Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the police on Wednesday not to restrict YSRTP President YS Sharmila’s movements and allow her to leave her Lotus Pond residence at will.

Telangana High Court Judge Justice Vijaysen Reddy ordered the police to remove the barriers set up in front of Sharmila’s residence, effectively restricting her to her home. The order was passed in a lunch motion petition filed by Sharmila on Wednesday.

Justice Vijaysen Reddy also directed Sharmila to organise public meetings and dharnas in public areas only after securing the necessary police permission. The Court also authorised the police to take action against her if she violated the orders.

When the GP cited an incident of Sharmila and her party supporters trying to barge inside the Pragathi Bhavan without prior warning, resulting in traffic jams and law and order difficulties, the judge said that this does not mean that the police could restrict her to her home.