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New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana HC notices to Government over ‘illegal' land purchases by MLA's kin
HYDERABAD: Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court has issued show cause notices to several state authorities and individuals, including the mother-in-law of Palakurthi Congress MLA Yashaswini Reddy, over allegations of illegal land transactions involving foreign nationals. The notices were issued in a writ petition filed by Pakanati Damodar Reddy, a resident of Illenda village in Wardhannapet mandal, Warangal district. The petitioner has alleged that Hanumandla Jansi Lakshmi Reddy and her husband Hanumandla Rajender Reddy, who are reportedly US citizens, have illegally purchased agricultural lands in the state, in violation of Indian property laws applicable to foreign nationals. The respondents include the state of Telangana, represented by its principal secretary (Revenue), Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA), district collector of Mahabubabad, RDO of Torrur, tahsildar-cum-joint sub-registrar of Torrur mandal, and the joint director of the Enforcement Directorate, Hyderabad Zone. Jansi Lakshmi Reddy and Rajender Reddy, both of whom are related to Congress MLA Yashaswini Reddy, are also named in the petition.
New Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Kerala agency to forensically audit Dharani portal
HYDERABAD: The state government has expedited steps to conduct a comprehensive forensic audit into alleged irregularities involving the use of the Dharani portal — the integrated land revenue records management system — during the BRS regime. According to credible sources, a Kerala-based state-run investigative agency has been given in-principle approval to conduct this high-level investigation. During the recent Assembly session, the state government announced its plan to launch a forensic audit into disputed transactions processed through Dharani. Although the government has since replaced the Dharani portal with the newly introduced Bhu Bharati, it has retained the necessary data required for the investigation. The purpose of the audit is to establish a detailed transaction history of the disputed land deals. The key points the audit will focus on include: who was involved in the transactions; the specific locations and times of the deals; the roles of officers; and any suspicious IP addresses or login details associated with the transactions. The forensic audit will also examine the parties involved and seek to clarify the circumstances surrounding these land transfers. 20,000 land transactions likely to be examined The forensic audit is expected to examine between 15,000 and 20,000 suspicious land transactions across the state. However, primary focus will be on the districts of Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal, where most of the irregularities are believed to have occurred. Sources said Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy directed Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Navin Mittal to hold a meeting with the investigative agency, which is expected to soon launch the probe, to discuss the modalities and aspects to be examined.
