Telangana HC Grants Interim Protection to Landowners in Dulapally Land-Use Dispute
According to the government, the impugned GOs were issued after records indicated that the survey numbers fall within the full tank level (FTL) of Foxsagar.
Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court on Friday granted interim protection to petitioners who challenged two recent government orders revoking earlier approvals that had allowed conversion of land use from recreational to residential in parts of Dulapally village, Medchal-Malkajgiri district.
The writ petition questioned the legality of GO Ms. No. 186 and GO Ms. No. 187, both issued by the municipal administration and urban development (MA&UD) department on July 7, whereby the state government cancelled GO Ms No. 67 dated June 4, 2019, and GO Ms. No. 201 dated September 29, 2023. The earlier GOs had permitted the conversion of land use from recreational to residential in Survey No.s 118, 119 and 122 of Dulapally village.
The petitioners, including owners of residential plots in Survey No.s 118 (part) and 122 (part), contended that they had acquired their properties through registered sale deeds, gift settlement deeds and exchange deeds, and that several landowners had constructed residential houses after obtaining approvals and occupancy certificates from the competent authorities.
According to the government, the impugned GOs were issued after records indicated that the survey numbers fall within the full tank level (FTL) of Foxsagar. The government stated that an inquiry into the fixation of the FTL was underway; pending completion of the exercise, the earlier land-use conversion orders and all consequential permissions were revoked. The government also directed HYDRAA and the revenue authorities concerned to initiate action in accordance with the cancellation orders.
Challenging the government's action, the petitioners submitted that the government itself had acknowledged that the examination of records relating to the FTL was pending; in the absence of any final determination, the cancellation of land-use conversion and consequential permissions was unsustainable.
The petitioners said that the cadastral map available on the HMDA website, based on the preliminary notification issued in 2013, continued to depict Survey No.s 118, 119 and 122 as lying outside the notified buffer zone of Foxsagar, much less within its FTL.
After hearing perusing the material placed on record, the High Court directed the government to not take any coercive steps against the petitioners' properties until the next date of hearing and posted the matter for July 27.
Telangana HC Refuses to Restore Security Cover for Former Minister Jalagam Prasad Rao
Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court has refused to intervene with the government's decision to withdraw the personal security cover provided to former minister Jalagam Prasad Rao. The court dismissed his writ petition seeking restoration of 1+1 personal security officers (PSOs).
Justice T. Madhavi Devi noted that the grant or continuation of security protection was an administrative decision based on a periodic assessment of threat perception and that no person could claim such protection as a matter of legal right in the absence of a prevailing security threat.
Prasad Rao, son of former chief minister Jalagam Vengal Rao, argued that his family had remained vulnerable to extremist threats because of his father's role in tackling insurgency. He also referred to alleged extortion and threatening WhatsApp messages received in 2024 and contended that the withdrawal of his security was arbitrary and contrary to the principles of natural justice.
Opposing the plea, the government submitted that the security review cCommittee, after evaluating intelligence inputs and a threat perception report prepared by the assistant commissioner of police, Khammam, concluded that there was no current or specific threat warranting continued security. The government stated that left-wing extremist activity had substantially diminished in Telangana and adjoining states and that the alleged caller had no links to Maoist or extremist groups.
Telangana HC Allows BRS to Hold 'Yuva Sangrama Sadassu' at Saroornagar Ground
Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court on Friday granted permission to the BRS to conduct its proposed ‘Yuva Sangrama Sadassu’ on Saturday between 10 am and 7 pm, at the Saroornagar ground, behind the indoor stadium.
Justice T. Madhavi Devi, while allowing the event, directed the police authorities to ensure that the programme was held without disrupting public life. The court specifically instructed the police to prevent any obstruction on the National Highway, avoid traffic congestion, and maintain law and order.
The court issued the order on a writ petition filed by Manchi Reddy Kishan Reddy, former Ibrahimpatnam MLA and president of the BRS Rangareddy district unit. The matter was mentioned before the court as a lunch motion, seeking directions to the Malkajgiri commissioner of police to grant permission for the meeting.
The petitioner submitted that an application seeking permission for the meeting had been submitted on July 13 but no decision had been communicated despite the event being scheduled for the following day. He contended that the inaction of the authorities necessitated judicial intervention.
The proposed meeting was intended to deliberate on issues affecting unemployed youth, with an expected attendance of up to 4,000 BRS workers and supporters.
