HC asks Telangana government to explain caste details in school TCs

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The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to clarify its stand on the mandatory mention of caste of students on their School Transfer Certificate (TC).

The court passed the direction ahead of summer vacation after hearing a letter written by a retired employee questioning the validity of the caste details in school transfer certificates of students. self motivation In the form of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition. A division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan and Justice N Tukaramji directed the Chief Secretary and the Director of School Education to file their counter affidavits while adjourning the matter for further hearing on July 31.

In a separate case, YS Bhaskar Reddy, father of Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy, filed an application before the special CBI court seeking a direction to treat him as a special category person in Chanchalguda Central Jail, where He was kept after he was arrested in the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case. The special court posted the matter to June 2 for passing orders.