Hyderabad, June 20 -- The Telangana High Court has questioned how it could issue directions to relocate graves located on a piece of land mortgaged to a bank, observing that the deceased also have rights and that the issue involves deeply held sentiments.

Justice B. Vijay Sen Reddy made the observations while hearing a petition filed by IDBI Bank concerning a parcel of land measuring 2,100 square yards in Nadargul, Hyderabad.

According to the bank, the land had been mortgaged by Melange Clothing Limited against a term loan of Rs 3.90 lakh. After the borrower allegedly defaulted on repayment, the bank initiated steps to take possession of the property. However, it found that graves existed on the land.

The bank informed the court that t...