Telangana HC awards jail terms Siddipet District collector, Dy Collector
The court further ordered that an adverse entry shall be recorded in the service records of these two officials.
By PTI| Posted by Nikita Venkatesh | Updated: 11th March 2021 10:32 am IST (Representational Image)
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court has convicted three senior officials and awarded simple imprisonment to two of them, including Siddipet District Collector P Venkatrami Reddy, in a contempt case related to land acquisition for construction of a reservoir.
Allowing the contempt pleas by a batch of 15 petitioners, Justice M S Ramachandra Rao, in a recent order, held the three officials guilty of willful disobedience of the court’s orders related to acquisition of land in Siddipet District.
Telangana High Court awards jail term to Siddipet Collector, RDO
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Contempt of court in Mallannasagar land acquisition
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Contempt of court in Mallannasagar land acquisition
Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao of Telangana High Court punished two top revenue officials with simple imprisonment ranging from three to four months, after holding them guilty of contempt of court in a case relating to acquisition of land for Mallannasagar reservoir.
P. Venkatrami Reddy, who served as Siddipet district Collector till August 31, 2018 and continuing in the post from June 10, 2019, was awarded simple imprisonment of three months. The judge also imposed a fine of ₹2,000 on the officer while instructing him to pay ₹25,000 to the petitioners towards costs within four weeks.