Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar of Telangana High Court passed an interim direction instructing Revenue officials of Nagarkurnool district not to undertake any activity in the patta land of a farmer Kakunoori Madhu.
The judge directed Revenue department Principal Secretary, Nagarkurnool district Collector and other officials not to use the farmer’s land for any other purpose till further orders. Madhu of Vuyyalawada village in Nagarkurnool mandal of the district moved the HC stating that Revenue officials had made him sign papers surrendering his land admeasuring 2.20 acres to government for setting up a Government Medical College.
The land is in Vuyyalawada village under survey no. 237/3/A1. The petitioner claimed that he was made to sign the papers in a coercive manner. He sought a direction from the HC to declare attempts of the government to acquire his patta land without his consent.
