Hyderabad, May 10 -- The Telangana High Court has held that land losers cannot be denied compensation due to irregularities committed by court staff in the alleged diversion of Rs 3.08 crore deposited in the Gadwal Senior Civil Judge Court between 2015 and 2022.

A division bench comprising Justice P. Sam Koshy and Justice Nandikonda Narsing Rao observed that victims who lost valuable agricultural lands for a public project were being deprived of the benefits of compensation because of the misconduct of court employees.

The court directed the High Court administration, Gadwal district court authorities and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to immediately take steps for a permanent resolution of the issue.

The bench further said it was th...