HYDERABAD: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court remanded to a single judge a writ petition on whether or not 2,000 acres of land could be claimed to be a forest or not, in Warangal. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar was dealing with a writ appeal filed by the state government. In 2004, a single judge had allowed a writ plea filed by the divisional forest officer, challenging the action of the authorities in including what they contended was forest land. They also contended that 2,000 acres were declared as private land by the forest settlement officer. When the government-issued proceedings in 1998 to the contrary, the present writ petition was filed and allowed by a single judge. Earlier, the bench refused to accommodate the Additional Advocate General, who sought more time. The matter was later heard on merits.
No need to interfere with order of single judge in land transfer case: HC
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court refused to interfere with an order of the single judge with regard to eviction from land under the Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulation. In 1995, a single judge of the High Court allowed a writ plea filed by E. Shankaraiah of Adilabad, who was sought to be evicted from approximately two acres of land in Balampur of Adilabad on the ground that it was contrary to the prohibition of transferring land in agency areas. The single judge had ruled that the petitioner had taken a stand even before the primary authorities that he had entered into an agreement of sale in 1960 and that he came into possession prior to the regulations. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar found no reason or error in the order of the single judge.
HC stays eviction of petitioners
Justice C. Sumalatha of the Telangana High Court made absolute the stay granted stalling the eviction of petitioners from 509.79 square yards of land at Akshara Colony, Pedhamagada, Hanamkonda. The judge passed the order in a writ petition filed by E. Lingamurthy and others, challenging a notice issued by Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) for eviction of the petitioners. They said that they have owned the land in question for over 25 years. Chikkudu Prabhakar, counsel for the petitioners, pointed out that the petitioners were in possession of sale deeds, link documents and revenue records, and therefore claims of the Ranganayaka Swamy temple were without the authority of law. He pointed out that in any event petitioners cannot be summarily evicted.
HC nod for payment of maintenance to aged parents
Justice C.V. Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday ensured payment of maintenance to aged parents under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act 2007 and Rules Act. The judge extended an ad-interim order in a writ plea filed by K. Dayanand and his wife seeking a direction against state functionaries to initiate proceedings as envisaged in the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act 2007 and Rules and to protect the petitioner's life and property in pursuance to their complaint addressed in August 2022. In the course of the hearing on Monday, the judge also required the son to file an affidavit stating compliance of the orders of the court, i.e., timely payment of maintenance to parents along with arrears. The judge will hear the matter on September 16.
Writ challenging vires of AP State Reorganization Act admitted
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Monday admitted a writ challenging Section 97 of the AP Reorganisation Act 2014. According to the petitioner, an amendment was made without following the procedure prescribed under the Constitution and based upon which the government issued the Telangana public employment organisation of local cadre and regulations of direct recruitment order 2018. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar was hearing a writ plea filed by P. Thulasi Ram Prasad and 25 others, alleging that state and central governments had violated the provisions of Article 368 of the Constitution. The bench issued a notice to the respondents.
