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The Telangana High Court closed 2 contempt of tribunal cases against HYDRAA Commissioner A.V. Ranganath, aft the HYDRAA lasting counsel gave an undertaking that HYDRAA officers would not interfere with spot of a petitioner successful Lothkunta of Medchal Malkajgiri district.
Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, pronouncing communal bid successful the 2 contempt cases, observed that officers of HYDRAA ‘are not ace cops of governance (in their field)’. They cannot enactment beyond the purview of law, the bid said. Referring to the lands successful survey nos. 1 and 2 of Lothkunta, the justice said the tribunal opined that the ‘act of HYDRAA is simply a flagrant usurpation of the orders of the court’.
“It is evident that the offices of HYDRAA are of the conception that they are a Class Apart…I americium acrophobic they are not truthful and they can’t be,” the justice said successful the verdict. He said the HYDRAA officials were portion of the governance and had to stay so. The petitioner M/s Shanta Sriram Constructions Private Limited filed a writ petition successful 2016 challenging proceedings issued by territory Revenue officials, including Trimulgherry Tehsildar, implicit the lands successful the said survey numbers.
The HC successful 2021 directed the authorities not to interfere with the petitioner’s property. Eventually, the petitioner filed 2 contempt cases stating that officials were violating the tribunal orders. On January 9, 2026, the officials gave an undertaking that they would not interfere with the petitioner’s property. However, again the HYDRAA officials allegedly entered the spot citing the ailment lodged by an organisation called Society to Save Rocks, pursuing which the petitioner filed 2 caller contempt cases.
The justice made it wide to the authorities of HYDRAA that they ‘should not task into specified misadventures’. “Officers whitethorn beryllium enthusiastic to undertake oregon execute acts successful the involvement of the State but specified acts person to beryllium wrong 4 corners of law”. Justice Anil Kumar said the HYDRAA officers erred successful interfering with the petitioner’s property. The actions of HYDRAA are amerciable and cannot beryllium sustained, the verdict said.
