HC slams govt for giving land cheap to community bhavans

TheTelanganahigh court on Thursday came down heavily on the for its decision to hand over parcels of precious land in Khanamet near Hi-Tec city in Hyderabad to two caste groups, Kammas and Velamas, to build community bhavans.

The land is worth more than 1,000 crore and let them buy it at market rate as they are rich enough to purchase it in line with the states land allotment policy, he said appearing for the petitioner.

Objecting to the states action, the bench said that the government can give incentive for intercaste marriages as that would be in accordance with the goals of the Constitution, but promoting casteism would only further segregate Society.