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Padmalaya studio land taken over

Special Correspondent

Land allotted to actor Krishna to develop film industry was found to be used for `other purposes'

HYDERABAD: The Government took over 5.5 acres out of the 9.5 acres of land allotted to film actor G. Krishna at Jubilee Hills here to set up Padmalaya film studio after finding prima facie that this part of the land was used for "other purposes" i.e. sale to others.

Tehsildar of Shaikhpet G. Venkateswarlu resumed the land after serving a show-cause notice on the studio management amid heavy police bandobust.

Mr. Krishna is a former Congress MP while his brother G. Adiseshagiri Rao is serving as chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Film, Television & Theatre Development Corporation.

The tehsildar said the land was allotted to Pamalaya in 1983 at Rs. 8,500 per acre, with the stipulation that he should use the land "only for development and promotion of film industry" by setting up studio. However, 5.5 acres of land was found to have been sold to two different parties in February 2006.

Hyderabad District Collector served the notice asking the studio management to showcause why the land used for other purpose should not be taken over. As the reply offered was found "not satisfactory", the Collector issued a second notice.

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