Hyderabad: The increase in the number of farmers approaching the Hyderabad High Court is likely to delay land acquisition for the new capital of AP.

Despite assurance by the Andhra Pradesh government before the High Court that there will not be any interference with the petitioner farmers’ lands situated in the Capital Region Development Authority Region without following the due process of law, several farmers are moving court.

On Friday, 23 farmers from Tulluru mandal moved a petition seeking removal of their lands from the Land Pooling Scheme.

K. Prasad Reddy and 22 other farmers on Friday urged Justice A. Rajasekhar Reddy to direct the authorities to pass orders as per Rule 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules 2015 on the objection petitions filed by them.

They complained to the court that they were not allowed to raise crops in the farmlands to be acquired under the land-pooling scheme and that the authorities were trying to interfere with their property without considering the petitions filed by them.

AP additional advocate general Dammalpati Srinivasa Rao reiterated the stand of the government that it will not interfere with the petitioners’ lands without following the due process of law.