High Court imposes fine on state

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, April 23: Justice G Raghuram of the AP High Court onWednesday imposed Rs 2,500 as cost on the state government for notfiling a counter in a petition.
While dealing with a petition filed by Ms Fathima Bee and others ,residents of Gurramkonda village in Chittoor district the court directed that the government was at liberty to identify the officers responsible for not filing the counter and initiate action against them.
The court asked the registry to serve a copy of the order to the ChiefSecretary to enable him to take remedial measures.
The petitioner informed the court that lands of Chittiboyinapalle belonged to Syed Abdul Khader. He received the lands from Tippu Sultan, the kingof Mysore in 1700.
The petitioners have purchased the lands fromLakshman Rao and the Estates Abolition Act does not apply to these lands,the petitioners claimed.
The petitioners told the court that the revenue authorities trying to takeover the lands from them and making arrangements to issue DKT pattas to third parties.The court asked the revenue authorities to file a counter. The district collector informed the court that they have sent all the details to the government pleader but the pleader failed to submit it to the court.