2 Commissioners for Hakimpet e-auction

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on a batch of writ petitions challenging the proposed e-auction of an 8.24-acre government land parcel in Hakimpet, Hyderabad, and appointed two advocate-commissioners to inspect the disputed site and submit a report.

Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, hearing multiple petitions concerning the auction of land in Survey No. 102/1 of Hakimpet village, directed advocate N. Sridhar Reddy to represent the state and advocate Shyamesh Agarwal to represent the petitioners as commissioners. The court instructed them to conduct a joint inspection of the land on July 4 in the presence of both parties and submit their findings. The matter has been adjourned to July 20 for further hearing.

The petitions challenge HMDA’s e-auction notification No. 52/EMU/HMDA/2026, issued on May 20, 2026, proposing the sale of the land parcel. The auction, originally scheduled for June 19, was postponed to July 2 after claimants to adjoining lands approached the High Court.

Petitioners contended that the authorities initiated the auction process without conducting a joint survey and proper demarcation of boundaries between the proposed auction land and neighbouring properties, including land parcels in Survey Nos. 102/2, 102/3, 102/4/1 and 102/4/2. They argued that unresolved boundary disputes could lead to overlapping claims, future litigation and complications for prospective buyers.

Seeking relief from the court, the petitioners requested that the auction notification be set aside insofar as the Hakimpet land parcel is concerned and that authorities be directed to undertake a comprehensive joint survey and boundary fixation exercise before proceeding with any auction. They also sought an interim stay on all further auction-related proceedings until disposal of the writ petitions.