Use 4-acre land in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri strictly for KGBV development: Telangana HC to state

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has restrained the state government from handing over four acres of prime land in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district to private individuals.

The court directed that the land be used strictly for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) infrastructure development.

Firm directions to top officials

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice Ghouse Meera Mohiuddin issued categorical directions to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary (Revenue), Commissioner of Mothkur Municipality, and the District Collector of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri to ensure that the land is neither transferred nor reconveyed in any manner to private claimants.

The Bench further ordered that the land be properly fenced and protected on all sides to prevent encroachments or unauthorised construction.

Land to be used only for girls’ education

Stressing that public land cannot be diverted for private benefit, the court directed that the four acres, located in Survey Nos. 859 and 860 at Mothkur village and mandal must be utilised exclusively for school buildings, hostels, playgrounds, and other infrastructure for KGBV institutions.

These residential schools provide free education to girls from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Below Poverty Line families.

Long-running dispute over donated land

The case arose from a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Dr. Gurram Lakshminarasimha Reddy, a retired doctor, seeking protection of the land from being handed over to private individuals.

The petitioners, Aginati Ravi Kumar and Ravoori Nikshmaiah, had donated six acres in 2005 to the District Sports Authority for constructing a Mini Sports Stadium. However, even after 19 years, the stadium was never built.

Earlier order set aside

While the Government utilised two acres of the donated land to construct a KGBV school, the remaining four acres remained vacant. On November 21, 2024, a Single Judge had ordered the State to reconvey the unused portion of the land to the donors.

However, allowing both the PIL filed by Dr. Reddy and the Writ Appeal filed by the Government, the Division Bench set aside the Single Judge’s order and held that the land continues to serve a public purpose and must remain with the State for future educational expansion.

Green signal for KGBV expansion

With the latest ruling, all connected petitions were disposed of, and the Government has been given a clear path to proceed with the development of additional KGBV infrastructure on the disputed four-acre stretch.