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The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to allot 2BHK houses at Kollur to 71 families displaced from Bhimrao Bada in Hyderabad, bringing an end to a 17-year rehabilitation dispute. The court ruled that the families, evicted during the construction of the P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway, could not be denied permanent housing despite administrative delays. The judgment reinforces the state's obligation to honour rehabilitation commitments made to project-affected residents.
The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to allot two-bedroom houses to 71 displaced families from Bhimrao Bada in Nampally, bringing closure to a rehabilitation dispute that has remained unresolved for nearly 17 years.
The affected families were evicted in 2009 to facilitate the construction of the P.V. Narasimha Rao Elevated Expressway, one of Hyderabad's key urban infrastructure projects connecting the city to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. While many displaced residents were subsequently rehabilitated under government housing schemes, the remaining 71 families continued to await permanent accommodation despite repeated assurances.
Delivering its judgment, the High Court instructed the state to allot 2BHK houses at the Kollur housing project to all eligible petitioners within a stipulated timeframe. The court observed that the prolonged delay had deprived the families of their right to rehabilitation and noted that administrative lapses could not justify denying benefits promised during land acquisition and eviction.
The petitioners argued that they had vacated their homes after government assurances that alternative housing would be provided. However, despite years of representations and legal proceedings, permanent rehabilitation had not materialised. During the intervening period, many families continued to live in temporary accommodation while pursuing their claims before the court.
The High Court held that once the government undertakes rehabilitation as part of a public infrastructure project, it is obligated to implement those commitments fairly and without discrimination. The bench noted that similarly placed families had already received housing benefits, making it unjustifiable to exclude the remaining eligible beneficiaries.
The judgment effectively concludes a dispute that began with the implementation of one of Hyderabad's largest transport infrastructure projects. The P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway significantly improved connectivity between central Hyderabad and the international airport but also required the displacement of several settlements along its alignment.
The Kollur 2BHK housing project, developed under Telangana's flagship housing programme, has been used to rehabilitate economically weaker sections and project-affected families. The High Court's direction ensures that the remaining Bhimrao Bada residents will now receive permanent housing under the same rehabilitation framework.
The ruling is expected to have broader implications for future infrastructure projects involving land acquisition and displacement. It reinforces the principle that rehabilitation commitments made by governments must be honoured within a reasonable period and that affected families cannot be left in prolonged uncertainty after surrendering their homes for public development.
For the 71 Bhimrao Bada families, the judgment marks the end of a long legal battle and paves the way for permanent resettlement after nearly two decades of waiting.
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