Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- Revenue officials in Telangana cannot take coercive action against properties caught in court disputes while the High Court is closed for Dussehra, the Telangana High Court has ordered.

According to The Times of India, Justice NV Shravan Kumar directed the principal secretary of the revenue department to instruct all district collectors and the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) to refrain from coercive steps between Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 25.

The court said authorities may still issue notices to the concerned parties in accordance with the law.

The order came on an urgent lunch motion petition filed by Seelam Leelavathi of Khammam district. In her case, the court al...