Malla Reddy Kin Lose Bid To Stall Land Survey In Jeedimetla
Challenging that order, Malla Reddy and others filed an appeal before the Division Bench and also moved another petition before the single judge: Reports
HYDERABAD: In a setback to BRS leader and former minister Ch. Malla Reddy, the Telangana High Court on Monday dismissed pleas filed by his son-in-law, BRS MLA from Malkajgiri Marri Rajashekar Reddy, and his son Ch. Mahender Reddy, seeking to stall a land survey.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar refused to interfere with the survey of land measuring Ac.1.29 guntas (6,243 sq yards) in Survey No. 82 of Jeedimetla village, Qutbullapur mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
The petitioners claimed ownership of the land, stating that they had purchased it for valid consideration from M/s Dulichand Silk Mills Limited. A civil dispute is pending between them and a software employee, Seri Srinivas Reddy, who claims about Ac. 0.33 guntas forming part of the same survey number.
Malla Reddy, Marri Rajashekar Reddy and other family members had approached the court seeking to stop the land survey being conducted by mandal revenue officials, initiated pursuant to earlier High Court orders in a petition filed by the rival claimant.
Before the single judge, the MLAs had contended that they were being prevented from entering the land through use of muscle power. In contrast, the rival claimant alleged that commercial complexes were constructed along the roadside portion of Survey No. 82, blocking access to the remaining land.
Counsel T. Surya Satish, appearing for the rival claimant, submitted that the MLAs and their associates were preventing his client from entering the land and attempting to grab the entire extent by influencing revenue authorities and claiming that no land remained in the survey number. The single judge had permitted the survey to demarcate the land.
Challenging that order, Malla Reddy and others filed an appeal before the Division Bench and also moved another petition before the single judge. After hearing all parties, the division bench dismissed the writ petitions filed by the BRS MLAs and upheld the conduct of the survey.