Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday agreed to hear a PIL on Friday that was moved by Congress MLA T. Jeevan Reddy aggrieved by the action of the TS government in seeking to demolish the existing buildings in Secretariat complex at Hyderabad to construct a new building in its place.
Sarasani Satyam Reddy, senior counsel for Mr Jeevan Reddy, while making a mention before a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice A Shankar Narayana on Thursday said that they have moved a PIL against the proposed demolition of the existing buildings in Secretariat complex.
While urging the bench to direct the Registry to list the case on Friday for hearing in view of the fact that the respondents are taking hectic steps to demolish the buildings and construct a new Secretariat which is said to be on account of vastu and for other undisclosed sentiments.
He said that after formation of Telangana, the state government has spent huge amounts on correcting the vastu defects by constructing a separate gate and by closing the existing gate and other structures and now has again sought to demolish the buildings under the occupation of AP government after getting them vacated. This, he said, will put a heavy burden on the exchequer. The bench directed the registry to list the matter for hearing on Friday.
