No coercive steps by Revenue officials from October 17 to 25 in disputed properties: HC to government
The Telangana High Court has issued an interim order preventing revenue officials from taking coercive action against disputed properties between October 17 and 25. This move aims to protect citizens from potential dispossession while courts are closed for the Dasara holidays.
Why it matters
It underscores the judiciary's role in preventing administrative overreach during periods when legal recourse is temporarily unavailable.
No coercive steps by Revenue officials from October 17 to 25 in disputed properties: HC to government HYDERABAD The Telangana High Court on Friday directed the State government to instruct all the jurisdictional District Collectors, including the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), not to initiate any coercive steps against properties about which matters were pending before the courts during Dasara holidays. Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the HC passed this interim direction to be in force from October 17 to 25 while hearing a writ petition moved by way of lunch motion. A 65-year-old woman Seelam Leelavathi of Chinthagudem village in Penuballi mandal of Khammam district moved the lunch motion contending that the district revenue officials were attempting to demolish the cattle shed on her land and dispossess her of the property.
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