Hyderabad High Court orders demolition of MLA kin's buildings

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad HC has ordered the GHMC to demolish some parts of two buildings owned by the family of Mr K.P. Vivekananda, the MLA of Qutubullapur, as they violated sanctioned plans.

The court also directed the authorities not to consider the application of the MLA’s family for regularisation of the illegal portions.

A division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale and Justice P. Naveen Rao gave the order after hearing an appeal by the family of the MLA, challenging the order of a single judge to demolish the illegal portions.

On April 26, 2016, the single judge had passed the order on a petition by one Mr K.M. Pratap, a resident of Qutubullapur, alleging that the MLA and his family had constructed a huge commercial structure near his plot without permission from the GHMC.

The single judge had also refused the plea of Narayana Educational Society, which is running a college on the illegal portions of the building, to grant time to vacate the premises. The judge had directed the Society to vacate the building by June 1.

The Bench made it clear that there was no need to interfere with the order of the single judge. It noted that all illegal strictures must be razed.

Referring to the request of the counsel for the petitioner to demolish the illegal portions on their own, the Bench said that they were at liberty to do so.

The Society had also moved an appeal urging the Bench to grant some more time to vacate the premises.

Directing Narayana Educational Society to vacate the premises in three months, the Bench ordered the authorities to ensure that the demolition was carried out within six months either by the petitioners or by the civic body.