Hyderabad, Aug. 28 -- The Telangana High Court has raised serious questions over who granted permission for blasting operations being carried out near Nyaya Vihar in Jubilee Hills.

The matter came up for hearing before Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed over the issue.

During the proceedings, the counsel representing the mining department informed the court that the blasting was being conducted with police permission.

At this, Chief Justice Alok Aradhe questioned whether the police had the necessary technical understanding of the intensity of the blasts and how far the stone fragments could scatter.

He observed that permissions were being cited under the City Police Act...