Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 14-10-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) on behalf of the State of Telangana.
- Respondents: Shahana Hyder & Ors.
- The matter arises from the impugned judgment and order dated 30-09-2026 in IA No.1/2026 and IA No.3/2026 of Writ Appeal No.420/2016 passed by the High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad.
- Special Leave Petitions (SLP) Nos. 36261‑36262/2026 and SLP No. 36966/2026 were taken on board and disposed of by a common order.
- The underlying main case (Writ Appeal No.420/2016) concerns the vesting of a specific parcel of land in the State of Telangana.
- The High Court had earlier issued an interim order directing a survey of the subject land; the survey report has been submitted before the High Court.
- The Supreme Court, after hearing senior counsel for the petitioner (including Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi) and counsel for the respondent, issued the following directions:
- (a) The High Court is to decide the main case on a priority basis, preferably within two months.
- (b) The High Court may consider the survey report while deciding the case, after inviting objections from both sides.
- (c) The final decision in the appeal must not be delayed because of the survey report, which was obtained to prevent unlawful encroachment.
- (d) Parties are free to raise all contentions before the High Court, including those from previous rounds of litigation.
- (e) The Court expressed no opinion on the merits of the case.
- (f) Any pending applications, if any, shall stand closed.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court disposed of the Special Leave Petitions with the above procedural directions, without adjudicating on the merits, and ordered that pending applications be closed.
Topics: Land Vesting, Judicial Direction