Mr. Sistla Krishna v. The State of Telangana
Case brief
What is this about?
Eviction notice by District Forest Officer, Medchal Division; alleged forest land encroachment; Plot No.5, Sy.No.395, Lalsabgudem, Gajularamaram, Medchal-Malkajgiri District; LRS application 02.10.2020; registered sale deed Document No.14036 of 2020 dated 04.08.2020; explanation/representation dated 02.06.2025 pending; direction to consider and decide strictly in accordance with law; notice and opportunity of hearing (natural justice); four-week timeline; interim status quo; Article 226 Constitution of India; Telangana Forest Act, 1967 proviso; disposal at admission stage with consent; no costs; writ of certiorari-type challenge to notice not decided on merits.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage with consent of parties: respondent No.3 (District Forest Officer, Medchal Division) directed to pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's explanation/representation dated 02.06.2025 strictly in accordance with law, after putting affected parties on notice and affording hearing, preferably within four weeks, and to communicate a copy of the order to the petitioner; both parties to maintain status quo as on today in respect of the subject property till such disposal; miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed; no order as to costs.