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Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Tuesday expressed its strong resentment over Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) chief AV Ranganath not appearing before it in a contempt case, despite the court directing him to appear in person and explain why no action should be taken against him for contempt.

Bengaluru: In a significant ruling on cheque-bounce cases, the high court has held that in prosecutions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, where the maximum substantive sentence is two years' imprisonment, the default sentence for non-payment of compensation cannot exceed six months.

Criticising the central government for its "unilateral" action, the court said the government cannot resile from the terms and conditions of the contract and then justify the same by taking shelter in concepts such as "common good, public good, public interest" | Mumbai news