LRS: TS govt told to wait for SC guidelines

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, directed the State government to not take any coercive steps pertaining to the Layout Regularisation Scheme and Building Regularisation Scheme till the said petition is pending in the Supreme Court. The court also stated that the Telangana government, along with all other States, must file a report within 8 weeks.

The court observed that once the Supreme Court lays down substantial guidelines, only then the High Court shall



interfere and pass necessary orders. However, the panel recorded that a stay will be granted on the Building Regularisation Scheme and the last date for payment of Layout Regularisation Scheme is January 31, 2021. 

The PIL was filed by Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, Member of Parliament, regarding unapproved and illegal layouts being regularised under the Telangana Regularisation of Unapproved and Illegal Layout Rules, 2020, without imposing any penalties on civilians violating these rules.