State Challenges Compensation for Failing to Provide Land for Two Decades
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The Telangana government is challenging a court-ordered compensation payment for failing to provide land to a displaced woman for two decades.
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- The Telangana government acquired land from Dhanthakala Chinnamma in 2006 for the Sriramsagar project but failed to provide the promised alternative two acres of land for twenty years.
- A court ordered the government in March 2026 to provide the land and pay compensation of 10 lakh rupees for lost agricultural income and 25,000 rupees for legal costs.
- The state government subsequently appealed to the Telangana High Court to set aside the compensation order while admitting it still has not provided the land.
- The High Court ordered the government to allot the land within two weeks before it will consider the request to remove the compensation penalty.
What to watch next
- Government submission of a report confirming land allotment to Chinnamma within two weeks.
- High Court decision on the state's request to set aside the 10 lakh rupee compensation.
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NamedIndia · Dhanthakala Chinnamma · Aparesh Kumar Singh · Sriramsagar Project · Telangana High Court · Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy
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