The issue of rehabilitation has led to stalling of works of Metro on the Secunderabad sector by virtue of orders of the Hyderabad High Court.

Justice M. S. Ramachandra Rao of the Hyderabad High Court restrained the officers from dispossessing the residents of Padmahamsa Apartments, Sardar Patel Road, Secunderabad. This stay will be in operation till June 30 and the case will be taken up for hearing on June10.

The owner-residents of the apartments filed a writ petition complaining that the officers passed award in violation of the statute and rules. They sought a direction to set aside the award. They submitted that the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act(Act 30 of 2013) provided for rehabilitation package and till that award was passed they could not be dispossessed. Until they were dispossessed, demolition of the building and work on metro could not take place. The judge stayed the dispossession till June 30 and served notice on respondents.