NGT panel says Edulakunta is govt water body, flags construction in survey land
The finding comes even as Telangana high court has ruled that the developer’s adjoining 13.17 acre property in Kukatpally does not overlap with the lake survey, creating a legal and administrative impasse over the disputed land. The committee also noted a contrasting legal position emerging from a July 31 judgement of the high court. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka held that NVN Constructions’ 13 acres 17 guntas in survey Nos. 1003 to 1006 of Kukatpally is a private patta land and does not overlap survey No. 7 of Khanamet. 7 or other govt land and cannot extend into NVN Constructions’ property. After the fencing exercise in May, NVN Constructions moved contempt proceedings before the high court, which ordered restoration of the 13.17 acre property to its earlier condition, following which the developer regained possession and the fencing was removed.
With the revenue demarcation and the high court ruling pointing in different directions, the committee said the issue has been referred to the advocate general’s office. Further measures to protect the kunta, it said, will be taken based on legal advice. The court further held that no water body, shikam or tank exists within the developer’s land. It observed that any restoration of Edulakunta, if required, must be confined to survey No.