Telangana HC Orders Renaming of Timmapur Gram Panchayat Office in Memory of Late Sarpanch Raji Reddy
मुख्य बातें
- •The Telangana High Court directed the Siddipet district administration to rename the Timmapur gram panchayat office as 'Raji Reddy Bhavan' as per GO Rt No. 96 issued in 2020.
- •The decision follows a writ petition filed by the late Raji Reddy's daughter-in-law, who served as sarpanch from 1987 to 1992.
- •The gram panchayat unanimously resolved in 2017 to name the new office building after Raji Reddy, leading to the state government's GO in 2020.
- •A writ petition filed in 2020 to challenge the GO was withdrawn, prompting the High Court to direct compliance with the government order.
- •The court emphasized the duty of authorities to enforce government directives and honor local leaders.
- •The Siddipet district administration is expected to comply with the order and affix the name 'Raji Reddy Bhavan' on the office building soon.
Hyderabad, June 02, 2026: The Telangana High Court has issued a directive to the Siddipet district administration to rename the office building of the Timmapur gram panchayat in Dubbaka mandal as 'Raji Reddy Bhavan', in accordance with a government order (GO) issued by the state six years ago. The order was passed by a bench of the High Court while hearing a writ petition filed by the daughter-in-law of the late Raji Reddy, who served as the sarpanch of Timmapur village from 1987 to 1992.
