Hyderabad, July 22 -- The Telangana government is set to table the proposed Telangana Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks Act, 2025, before the Cabinet, months after the High Court flagged delays in framing a law to regulate lift safety in the wake of frequent accidents.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy approved the draft on June 25, and it will be sent to the Cabinet for consideration once cleared by the Law Department, before being tabled in the Assembly.

The Telangana High Court had on Tuesday, June 30, expressed displeasure over the delay in enacting a law to regulate the safety of lifts and escalators in the state, and directed the government to file a fresh affidavit on its progress.

The court was examining an affidavit filed by the...