By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Feb. 9: The AP High Court on Wednesday directed the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (Vuda) to refund `87.63 crores to a real estate firm.
The court was dealing with a petition filed by Devona Infrastructure Ltd aggrieved by the action of Vuda in not refunding the purchase consideration amount.
The petitioner brought to the notice of the High Court that they bid to purchase 28 acres pursuant to the notice of Vuda and they won the bid and paid the amount.
He said Vuda failed in handing over 28 acres to them and it has given possession only to the extent of 19 acres.
He told the court that they have represented to the authorities to refund the money, but till date they did not refund.
The court directed Vuda to refund the amount to the petitioner with immediate affect.
TTD served notice on staff allowance
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmed Kakru and Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar of the High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a writ petition challenging the action of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in giving various allowances to its employees.
Mr G. Venkateswara Rao, a resident of Guntur filed the petition stating that the TTD was providing allowances to the tune of `15 crore per year to its employees in the form of tuition fee, bus pass coupons, chappal and shoe allowance apart from house sites in land belonging to the temple.
The petitioner contended that the provisions of the Endowments Act do not permit such expenditure.
The High Court has directed the respondents to file their version on the petition
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