Hyderabad, Sept. 21 -- The Telangana High Court has struck down orders of the District Cooperative Society Registrar that directed attachment of assets belonging to the family members of former CEOs of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) in cases related to financial misappropriation.

Justice T Madhavi Devi delivered the judgment after hearing the petitions filed against the orders. The court observed that the registrar had failed to issue mandatory notices before initiating property attachment proceedings.

The case arose from recovery proceedings in Jagtial district's Yemapur PACS. As part of a Rs 76.28 lakh surcharge recovery, properties of former CEO T Madhukar were seized.

Challenging this, his wife Tirunagari Saritha...