A two-judge PIL bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice A Abhishek Reddy, on Wednesday appointed senior counsel L Ravichander as amicus curiae to assist the court in a case pertaining to encroachment of Hussain Sagar.
Lubna Sarwath, general secretary of Socialist Party of India, in a letter complained about laying of tar roads and carrying out construction work by the encroachers on around
10 acres at Pillars A279 to A287 (draft FTL map). It urged the court to issue directions to the authorities for eviction of encroachments and restore the area for free flow of rainwater, and also take necessary action against the officials for omissions, commissions and dereliction of duty.
The bench adjourned the case to April 1 directing the authorities to file their counter.