Hyderabad, June 8 -- The Telangana High Court has clarified that complaints regarding illegal constructions need not be filed only by direct victims.

Any individual, including a stranger or even a passerby, can lodge a complaint about unauthorised constructions. This clarification came in a recent verdict addressing a dispute over illegal buildings in Hyderabad's Begumpet area.

Background of the case

Anita Andallu Cheguri approached the High Court seeking to overturn previous orders that directed authorities to take action against unauthorised constructions on a 400-square-yard plot in BS Maktha, Begumpet, Hyderabad. Justice T Vinod Kumar presided over the case.

The petitioner's counsel argued that both the petitioner and her son had ...