HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has postponed the hearing on a series of petitions contesting the e-auction of an 8.24-acre land parcel in Hakimpet, Banjara Hills, effectively pausing the auction process.
The auction was initially set for June 19, but was delayed to July 2 due to claims of ownership raised by certain parties in the High Court.
During the hearing, Justice NV Shravan Kumar ordered the appointment of two advocate commissioners, one representing the petitioners and the other for the state government. “They are to inspect the lands and submit a report to the court,” stated the judge, adjourning the case until July 20 for further proceedings.
The petitioners are requesting the annulment of the e-auction notification and have urged the authorities to conduct a joint survey to establish clear boundaries before moving forward with any auction. They are also seeking an interim halt on all proceedings until the writ petition is resolved.
Advocate N. Sridhar Reddy has been assigned to represent the state, while Shyamesh Agarwal is representing the petitioners. Both are instructed to inspect the land on July 4 in the presence of all relevant parties.
K.R. Sudarshan Reddy, president of the Yamuna Nagar Co-operative Housing Society and the Yamuna Nagar Plot Owners Association, expressed concerns that the authorities were proceeding with the auction without first conducting a joint survey or clearly defining the boundaries between the auctioned land and adjacent properties claimed by the society and its members.
The petitioners assert ownership of approximately 28.27 acres in survey Nos. 102/2 and 102/3 of Hakimpet village, stating that individual plot owners purchased the land from the original pattadar, whose title has since been validated by the government, ultimately leading to the establishment of the housing society.
They further claim that ongoing boundary disputes regarding survey Nos. 102/1, 102/2, 102/3, and nearby lands remain unresolved.
The petitioners also alleged that, despite prior directives from the High Court against interference with possession, the authorities transferred land to HMDA and initiated the auction without issuing proper notifications or conducting a joint survey. They noted that requests made in May for a joint survey and boundary demarcation received no adequate response.
While HMDA maintains that the auctioned land belongs to the government under survey No. 102/1 and claims no interference with other survey numbers, the society contends that unresolved boundary issues could lead to future disputes and multiple litigations.
