*Hyderabad, August 28, 2024* — The Revenue Department has served a demolition notice to educational institutions owned by Marri Rajasekhar Reddy, BRS MLA from Malkajgiri and son-in-law of former minister Mallareddy, for encroaching on lake beds. The institutions affected include the Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology and the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering. These institutions occupy approximately 8 acres and 24 guntas of land within the Chinna Damera Cheruvu in Dundigal Village, Gandimaisamma-Dundigal Mandal.This action follows a High Court directive responding to a writ petition (W.P. No. 14728 of 2007) filed by Anil C. Dayakar, which highlighted illegal constructions across 13 tank bed areas in Hyderabad and the erstwhile Ranga Reddy District. The court mandated a comprehensive report on lake bed encroachments, demarcation of the full tank level (FTL), and protection of water bodies.The Medchal-Malkajgiri District Collector confirmed that the notice was issued under Section 23 of the Telangana Water, Land and Trees Act, 2002, and relevant sections of the Telangana (TA) Irrigation Act, 1357 Fasli. The institutions have been given seven days to remove the illegal structures or face further legal action.