Khammam: Opening of wine shops stayed in Bhadrachalam

Hyderabad: On Thursday, Justice Nooty Ramamohan Rao of the Hyderabad High Court decided interim direction by staying the setting up of wine shops in temple town of Bhadrachalam of Khammam district.

A plea moved by Murla Ramesh, a resident Bhadrachalam, seeking court direction to stop all further proceedings following the notification of the district collector, to allocate shops in Bhadrachalam town to Ponnam Ashok Goud was dealt by the judge. While issuing the notices to the respondents, the judge granted stay on all further proceedings till further orders. In another petition, the judge granted stay on allocations of six shops in Bandarugudem village of the district.