HC suspends GO resuming land allotted to Budvel college

HYDERABAD: Justice Surepalli Nanda of the Telangana High Court on Thursday suspended an order of the government resuming around 12 acres of land that was earlier allotted by way of sale to the Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, for which the land in Budvel was earmarked. Twelve acres in Vattinagulapally was alienated in favour of the institute but exchanged by an order in 2010. Earlier, the institute filed a writ petition seeking directions to the government to execute a deed in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner’s counsel contended that the sale consideration was received by the government in 2006 and stamp duty was received in 2007 and a draft deed was ready but not registered. In February, the government issued the order cancelling the allotment, which the petitioner complained was both arbitrary and in violation of the principles of natural justice. Justice Surepalli Nanda in the interim order also directed the authorities not to interfere with possession of the property and not to affect any alienation of the property.

Consider objections to works on Gouravelli reservoir, CS urged

Justice S. Nanda of the Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the Chief Secretary to consider a representation from Gudipatipally villagers to stall the ongoing construction work connected with the Gouravelli reservoir. The judge was hearing a writ plea filed by Bhaskar and others complaining that the government was proceeding with construction of additional capacity to the reservoir. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Centre had injuncted the government from carrying out the construction. The petitioners contended that in spite of orders from the NGT, the government was proceeding with the illegal construction.

HC takes exception to notice put up in civil court premises

A two-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji, took suo motu notice of an unauthorised board, which was placed by the revenue authorities at the city civil court in Secunderabad. The court wanted the revenue authorities to explain how unauthorised personnel had entered the court and put up the notice that the land belonged to the government and that trespassers would be prosecuted. It is stated that when the Chief Judge of the city civil court was in her chamber, the deputy nazir of the court informed her that revenue officials from Marredpally and personnel from Marredpally police had installed the notice. When questioned by the Chief Judge, the Marredpally police stated that had they acted on the orders of the collector.