Legal Correspondent Hyderabad

TheTelangana High Court on Wednesday directed the Director-General of Police to ensure that HYDRAA Commissioner A V Ranganath appears before it on November 17, for allegedly violating court orders.

Justice C V Bhaskar Reddy directed the Superintendent of Police, Cyberabad, to secure the presence of the Shamshabad tahsildar on the same day.

The judge heard yet another contempt case against the commissioner. He was displeased with what he described as a casual approach to court orders. The court had earlier issued Form-1 notices to both officials, asking them to appear on November 11. Instead of appearing, they filed interim applications seeking exemption. The judge found their reasons unconvincing and passed the order for their appearance on Tuesday.

The contempt case was filed by Mohammed Tajamaluddin Moinuddin Khan of Jahnuma. He alleged that the commissioner and the tahsildar forcibly entered his land and took possession, in violation of court orders. The land measures 43,560 square yards and lies in Survey No. 626/2AA in Shamshabad. He claimed the officials demolished structures and put up fencing with a board declaring it government property. This was done, he said, without giving him any notice.

The dispute goes back to October 23, 2024. On that day, the judge heard writ 29395/2024, filed by the petitioner. He had sought a direction to the government to delete his land from the prohibited list under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908. The judge had then asked him to file an application, along with documents proving his ownership, before the competent authority to seek redress.

The case was adjourned to November 17 for appearance of the commissioner and the tahsildar.