Hyderabad, May 29 -- The Telangana High Court on Thursday, May 28, pulled up the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) over an alleged demolition carried out at a residential compound in Kokapet without prior notice, observing that such action, particularly when a land dispute is already sub judice, was "not proper."

Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka passed interim orders directing HYDRAA and other authorities to maintain status quo at the Jaistha Villa compound in Kokapet village, Gandipet mandal, Rangareddy district, after hearing a vacation house motion petition filed by the Jaistha Villa Owners Maintenance Mutually Aided Cooperative Society.

What triggered the petition

The society moved court challenging an alle...