Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- The Telangana High Court on Monday, August 10, allowed the Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) to resume land acquisition for the Metro Rail Phase-II project, vacating a stay it had granted in January 2025 that had put the process on hold.

Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by the Telangana government seeking to lift the stay. The court clarified that questions about the legality and procedural compliance of the acquisition process would be examined at the final hearing of the petition, but that the acquisition itself could proceed in the meantime, strictly in accordance with law.

The case concerns land acquisition for the Metro Phase-II corridor, which runs from MGB...