Members of the Telangana High Court Bar have urged the Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association to urgently address the loss of access to past judgments, delays in publishing daily cause lists and irregularities in case listings that advocates say are affecting lawyers and litigants.
In a representation submitted on Thursday, the advocates said judicial orders and judgments available on the high court’s official website had become inaccessible since February 2026. They said alternative websites introduced to address the problem had not resolved the issue, leaving lawyers unable to access decisions, including judgments delivered over the past two decades.
The lack of access has affected legal research and case preparation, according to the representation. Past judgments are routinely required by advocates while preparing arguments and advising clients, making the availability of the court’s historical decisions an important part of day-to-day case work.
The advocates also raised concerns over the publication of daily cause lists. They said the lists were no longer being uploaded consistently on the previous day, reducing the time available to prepare for hearings and inform litigants about the status of their cases.
A cause list identifies the matters scheduled before a court on a particular day. Delays in its publication can make it more difficult for advocates to organise documents, coordinate appearances and communicate hearing information to clients. The advocates said the issue was particularly serious for litigants who may need to travel or make arrangements based on the expected listing of their cases.
The representation further flagged instances in which cases had gone missing from cause lists even after judges specified hearing dates or posting slips recorded those dates. Advocates said such listing irregularities could affect matters where interim protection was nearing expiry.
According to the representation, a case not appearing for hearing on the expected date could result in interim protection expiring before the matter is taken up again. Advocates said this may force them to make repeated mentions before the court or file fresh applications seeking extensions, adding to the hardship faced by litigants.
The members asked the president and executive committee of the Telangana High Court Advocates’ Association to take up the concerns with the appropriate authorities. They also urged the association to coordinate with the high court registry to address access to past judgments, cause-list publication delays and case-listing problems.
The representation places the Bar association in the role of an intermediary between advocates and the registry as the concerns are pursued. The report did not specify a timeline for restoring access to the historical judgments or for resolving the cause-list and listing issues.
