Hyderabad: A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar on Saturday directed the personal appearance of the director, planning, HMDA before the court.
The bench was dealing with a writ appeal filed by Lakshmi Mega Township House Owners Welfare Association which was seeking suspension of an order to demolish a wall leading to the neighboring colony in Hayatnagar.
Earlier, the bench had directed the HMDA to produce the records that it had heard the petitioner. The controversy was as to whether the petitioner was heard.
While the HMDA insisted that it had heard the association, the petitioner denied it. The court therefore wanted the records produced. Since the records were not produced the bench summoned the official on December 11.
HC closes writ on hoarding tax
Justice T. Vinod Kumar of the Telangana High Court closed as infructuous a bunch of writ pleas, after the GHMC withdrew its tax notices. The corporation had issued multiple notices to Platinum Avenues, the petitioner, which runs a bar and restaurant on the ground that it was liable to pay tax on hoardings.
The petitioner challenged the notice on the ground that the owner was always entitled to place on its premises its own hoardings. The court had earlier granted interim orders stalling the corporation from collecting the amount. The corporation then withdrew the notices.
HC directs selection for skating sports
Justice C.V Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court directed the Telangana Olympic Association (TOA) and Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI) to conduct the Telangana skating roller championship/selection trials.
The judge was dealing with a writ petition filed by parents of various students alleging inaction of the TOA and the RSFI to conduct the championship and selection trials.
The petitioners said that if the trials were not conducted at the state level, the students would lose an opportunity to take part in the 61st National Roller Skating Championship in December.
The petitioners said the skaters needed to be selected in the cadet, sub-junior, junior, senior, and master categories.
HC junks plea on Malkajgiri land survey
A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court refused to interdict the survey of four villages— Bachupally, Shamshiguda, Baghameri and Gajularamaram —in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. The bench dismissed a writ petition filed by Venkateshwar Reddy and seven others claiming land in Survey. No. 57 of Shamshiguda. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice NV Shravan Kumar pointed out that a comprehensive survey Sy. No. 57 of land of Shamshiguda had been conducted by the revenue authorities and therefore the appeal before the division bench from a writ petition seeking a survey of the lands is misconceived.
Various parcels of land in Shamshiguda were set to have been acquired by the petitioner and were part of CS 7 of 1958, the oldest partition suit dealing with properties of Nizam. The petitioner claimed title to the properties through various title deeds but faced counterclaims by Anish Constructions Co, and My Palace Mutually Aided Cooperative Society.
The builder and the society had moved the collector to delete about 93 acres of land, which was entertained by the tahsildar and the Dharani portal entries modified. The respondents said that under the guise of the survey with active collusion with revenue authorities they were trying to grab land.
Speaking for the bench, Justice Shravan Kumar said there was a village as per the report of the inspector of survey, and a boundary dispute between the four villages. Only a reference of the representation made by the society had been taken and an order was made for a comprehensive survey of four villages and preparation and furnishing of location sketch and sub-division records.
The bench also pointed out that the survey of the four villages were implanting orders of the apex court. The bench accordingly dismissed the writ petition and declared that the challenge to the order of the collector was misconceived.
Eatery tender in Khammam challenged
Justice S. Nanda of the Telangana High Court refused to interdict the tender process for an eatery at the Khamman railway station. The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by Saroj Rajendra Kumar Mangla, challenging the action of the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager in not considering his representation and extending only 71 days of remission, which is contrary to her contract.
The petitioner complain that he was entitled to benefits during the Covid-19 period and that he must have remission for approximately 300 days. The court made clear that it was inclined to immediately stall the tender process but any such decision would be subject to the writ petition.
