HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday declined to stay GO Ms No. 27 dated November 22, 2025, which introduced the Hyderabad Industrial Lands Transformation Policy (HILTP)-2025, enabling conversion and alienation of 9,292.53 acres of public industrial land.
A bench of Justice P Sam Koshy and Justice S Chalapathi Rao issued notices to the Special Chief Secretary (Industries & Commerce), Managing Director (Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation), Principal Secretary (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), and Secretary (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare).
The matter has been adjourned to December 29, 2025 for counter-affidavits from the state and Union governments.
State defends policy to shift industries
Petitions seeking interim suspension of the GO were filed by Dr KA Paul, president of Praja Shanthi Party, and retired professor K Purushotham Reddy.
The matter has been adjourned to December 29, 2025 for counter-affidavits from the Telangana and Union governments.
Paul, appearing via video conference, alleged the move was “the biggest scam in India’s history,” valuing the land at `6 lakh crore, and warned that it could be alienated within 45 days.
Senior counsel K Vivek Reddy, representing Purushotham Reddy, submitted that the GO allows conversion of industrial land for residential and institutional use, stating that such changes require Master Plan amendment under the HMDA Act.
He said the policy contradicts a 2013 order that barred re-purposing until units were shifted outside city limits.
Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy opposed the pleas, arguing the policy would shift polluting industries from Balanagar, Khatedan and Kukatpally to reduce urban pollution. He said the petitions were premature and clarified that no land would be repurposed before relocation, adding that public objections would be invited before Master Plan changes.
“We are not setting up new industrial zones; we are shifting existing ones to reduce pollution,” he said.