Court taps brakes on HYDRAA rush
Interim restraint on coercive action in Bahadurguda while the State and HYDRAA are told to file their side. Next hearing is listed for August 11.
The High Court has ordered an interim restraint on coercive action in Bahadurguda land parcels pending the next hearing.
The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim restraint on any coercive action or demolitions in land parcels at Bahadurguda, Shamshabad, while it hears petitions by landowners. According to reports, the direction covers Survey Nos. 3 and 5, with the court also noting this does not stop the State from protecting government land elsewhere. The cases — WP/23592/2026 (Jakkidi Yadi Reddy) and connected WP/24412/2026 (Mallisetti Lakshmi) — are before Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy; the State’s Advocate General and HYDRAA’s standing counsel are on record. The matter is posted to August 11.
Petitioners allege HYDRAA with revenue and police interfered with their possession — claims that remain allegations on the material available. The State’s side, as reported, disputes private title and says its action related to government land in different survey numbers (28 and 62), with petitioners’ claims needing verification against current records. No final finding on ownership or legality is on the record located; this is an interim pause, not the verdict.
One petition is reported to involve 26.03 acres, with coverage linking the wider area — roughly 650 acres — to a proposed Mumbai–Hyderabad bullet-train corridor. No acquisition notification was located in the material reviewed, so treat the project hook as unverified beyond media reports.
For Telangana readers, the point is simple: due process beats bulldozer theatre, whether the banner says Centre, state agency or any party’s pet project. The BJP-led Centre loves a headline project; the High Court just reminded everyone the survey number matters more than the slogan.