Telangana High Court Expresses Strong Displeasure Over HYDRAA Actions in Two Cases
In the first case, Justice B. Vijay Sen Reddy directed HYDRAA to remove within 24 hours a board placed on a private property in Plot No. 10 of Saheb Nagar Colony in Hayathnagar mandal, which allegedly described the land as government property.
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has once again expressed strong displeasure over the functioning of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA), with two senior judges questioning the agency’s actions in separate cases involving private properties.
In the first case, Justice B. Vijay Sen Reddy directed HYDRAA to remove within 24 hours a board placed on a private property in Plot No. 10 of Saheb Nagar Colony in Hayathnagar mandal, which allegedly described the land as government property.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Jhansi and another person challenging the installation of the HYDRAA board. The judge reportedly questioned the authorities over their actions and expressed displeasure at allegedly dealing with the property owners without issuing prior notices.
The court directed the authorities to file a detailed counter explaining the circumstances surrounding the matter and adjourned the next hearing to August 11.
In another case, Justice N.P. Shravan Kumar questioned HYDRAA and the concerned Tahsildar over the demolition of a compound wall and a watchman’s room on a 350-square-yard plot in Kondapur.
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The case was filed by Pemmasani Sudharani, challenging the demolition of the structures on the private property.
The High Court questioned the Serilingampally Tahsildar about the basis on which a letter was reportedly sent to HYDRAA seeking the demolition of the compound wall on private land in Survey No. 60 of Kondapur.
The court also questioned HYDRAA over how demolitions could be carried out without first issuing notices to the property owners and providing them an opportunity to present their case.
The court directed the Serilingampally Tahsildar to appear personally on July 30 and explain why the property was communicated to HYDRAA as government land and on what basis the demolition action was initiated.
The two separate proceedings have once again brought the functioning of HYDRAA under judicial scrutiny, particularly over allegations of demolition or action against properties without following due process and providing prior notice to affected property owners.
