Hyderabad, July 28 -- A Hyderabad City Civil Court has ordered the Nampally Vyayamshala Society to vacate more than 2,100 square yards of government land.

It also directed the Society to pay Rs 3.01 crore as compensation to the Telangana Housing Board for unauthorised occupation.

Violation of terms of the lease

The court found that the Society remained on the land even after its lease ended in 2004.

It also held that the Society had occupied additional government land without permission and violated the terms of the lease by operating a private school instead of a swimming pool.

According to court records, the Telangana Housing Board first leased 325 square yards of land to the society in 1957.

In 1959, another 894.36 square yards w...