The New Indian Express ·
Telangana HC Orders Crackdown on Illegal Buildings
HYDERABAD: In a strong rebuke to illegal builders, the Telangana High Court has directed the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to seal a multi-storey building in the Old City of Hyderabad and ordered inspections of ongoing constructions in Siddambar Bazaar and Begum Bazaar, warning that the self-certification system cannot be misused to bypass building regulations.
The Telangana High Court expressed serious concern over unauthorised constructions in the two locations and directed the GHMC to take stringent action against violations of building regulations.
Justice B Vijaysen Reddy, hearing a writ petition filed by Raj Kumar, observed that the self-certification facility for obtaining building permissions could not be misused to circumvent mandatory setbacks and other planning norms.
