Hyderabad, July 18 -- The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana High Court to decide whether the newly constructed gate, fencing, and retaining wall at Bathukamma Kunta in Hyderabad should remain in place, after HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath defended their continuation despite an earlier High Court order directing their removal.

The direction came during the hearing of an appeal filed by Ranganath challenging the Telangana High Court's March 17 order, which had directed the removal of the structures within four weeks.

The dispute stems from a contempt petition filed by Sudhakar Reddy, who alleged that the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRAA) violated the High Court's status quo order by carrying out co...