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New Indian Express
08-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
State govt has no land even for public toilets: Telangana High Court
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Monday made sharp observations about the lack of government land availability, despite once holding thousands of acres. The court remarked that the indiscriminate allocation of government land over the years has led to a situation where even space for the construction of public toilets is not available now. Justice C V Bhaskar Reddy, while hearing a petition filed by one MD Khaleel, commented that government land had been allocated arbitrarily, favouring the affluent and regularising unauthorised occupations. He observed that vast tracts of land were originally granted by the Nizam's government, including 'gairan' lands meant for grazing goats and sheep, and spaces reserved for community needs such as burial grounds and other requirements. Now, such government land has virtually disappeared, the judge noted. The court cited the Supreme Court's directions, stating that land should be allocated only to eligible individuals as per guidelines. However, in contradiction to these principles, land was allotted to ineligible individuals, and illegal occupations were regularised by successive governments. This led to discriminatory and unplanned distribution of land, leaving nothing for essential public infrastructure today. The petition was filed by Khaleel, who challenged the inaction on his request for the allotment of six acres of land in Survey Nos. 32 and 82 of Antharam village in Darrur mandal, Vikarabad district, for setting up a poultry hatchery. Representing the petitioner, advocate Mummaneni Srinivas Rao argued that the application for land allotment had been submitted to the district collector in 2022 but was not forwarded to the state government for necessary action. He cited GO 571, which outlines the guidelines for land allotment to private entities and requested the court to issue directions accordingly. Justice Bhaskar Reddy questioned the basis on which the land could be allocated and asked the petitioner to clarify how the hatchery project would benefit the public. He stated that no interim orders could be passed without first seeking a response from the government. The matter has been adjourned to July 22 for further hearing after seeking the state government's explanation.
Time of India
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Compensate farmers for KLIP land: HC to Telangana
HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court has directed the state govt and the irrigation department to compensate farmers under the Land Acquisition Act , 2013, if private patta land parcels are getting submerged due to the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project in Rajanna Sircilla district. Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy has issued the directions while hearing petitions filed by farmers from Malkapet village in Konaraopet mandal, alleging that their agricultural land and crops were being inundated due to water being diverted into the village tank (Pedda Cheruvu) through the right canal of package 9 of the Kaleshwaram project. Despite a representation submitted on May 9, 2025, requesting the authorities to halt the water flow and protect their livelihoods, there was no response, the farmers claimed. The govt counsel argued that the canal serves a larger public purpose, catering to an ayacut of over 25,000 acres across three mandals and claimed that the petitioners' land parcels fall under the full tank level (FTL) of the village tank area that traditionally get submerged during water storage and hence, the farmers cannot claim compensation. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad However, the court observed that if the affected land parcels were Shikam (private) land and the names of the petitioners reflect in revenue records, authorities must follow due process under the Act and compensate the owners before utilising their land. The court also clarified that if the said land was Shikam Sarkari (govt), the authorities could continue canal works without such acquisition.
