HC stays in action on Puppalguda land

Hyderabad: Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court stayed all future actions based on the registration of a document by a sub-registrar, who did not have territorial jurisdiction to do so. The judge was dealing with a writ petition filed by M. Sandeepa, who complained that on the basis of power of attorney issued by her, a GPA, in spite of instructions to the contrary, had proceeded to register the property situated at Puppalguda, Gandipet, in favour of SPB Build Con (LLP) and Prologic Byte Solutions. It is also the case of the petitioner that the property in question was under the prohibited list of the state government. The power of attorney did not get it out of the prohibited list. After her attempts to do so, the GPA holder promptly moved the sub-registrar of Puppalguda, and procured a sale deed. Interestingly, the property is in the territorial jurisdiction of Rangareddy district. The petitioner stated that it was a fraudulent document and that the act of registration was a colourable exercise of power.

Students with narcotics granted bail       

Justice K. Surendar of the Telangana High Court enlarged on bail a 23-year-old student allegedly involved in a narcotics case. He filed an application for bail after he was apprehended by the narcotics cell for being in possession of six grams of MDMA. The case of the petitioners was that he was not a peddler and that the quantity seized was not from him. He contended that in any event the seized quantity was not a commercial quantity, and he had been in jail for about 90 days.

Tribal lands: Notice to occupants

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court directed the state authorities and welfare department to file their reply in an alleged illegal enjoyment of tribal land by non-tribals. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice T. Vinod Kumar, was hearing a PIL filed by the Adivasi Navanirmana Sena alleging that the government was not protecting land in tribal areas and being oblivious of encroachers/ non-tribals for decades. The petitioner sought a survey in Chintapally, Mulugu district. The petitioner wanted restoration of the land occupied by non-tribals to the tribal people following the due process of law and demolition of illegal constructions.

Gulf Oil Corp gets reprieve from HC

Justice C. Sumalatha of the Telangana High Court stayed all further proceedings and inquiries in respect of charges to be levied on use and occupation of land on Gulf Oil Corporation Limited (GOCL) passed by the endowments tribunal. The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by GOCL challenging an order issued by the tribunal pertaining to the charges for the use and occupation of land earlier leased out to the corporation for ‘safety zone’ use under the Explosives Act. The assistant commissioner (endowment), had successfully filed an eviction case against the petitioner, which was allowed in 2011, and upheld by the High Court and Supreme Court. The petitioner was evicted in 2022. It is contended that the petitioner deposited a substantial amount during the legal proceedings, which the assistant commissioner (endowment), accepted as an adjustment for use and occupation charges. The tribunal failed to resolve the matter by accounting for the monies deposited. The petitioner contended that subsequent material facts and aspects were not permitted to be brought on record.

Contempt against chief postmaster general: HC notice

Justice Shree Sudha of the Telangana High Court ordered notice to J. Charukesi, chief postmaster general, in a contempt case for violation of court orders. The Centre earlier had challenged an arbitral award passed against it at the instance of TS Inputs and Services pvt. ltd. TMI, a micro small, and medium enterprise (MSME) conducted an examination for the post in the Telegraph department in 2014. The results in various districts were found to be abnormal. The matter was investigated by the CBI and TMI was cleared of any complicity. But as '85 lakh due to TMI was not paid, it successfully obtained the decree in arbitral proceedings. The High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Centre in August 2022 and granted two months to implement the order. This was not done in wanton violation of court orders, TMI said.