Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court strongly criticised HYDRAA and its Commissioner AV Ranganath for repeated violations of judicial directions under the guise of lake restoration. Hearing contempt petitions, the judge warned that authority must serve the public, not display power, and questioned HYDRAA’s statutory basis for unilateral actions.

By Legal Correspondent

Hyderabad: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court on Friday delivered a sharp and serious admonition to HYDRAA and its Commissioner, AV Ranganath, over what the court described as “repeated misuse of authority and open violations of judicial directions” in the name of lake restoration and protection of water bodies.

Hearing a batch of contempt cases, the judge made it clear that the a

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