Hyderabad, Oct. 11 -- The Telangana High Court questioned why Kamareddy BJP MLA Venkataramana Reddy chose to approach the court over alleged encroachments of lakes in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts instead of raising the issue in the Assembly.

Court issues notices to govt

The court issued notices to the state government, Hyderabad Lake Protection Authority (HYDRAA), HMDA, and GHMC, seeking explanations on the lake encroachments and adjourned the hearing to October 30.

Justice B Vijayasen Reddy was hearing the petition filed by the MLA, who alleged that real estate firms were encroaching on lakes and other water bodies to build multi-storied buildings.

The BJP MLA claimed that despite filing complaints with th...