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Telangana High Court directs PIL petitioner to approach government over Secunderabad war memorial
The Telangana High Court directed the PIL petitioner to represent the matter to the State government regarding a World War-II memorial in Secunderabad. The bench declined to interfere, noting the memorial’s preservation concerns, and adjourned the PIL after summer vacation while the government indicated the memorial is unlikely to be demolished as the elevated corridor project is in its early stages.
Why It Matters
The decision highlights judicial deferment in a heritage preservation issue amid infrastructure development, underscoring the balance between development and preservation.
Timeline
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HC directs PIL petitioner to represent to State government
May 6, 2026
On May 6, 2026, a bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G. M. Mohiuddin heard the Public Interest Litigation filed by Ramakrishna, former member of Secunderabad Cantonment Board. The High Court declined to interfere and directed the petitioner to represent the matter to the State government. The government counsel stated that the World War-II memorial, located on General Chaudhary Road beside Parade Ground in Secunderabad and built in memory of Indian soldiers in the 1950s, is unlikely to be demolished as the elevated corridor project is at an initial stage. The PIL hearing was adjourned after the summer vacation.