The Telangana High Court today stayed the ongoing demolition of city-based Gaddiannaram fruit market.
The HC issued these orders in response to a petition filed by the traders of the market.
The Chief Justice of the HC Justice Satish Chandra also expressed his anger over the manner in which demolitions were being carried out by the authorities of the state government, and termed it unfortunate.
On February 8th, the HC had issued orders to the state government asking it allow the traders one month to transport their belongings to the newly-built Bata Singaram market yard. However, the authorities did not respond to the orders of the HC, prompting it to pass serious remarks against the state government on the 4th of this month.
The counsel for the petitioners Gangaiah Naidu told the HC today that the authorities had not only disregarded the orders of the HC, they had also demolished buildings on the market premises.
The government pleader told the HC that of 106 commission agents, 76 had vacated their premises so far.
Meanwhile, the HC adjourned contempt proceedings against the state government till the 14th of this month, and issued notices to the principal secretary of the marketing department M Raghunandan Rao and its director Lakshmi Bai to appear before it on that date.