Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- The Telangana High Court has expressed strong dissatisfaction over the continued encroachment of footpaths in Hyderabad, observing that tax-paying citizens are being forced onto roads and exposed to accidents due to the lack of pedestrian space.

Hearing a petition filed by a woman named Indumathi challenging a demolition notice issued by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Justice NV Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court declined to interfere with the civic body's action and directed authorities to proceed in accordance with the law.

Petition challenging GHMC notice

The petitioner approached the court after GHMC issued a notice threatening demolition of alleged illegal constructions at Baghling...