No coercive action against Harish Rao’s kin: Telangana high court to govt | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Monday directed the state govt not to take any coercive action against BRS MLA T Harish Rao’s father-in-law Madhavarapu Hanmantha Rao or dispossess him from his 3.22 acres of land in Velikatta village of Siddipet district until a petition filed by him is finally decided.Justice N V Shravan Kumar passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by Hanmantha Rao challenging a Sept 29, 2026, show cause notice issued to him by the revenue authorities, proposing to resume the said land.The judge also directed Hanmantha Rao to submit his explanation to the notice within two weeks and also the authorities to file counters in the matter, before adjourning the matter to be posted after the Dasara vacation.Senior counsel J Ramchander Rao, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the authorities had issued the notice with a predetermined decision to resume the land without giving his client an opportunity to explain his case.He submitted that Hanmantha Rao had purchased the land long ago by paying the required market price and sought protection against its resumption.Opposing the plea, the govt pleader for revenue assured the court that no action would be taken until the petitioner submitted his explanation. Govt also said the reply would be considered and disposed of within the time granted by the court.