of the validity of media accreditation cards. During the hearing, the learned Special Government Pleader submitted that the accreditation cards would be renewed up to 31.05.2026.
However, as the said date fell during the Court’s summer vacation, the Hon’ble Court considered it appropriate to extend the validity up to 16.06.2026 and recorded the undertaking of the learned Special Government Pleader that a circular would be issued to implement the Court’s directions.
According to the petitioner, no circular extending the validity of the accreditation cards was issued by concern department.
Instead, addressed a communication to TGRTC requesting renewal of bus passes up to 31.05.2026. The Petitioner contends that the non-issuance of the circular amounts to willful disobedience of the Court’s directions, leading to the filing of the present contempt proceedings.
The TUWJF main writ petition challenging G.O. Ms. No. 252, is pending before another Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G. M. Mohiuddin.
Briefing the media after today’s proceedings, Advocate Barkat Ali Khan stated that alongside the contempt case the main writ petition challenging G.O. Ms. No. 252 is also pending before the Chief Justice’s Bench and that, in terms of the Court’s order, the Accreditation cards remain valid up to 03.08.2026. (Maxim News)
