Telangana HC blames field staff for illegal buildings in city

Hyderabad: Taking note of the role of junior level officials of the GHMC’s town planning section for the first time for the rampant illegal constructions in the city, the Telangana High Court on Thursday warned that heads will roll at the higher echelons down to field-level staff if any delinquency is noticed among the staff in curbing illegal constructions.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy made it clear that the High Court will monitor all the recalcitrant officers who are turning a blind eye to the rampant illegal and unauthorised constructions taking place right under their nose.

 

Chief Justice Kohli told the staff of the GHMC that bells were ringing aloud, and errant officials must get ready to be axed if they continued with the same working style. “If they don’t pick up the thread even now, they will face the consequences,” the CJ said.

The bench opined that the town planning officers at all levels were in…

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