Telangana HC suspends sentence against civic chief

A two-judge bench of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday suspended a sentence against a civic official. The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar made the interim order while admitting a contempt appeal filed by C. Satya Babu. Earlier, a single judge of the court had sentenced the municipal commissioner to six months’ imprisonment for not demolishing structures constructed by Vishwa Bharathi Educational



Society. 

The judge had faulted the civic authority for permitting continued construction contrary to an undertaking given to the court. The judge had found connivance in the silence and consequential contempt. The bench admitted the appeal and suspended the sentence. However, the fine imposed which was paid was made subject to the writ appeal.