Top

Telangana to hold grama sabha

The AG gave the assurance when Justice A. Ramalingeswara Rao was hearing a petition by filed by Mr G. Thirupathi.

Hyderabad: Telangana state Advocate General D. Prakash Reddy on Monday assured the Hyderabad High Court that a gram sabha would be conducted again at Vemulaghat of Siddipet district for land acquisition for the proposed Mallannasagar reservoir, which is a part of the of Kaleswaram lift irrigation scheme.

The AG gave the assurance when Justice A. Ramalingeswara Rao was hearing a petition by filed by Mr G. Thirupathi and 29 farmers of the village who challenged the inquiry for the proposed land acquisition without providing requisite information to file their objections.

The acquisition proceedings were being carried out under Section 15(2) of the Land Acquisition Act 2013 as amended by the Telangana State Act 21 of 2017.

The petitioners challenged the action of the authorities in issuing preliminary notification under Section 11(1) without taking steps for revision and updation of market value of the land.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
Next Story