Telangana HC issues contempt notice to six officials over estate demolition

The Telangana High Court on Friday issued Form I notices to six officials including Municipal Administration Principal Secretary TK Sreedevi and HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath in a contempt of court case.

Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy ordered the two top officials, along with four others, to appear before the bench in person on December 4. Sangareddy Joint Collector, Ameenpur Municipal Commissioner, Sangareddy District Panchayat Officer and Sangareddy tahsildar were the other officers who received Form I notices.

The petitioner, MA Shareef, alleged that the said officials had deliberately interfered with the possession of his property at Ailapur village in Ameenpur municipality despite the specific order of the HC. Shareef, 98, said he had set up a farm on his nearly 36-acre land by securing permission from relevant government departments.

He produced the registered sale deeds of 1959 and pattadar land pass books before the court. The petitioner told the bench that the officials, backed by several hundred employees, entered his property in the early hours of this April 11. It was a public holiday and no prior notice was issued, the petitioner said.

The senior alleged that though the HC had issued an interim order in the matter on September 25, 2025, the authorities had the farmhouse demolished. The judge issued a notice in Form I observing that the records produced showed that there was willful disobedience to the bench’s orders.

Published – November 6, 2026 10:26 PM IST