The Hyderabad High Court on Friday asked the Telangana government to file a counter affidavit to a petition filed by popular Telugu actor Prabhas, challenging the seizure of his guest house by the revenue authorities in Hyderabad.
Officials on Monday had seized the guest house of the Baahubali actor and other private properties located at Rayadurgam on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The revenue officials cited a recent order by the Supreme Court declaring the entire parcel of 84 acres of land as government property.
Prabhas, whose full name is Uppalapati Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju, filed a petition challenging the action by the revenue authorities without serving him a notice. He said he purchased the land in 2005 and paid the fee for its regularisation.
The High Court, which heard the petition on Friday, ordered that the status quo be maintained at the site till further orders. It asked the state government to file a counter affidavit by December 24 and adjourned the hearing to December 31.
The government's counsel informed the court that no demolition was carried out at the seized property.
On the professional front, Prabhas will next be seen in trilingual Saaho, also starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Shraddha Kapoor. The movie is set to release next year Independence Day. Prabhas will also make his TV debut with Karan Johar's chat show Koffee With Karan 6. He will appear with his Baahubali team- director SS Rajamouli and co-actor Rana Daggubati. Koffee With Karan 6: Who is bad boy between Prabhas and Rana Daggubati? Watch videos to know
(With IANS inputs)
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