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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUJOY PAUL, ACJ, RENUKA YARA, J
State Archaeological Museums Department, Hyderabad – Appellant
Versus
V. Swaroopa Rani – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Renuka Yara, J.
Heard Ms. Divya Adepu, learned Special Government Pleader attached to the office of the learned Advocate General for the State of Telangana, appearing for the appellants, Sri Vedula Srinivas, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Mr. K. Pradeep Reddy, learned counsel for respondent Nos.4 and 5 in W.A.No.1639 of 2017, Sri Vedula Venkata Ramana, learned Senior Counsel appearing for M/s. Bharadwaj Associates for the respondents in W.A.No.1661 of 2017. Perused the record.
2. The appeals are preferred by the appellants/respondents aggrieved by the impugned common order dated 07.03.2017 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P.Nos.13810 and 16754 of 2008. In the said order, the appellants were directed to pay costs of Rs.20,000/- to the respondents in each writ petition; declared the action of writ appellant No.1 in constructing the compound wall covering the land of the respondents in Sy.No.318/1, situated in Gaddiannaram Village, Asmangadh, Malakpet, Hyderabad, as illegal, violative of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India, contrary to the orders passed by the P.A. to Collector, Hyderabad District in No.B2/392/78, dt.14.08.1980 as confirmed in Commissioner, S
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