Justice K. Lakshman of Telangana High Court on Tuesday awarded six-month jail term to Narsingi Municipal Commissioner and M. Ratna Reddy of Vishwa Bharati Educational Society in a contempt of court case.
The judge also imposed a fine amount of ₹2,000 each on the two persons. The sentence of imprisonment, however, was suspended for 10 days giving opportunity to the two persons to go for an appeal.
The society constructed a building to run educational institutions in two acres of land in Manchirevula village of Narsingi, claiming that it had entered into a lease deed with the land owner. It applied in 2020 to HMDA for permission for erecting the structure. During pendency of the application, government imposed lockdown due to COVID-19. The society paid ₹47.58 lakh towards development and other charges to the HMDA.