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Telangana HC Orders HYDRAA to Remove Mallapur Fence, Sets Rs 1 Lakh Daily Penalty

A court-appointed inspection confirmed the agency enclosed plots already decreed to private owners, prompting an enforcement order with a compliance review on March 18.

Overview

  • Justice N. V. Shravan Kumar directed HYDRAA to immediately remove fencing from Plot Nos. 184 and 185 in Mallapur.
  • HYDRAA must pay Rs 1 lakh in costs to each petitioner and Rs 1 lakh per day per petitioner until the fence is removed.
  • The petitioners, Jonnalagadda Padmini and P. Rajya Laxmi, hold civil court decrees declaring them absolute owners of the two 500‑sq‑yard plots.
  • An Advocate Commissioner reported about 1,804 sq yards enclosed with chain‑linked barbed wire and a HYDRAA signboard, encompassing the petitioners’ plots.
  • The High Court called HYDRAA’s conduct arbitrary and high‑handed and stressed that any fencing or signage requires direction from a competent court.