Time of India
29-06-2025
- Time of India
Telangana high court directs district collector to compensate family members for illegal deprivation of land under Urban Land Ceiling Act
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court recently directed the Hyderabad district collector to compensate the sons of a deceased petitioner who was illegally deprived of his retainable land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act (ULC Act), 1976, in a fourteen-year-old contempt case. The contempt case was filed by the deceased petitioner in 2011, alleging that the district collector did not follow the orders of the Telangana high court issued in 2009 in connection with his 1,000 square metres (around 1,200 square yards) of land at Shaikpet in the city. Although the district collector submitted to the court that the high court's orders could not be implemented as there was no land available to compensate the legal heirs of the petitioner, the high court directed the collector to invoke land acquisition proceedings for the grant of compensation under the Act within six months. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad 'Taking note of the injustice caused to the petitioner and the failure of the authorities to comply with earlier court directions, the court has powers under the Contempt of Court Rules to issue suitable and justified orders. Such action is also necessary to uphold the dignity and authority of the judiciary,' Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy wrote while delivering the verdict. The power to punish for contempt is crucial for protecting the authority and effectiveness of the judiciary, and this power ensures that court orders are respected, the rule of law is upheld, and any actions that obstruct justice or erode public trust in the legal system are dealt with firmly, the judge added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Initially, orders to take possession of the petitioner's land in compliance with the Urban Land Ceiling Act were issued in February 1997, and a month later, the land was handed over to revenue authorities in March 1997. Subsequently, the petitioner moved a petition before the high court in 2000, and the court in 2009 ruled in his favour. Alleging non-compliance with the high court order, the petitioner filed a contempt case against the district collector in August 2010, but it was rejected by the registry due to some objections. The petitioner resubmitted the contempt case in February 2011, and it was admitted by the high court in March 2012. The district collector claimed that there was a delay in filing a contempt case and appealed to dismiss the case. However, the high court, citing various judgments in similar matters from the Supreme Court and the Telangana high court, rejected the claims and directed them to comply with the 2009 orders.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Banjara Hills land row: Telangana HC declines to intervene in dispute over 7 acres in Hyderabad; cites title complexities, directs parties to seek civil court
HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions related to a long-standing land dispute over seven acres of prime property on Road No. 4, Banjara Hills. Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy declined to exercise writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, citing serious tripartite title disputes and directed all parties to seek remedies through the civil court. The land in question, in survey No. 396 (now survey No. 225) in Shaikpet village, was originally owned by Maharaja Kishen Pershad, the former PM (dewan) of the erstwhile Hyderabad state. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad The petitioners, legal heirs of the maharaja, claimed the land was orally gifted (hiba) to him in 1930, but was fraudulently sold in 1980-82 by descendants of his son, Nawab Khaja Asadullah Khan, allegedly without obtaining the clearances under the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act, 1976. In his ruling, Justice Bhaskar Reddy said that the original ULC records were unavailable, with the state admitting that the files were destroyed after the repeal of the Act in
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Temple land row should be resolved by endowments tribunal: HC
Hyderabad: Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana high court has held that it is the endowments tribunal—not the high court—that should adjudicate ownership claims when both the endowments department and private individuals, such as temple priests, assert title over the same land. The court directed Arutla Srinivasa Charyulu and Arutla Narasimha Charya, two priests from Odela village in Peddapalli district, to approach the endowments tribunal for relief in their dispute over more than 10 acres of land reportedly belonging to Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple and Sri Anjaneya Swamy temple. The ruling came as part of the disposal of a writ petition filed by the two petitioners, who claimed that the land in question was ancestral property passed down from their father, the late Narahara Charyulu. They argued that their family's traditional role as priests of the temples did not affect their rights as private landowners. In support of their claim, they cited their names—along with their late father's—being recorded as pattadars in revenue records, and the issuance of valid pattadar passbooks in 2018. The petitioners alleged that the revenue and endowments departments, without issuing notice or conducting any inquiry, had unilaterally replaced their names with that of the temple deities in official land records. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Foggia: L'ultima soluzione acustica svizzera: ingegnosa e quasi invisibile Migliora Udito Undo As a result, they claimed to have been denied agricultural benefits provided by the govt. Bhukya Mangilal Nayak, counsel for the govt and endowments department, refuted these claims. He argued that mere service as temple priests does not confer ownership rights over temple lands. According to the state, the disputed property has long been classified as temple land, and the petitioners had failed to contest this status for years. Moreover, the govt emphasised that the proper forum to resolve such disputes is the endowments tribunal, and not the high court under Article 226 of the Constitution. Agreeing with the state's contention, the court clarified that entries in revenue records such as pahanis do not establish ownership rights. They serve only for classification purposes and do not override the legal framework governing temple lands under the Telangana Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, the court said. The high court concluded that the matter falls squarely within the scope of section 87 of the Endowments Act, and that the endowments tribunal is the appropriate authority to determine ownership and classification issues related to temple property. It further clarified that the tribunal's decision would be made independently, without being influenced by the observations of either the district collector or the high court.
