Telangana High Court orders removal of HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath
The Telangana High Court directed Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju to immediately remove A.V. Ranganath as head of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA). The order was issued while hearing a contempt petition concerning a 40‑acre land dispute in Lothkunta filed by a private construction firm, and the court noted that as many as 63 contempt cases are pending against the commissioner.
The bench warned it could order the commissioner’s arrest and even place him in army barracks if he continued to defy judicial orders. Ranganath was ordered to file a written apology in an affidavit by a set Monday deadline, but the court rejected his untimely plea. State Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the government stands firmly behind HYDRAA, will review the court order, and praised the agency’s work in reclaiming over 3,300 acres of government land worth about Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
Entities: A. Revanth Reddy · A. V. Ranganath · A.V. Ranganath · Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju · Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRA) · Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) · Private construction company (Lothkunta landowner) · Ranganath · Sanjay Jaju · Telangana High Court · Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) · Wells Fargo International Solutions
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The order was issued while hearing a contempt petition about a 40‑acre land dispute in Lothkunta involving a private construction company. (and)
- [● 3 SOURCES] HYDRAA claims to have reclaimed 3,315 acres of government land worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore in two years. (and)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Telangana High Court directed Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju to remove HYDRAA Commissioner A.V. Ranganath. (and)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The court rejected the commissioner’s apology as untimely. (and)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Ranganath was ordered to file a written apology in an affidavit by a Monday deadline. (and)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The court warned it could order the commissioner’s arrest and place him in army barracks if violations continued. (and)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said the state government stands firmly behind HYDRAA and will review the court order. (and)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The High Court noted that as many as 63 contempt cases are pending against Commissioner Ranganath. (and)