Hyderabad, July 22 -- The Supreme Court has directed the Telangana High Court to decide whether the gate, fence and retaining wall constructed by the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) at Bathukammakunta in Amberpet should be allowed to remain, while suspending the contempt finding against HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath until the issue is decided.

A division bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu passed the order on July 17 while disposing of a special leave petition filed by Ranganath, who had challenged the Telangana High Court's March 2026 order holding him guilty of contempt of court.

The apex court observed that Ranganath had filed a compliance affidavit in accordance with its earlier...