Overview
- The court directed the principal secretary (education) to examine a PIL by Durgam Ravinder alleging mismanagement and violations at HPS branches in Begumpet and Ramanthapur.
- If the inquiry finds evidence of encroachment or unauthorized construction, the secretary must refer the matter to the GHMC.
- Allegations include non-implementation of SC/ST and BC reservations, irregular contractual appointments, outsourcing of services to relatives without tendering, and closure of an SC hostel.
- The bench required that any action arising from the probe follow due process, including notice and a fair hearing for affected parties such as the HPS Society.
- Counsel for the HPS Society cited a prior government affidavit asserting it is not a state institution, and the court declined to decide that question at this stage.