HC junks UoH plea against road, says no proof land belongs to it

University of Hyderabad suffered a major setback when the Telangana high court on Thursday ruled that there was no proof to show that 2,324 acres of land at Gachibowli was allotted only to the university.

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The court also said the university could now approach a civil court seeking title over the land.

Justice Shameem Akther pronounced this order in a petition filed by the university questioning the action of the state government and the GHMC in forcibly laying a road over 18 acres of land. Dismissing the plea, the judge pointed out several instances where the university itself had relinquished rights over hundreds of acres.

The judge, who heard the state, the university and the civic authorities, said that there was no lawful allotment and delivery of possession of the entire extent of 2,324 acres of land to the university. “There is no GO or conveyance deed to show the transfer of land to the varsity,” the judge said.