Telangana High Court Directs Airport Land Encroachment Plea to Ranga Reddy Collector

Overview

• The bench disposed of K. Krishna’s PIL alleging illegal occupation of about 97 acres originally acquired for the airport.
• Judges Aparesh Kumar Singh and G. M. Mohiuddin declined to halt ongoing works due to ambiguity in the petition’s land details.
• The court told the petitioner to submit a comprehensive representation to the Ranga Reddy District Collector under the Land Encroachment Act.
• The Collector was directed to examine the complaint, hear stakeholders, and issue orders strictly in accordance with law.
• The petition alleged Vertex Developers LLP encroached the land and that HMDA granted layout permissions covering 417,893.06 sq m at Mankhal.