The Telangana High Court has issued notices to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner R V Karnan and his predecessor K Ilambarithi in a contempt proceeding and directed the two IAS officers to file a counter-affidavit on or before January 9, 2026, failing which the court would impose Rs 10,000 towards costs.

The contempt case against the two officials was filed by petitioner Vaddam Shyam for the alleged “wilful and deliberate disobedience” of a previous court order.

The court had previously directed the GHMC commissioner to dispose of Shyam’s RTI application—the 2023 plea sought information on an occupancy certificate issued by the then chief city planner of the Serilingampally zone—on merits and strictly in accordance with the RTI Act within four weeks.

On December

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