GHMC is building burial ground on our land: Hyderabad Public School
This was in spite of the fact that the High Court had twice issued stay orders, once in 2015 and again in July this year.
Hyderabad: Officials of the Hyderabad Public School on Thursday alleged that the GHMC had encroached upon school land under Survey No. 147/1 and was building a graveyard. HPS officials said the GHMC had encroached upon 2.75 acres of the 4-acre parcel of land.
This was in spite of the fact that the High Court had twice issued stay orders, once in 2015 and again in July this year.
In July last year, some residents from adjoining areas with the help of local politicians had tried to encroach on the land by removing signboards placed by school authorities and tried to construct a compound wall. HPS officials stopped this with the help of the Begumpet police.
After this, the Ranga Reddy district collector released an order saying that a portion of the land, measuring around 1.5 acres, belonged to the government, prompting the HPS to approach the High Court which issued a stay order on August 14, 2015.
HPS officials said that even though the stay order was still in place, there was another attempt to encroach upon the land in April this year. The school again approached the High Court and obtained a stay order in July. Despite the two HC orders, they say encroachment attempts didn’t stop.
Speaking to the media, Mr Gusti J. Noria, vice-chairman, Board of Governors and member of the managing committee of HPS said that Kukatp-ally legislator Madhavaram Krishna Rao and his supporters had visited the site in September and gave instructions to a GHMC engineer to get the site cleared for a burial ground after which two bulldozers were employed.
Mr Noria said that when the GHMC contractor was informed of the High Court stay orders, he said the RR district officials had documents which confirmed that the land belonged to the government and that the papers were handed over to the GHMC. HPS officials said this time even the police did not come to the school's help.
As of now, the laying of foundation, construction of a wall that was one-foot high and erection of signboards showing the area as a Hindu burial ground had been completed, school officials said.