Hyderabad, Nov. 13: The Telangana High Court has directed the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department to file a complete report on compliance in a contempt case over the non-renewal of journalist accreditation cards. The report is due on or before November 23, 2026. The case was filed by the Telangana Urdu Working Journalists’ Federation (TUWJF).
A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice P Sam Koshy and Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda heard the matter on Friday.
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The Bench noted that the respondent authorities had been awaiting instructions since September 29, 2026, and had sought time on November 5 to file a counter-affidavit. No counter-affidavit had been filed even on the day of the hearing.
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The respondents said the court’s earlier order had already been complied with. TUWJF’s counsel, Barkat Ali Khan, disputed this. He submitted that if the order had been complied with, the supporting documents should have been filed in court.
Khan drew the court’s attention to letters dated September 29 and October 31, 2026, from TUWJF Secretary Ghouse Mohiuddin to the I&PR Department, along with a list of journalists seeking renewal of their cards. He also said the department’s April 30, 2026 letter to TSRTC related only to bus passes, not to renewal of accreditation cards.
After hearing the submissions, the Bench directed the respondents to file a report on the status of compliance and the relevant details by November 23.
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It adjourned the matter to that date. The main writ petition is listed for hearing on November 25, 2026.
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