Hyderabad, Feb. 21 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday, February 20, set aside two criminal cases filed against professor C Kaseem, principal of Osmania University's Arts College, pointing to a key procedural flaw in the manner in which the charges were initiated.

Justice Tukaram, while allowing the petitions filed by Kaseem, held that the prosecution failed to comply with mandatory statutory requirements, rendering the proceedings legally untenable.

The court observed that when a specific procedure is laid down by law for launching prosecution, it must be followed strictly.

Cases from 2023

The cases stemmed from allegations in 2023 that Kaseem had organised an unauthorised dharna on the Osmania University campus, purportedly in vio...