AP High Court orders stay on govt GO over distribution of capital lands to poor

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday has imposed a stay on the distribution of capital lands to poor as part of flagship program of houses for the poor. The High Court has issued an interim injunction ordering the stay of the recently issued GO.

The State government in February decided to distribute a part of land pooled for Amaravati to the poor under under 'Navaratnalu' Scheme. The government issued a GO stating that 1,251 acres of land was required to distribute house site pattas to 54,307 families.

The Jagan Mohan Reddy government in the GO had asked the CRDA to allot the land to an extent of 1251.51 acres in the villages of Nowluru, Krishnayapalem, Nidamarru, Inavolu, Kuragallu and Mandadam for the allocation of house sites to economically weaker sections under the programme.