Telangana High Court on Tuesday instructed the Secretary to Government (Agricultural Marketing) M. Raghunandan Rao and Director of Agricultural Marketing (Full Additional Charge) G. Lakshmi Bai to appear before it on March 14 in a contempt of court matter.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy passed this direction while hearing a contempt of court petition relating to shifting of Gaddiannaram Fruit Market to Baatasingaram. The plea was filed by Gaddiannaram wholesale fruit market association and the commission agents.
The bench also directed the State government to immediately stop the demolitions of structures at Gaddiannaram Fruit Market. It said the traders should be allowed inside Gaddiannaram market so that they can shift their belongings to the temporary market Batasingaram.