Telangana HC Grants Week for Gov’t to Respond in GHMC Merger Case
HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has granted the state government one last opportunity to submit its responses to a series of petitions challenging the merger of panchayats, municipalities, and municipal corporations within the Outer Ring Road limits into the GHMC. The bench, led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, stated, “As a final indulgence, the respondents (state) are allowed one week to file a counter-affidavit.” The court also granted an additional week for the petitioners to respond to the state’s counters and adjourned the matter for further hearings. Among the petitioners is 98-year-old farmer MA Shareef…