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Telangana HC Denies Stay on Bhoodan Land Demolitions

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court, on Wednesday, denied a request for interim relief or a stay on the large-scale demolition and rehabilitation efforts at Bhoodan lands in Velugumatla village, Khammam district. The court noted that intervening now might negatively impact many eligible beneficiaries in need. Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy issued this ruling while considering petitions from families displaced during the demolition drive conducted on February 24. The court instructed the state government to submit a detailed counter-affidavit and set the next hearing for April 15. During the proceedings, the government pleader for revenue presented written instructions detailing the status of…

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Telangana HC to Hear Plea on Bhoodan Land House Demolitions

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court is set to hear on March 23 a petition contesting the demolition of homes reportedly constructed on Bhoodan land in Velugumatla village, Khammam district. The petition was submitted by a group of 20 daily wage laborers who allege their residences were demolished by authorities on February 24. Although the case was not reviewed due to time constraints, Justice B Vijaysen Reddy acknowledged the issue after it was brought up by the petitioners’ counsel. He indicated it would be examined in depth on March 24. The petitioners, residents of Gotilla Park in Khanapuram Haveli urban area…

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Telangana: 412 Velugumatla Families Receive House Pattas

HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced on Wednesday the construction of a model colony for the underprivileged in Velugumatla, Khammam district, aimed at setting a benchmark for other states. Alongside Housing and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, all from Khammam, the Deputy CM distributed house site pattas and sanctioned Indiramma houses for families affected by the recent demolition drives against encroachments on Bhoodan land in Khammam’s urban mandal. The event took place in Khammam town. While opposition parties claimed that over 700 families were evicted from Bhoodan land, 412 eligible families in Velugumatla…