Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Monday granted the BRS three weeks’ time to file its counter-affidavits in two public interest litigations challenging the allotment of 11 acres of govt land in Kokapet in 2023.“Three weeks’ time is granted as a last indulgence (chance) to file counters,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin said while hearing the PILs filed separately by Forum for Good Governance, an NGO, and city-based advocate A Venkatarami Reddy. The matter was adjourned for further hearing. The petitions challenge the allotment of 11 acres of govt land at Kokapet, a prime location in Hyderabad, to the BRS for establishing an excellence training and personal development centre. Alleging that the allocation was “absolutely for political purpose and not for the benefit of any common man, arbitrary, discriminatory, illegal, unjust, unfair, unreasonable, ex facie, unilateral, whimsical, without application of mind and unconstitutional”, the petitioners sought cancellation of the allotment and a thorough probe by the Anti-Corruption Bureau. During the hearing, the state govt informed the court that it had already filed its counters in the matter. The BRS counsel, however, said the state filed its counters only two weeks ago and sought an additional four weeks’ time to submit the party’s counter-affidavits. The state govt had filed its counters after the high court granted it a last opportunity in Dec 2025 to submit its counter-affidavit. Arguing on behalf of BRS, the counsel described the PILs as “politically motivated and lacking any public interest”. He contended that the petitioners had selectively targeted BRS but had not challenged similar allotments made to the present ruling dispensation, the Congress. He also placed before the bench a precedent from the Supreme Court in a similar matter. Strong remarkResponding to the submission, the bench observed that “two wrongs do not make a right”, noting that the counsel had already entered appearance in the cases and sought time earlier. “You already entered appearance (in the matters) and sought time on several occasions previously,” the bench said. Even as the counsel requested four weeks’ time to file counters, the bench granted three weeks and adjourned the matter for further hearing.
