Justice Lalitha Kanneganti of the Telangana High Court on Thursday sought to know from former GHMC Commissioner Lokesh Kumar how police protection was secured for demolition of a structure in Banjara Hills which was carried out in violation of High Court direction.
IAS officer Lokesh Kumar, who was issued Form-I notice for contempt of court over demolition of the structure which was the bone of contention between a tenant and a building owner, appeared before the Judge. The civic body’s former chief explained to the Judge that he was unaware of the High Court order with regard to the demolition of the structure in Banjara Hills.
A businessman, K. Nandukumar, rented part of a building in Banjara Hills owned by film actor D. Venkatesh. The tenant and the building owner had dispute on some points of the rented portion in which Nandukumar allegedly erected some structures illegally. Both moved the High Court which directed the authorities to take appropriate action without initiating coercive steps against the parties.
