Here's a simple look at what happened in the court case about a flower shop eviction involving the Forest Department and a lot of back-and-forth legal stuff.
Chilaka Chiranjeevi, a 62-year-old farmer, set up a temporary flower shop on land managed by the Forest Department in Aswaraopeta. The shop was built with cement sheets and bricks. The Forest Department, led by officers like Sri M Murali and Sri P Srinivas, said this was against the rules.
"The person took over some of the land managed by the Forest Department without permission."
The Forest Department sent letters to Chilaka Chiranjeevi in 2022, asking him to prove he had the right to use the land. Chiranjeevi didn’t reply to these letters. Later, in 2025, another letter was sent, but he refused to take it.
"The person did not reply to the letters and did not provide any documents."
On June 6, 2025, the authorities, including the local government official (Tahsildar) and police, removed Chilaka Chiranjeevi and tore down the temporary shop. They took out his belongings and gave them back to him.
"The removal happened in front of the local government official and police officers."
Chilaka Chiranjeevi filed a case saying that the Forest Department didn’t follow the correct steps before tearing down his shop. He felt he was being singled out since other nearby shops weren't removed.
Judge Surepalli Nanda looked at the case. The court decided that the Forest Department followed the rules and there was no wrongdoing. The case was closed without any punishment.
"This Court believes there was no wrongdoing by the Forest Department."
Interestingly, after the eviction, Chilaka Chiranjeevi quickly set up a new makeshift shop at the same spot using wooden poles and a tarpaulin. The situation continues, but for now, the court agrees with the Forest Department.
