Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, December 5, accepted Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency ( HYDRAA ) commissioner AV Ranganath’s unconditional apology in a contempt case relating to the Bathukamma Kunta land dispute.

The High Court on November 27 had warned that a non-bailable warrant (NBW) would be issued against the commissioner if he failed to appear in person in the case proceedings related to a land dispute between HYDRAA and A Sudhakar Reddy.

A division bench comprising Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya and Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar, hearing the dispute case, had issued a contempt notice to the commissioner on October 30 after Sudhakar Reddy approached the High Court alleging that HYDRAA had encroached on his land.

Sudhakar Reddy had furnished p

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