Hyderabad, Oct. 15 -- A 35-floor tower coming up beside the historic Moazzam Jahi Market in the heart of Hyderabad has drawn sharp questions from the Telangana High Court, which wondered how a project of such scale was cleared in the first place.

According to The Times of India, Justice B Vijaysen Reddy made the observation on Tuesday, October 13, while hearing a petition against the Meenakshi Elysia project at Gunfoundry in Abids. The judge said the size of the project warranted close examination, given its impact on a congested urban locality. He noted that the project comprises 35 floors, along with two cellar levels and five additional levels.

The petition was filed by the Society for Crusade against Corruption. It challenges the pe...