Telangana HC Directs HYDRAA Not To Carry Out Any Demolitions In Hyderabad

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Monday directed the HYDRAA not to carry out any demolitions in the city and the municipal areas except with regard to removal of encroachments at river bodies, nalas and public roads. 

The judge faulted for repeated violations of the court orders and not having a ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ for effecting demolitions. 

The judge said that he has been hearing “100’s of cases” and yet to come across an SOP prepared for effecting demolitions in an GHMC.

The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by M.A. Shareef, a 98 year old



agriculturist of Ailapur Village, Ameenpur Mandal, who lamented at the manner in which a posse of officials, uniform personnel, marched into his lands at 4:30 am on Saturday and completely demolished two floor house, an ancestral house of 100 years, water tank, boundary walls, compound walls, animal sheds and took away 12 CCTV cameras with DVR etc. 

L. Ravichander, Senior Advocate, appearing for the petitioner referred to an “war like scene” created by the authorities, he specifically pointed out to the people in safari suits and asked under what authority of law they were either employed or engaged to be present at the time disastrous demolition.