Overview
- Hearing a PIL, the bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin said any regularisation, if allowed, must be priced at prevailing market rates.
- The court asked Additional Advocate-General Imran Khan to consult officials and rectify G.O. Ms. No. 56 of May 23, 2023, cautioning that deviations would invite strict orders.
- The challenged order regularised 1,161 sq yd for K. Venkateswara Rao and 425 sq yd for GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi at Rs 2,500 and Rs 350 per sq yd based on 1998 and 1993 values.
- Petitioners cited the policy-linked card rate of about Rs 60,300 per sq yd in 2023 and argued the concession violated the state’s regularisation framework and equal treatment principles.
- The court did not order removal from the land and set the next hearing for January 7 after directing the government to place its position on record.