Hyderabad, March 30 -- The Telangana High Court has ordered the state's heritage authority to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) within four weeks to Aditya Homes, enabling the construction of villas in the regulated zone of the historic Golconda Fort.

The court emphasized that the state authority is legally obligated to follow the recommendations of the National Monuments Authority (NMA), which had approved the project in 2008.

Background of the case

Aditya Homes had entered into a development agreement for a 14-acre plot in Qila Mohammed Nagar village and secured NMA clearance in 2008.

However, the state heritage authority withheld final approval, delaying the project for years. The matter escalated when social activist Mohammed...