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Hyderabad: Firm sued for duping nine flat buyers of ₹4 crore

HYDERABAD: The Cyberabad Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has initiated a cheating case against a construction company based in Jubilee Hills, accused of defrauding nine flat buyers of ₹4.41 crore linked to a stalled project in Tellapur. The complainants, K Mahesh, a 34-year-old employee of a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU), and his friend T Chandra Kiran Kumar began their home search in 2021. They were approached by a marketing executive named Bhargav, who offered an attractive early bird rate of ₹2,800 per square foot with a guaranteed buy-back option. Believing claims that the necessary land would be procured and that HMDA…

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Commercialization Pushes Residents Out of Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: In recent years, numerous voters from the affluent yet sparsely populated area of Jubilee Hills have changed their registration to other assembly segments such as Khairatabad and Sherlingapally. The rapid commercialization of the vicinity between 2000 and 2014 led many residents to sell their homes and land, originally purchased at very low prices—sometimes as little as Rs 200 per acre—and relocate to quieter neighborhoods. Interestingly, a large portion of the affluent enclave is actually part of the Khairatabad constituency rather than Jubilee Hills. Once a beacon of aspiration, Jubilee Hills has long been recognized as one of Asia’s most…

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SC Rejects Appeal Against HYDRAA Eviction Orders

HYDERABAD: On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a civil appeal from city businessman P. Satya Narayana, challenging eviction orders from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA). This ruling allows the Jubilee Hills House Building Cooperative Society to reclaim a valuable 2,000-square-yard property in Jubilee Hills. After the Telangana high court ruled in favor of HYDRAA and the cooperative society on August 21, affirming the eviction orders, Satya Narayana took his case to the Supreme Court. HYDRAA had issued notices to Satya Narayana, instructing him to remove a tin shed and nursery garden on the disputed land on…