High Court · 2025

Petition under Artrcle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issr, e a ivrrt. order or direction more particularly ,:ne in the nature of writ of Mandamus o declare the action of the Respondents in not giving priority to the Petitioners in selectrng the beneficiaries for allotment of the double bedroom houses under l)ouble Bedroom Housing Scheme (2BHK) constructed in Yerugatla Village, Penuballi I/andal, Khammam District even in sprte of the Petitioners surrendered their hor-rse plots to the Respondents for constructing the double bedroom houses and assurance given by the Villagers, Leaders and authorities by passing the Resolution dated 06/07/2020 by the 5th Respondent Gram Panchayat as arbitrary, rlkrgal and violation of Article 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondents to give first priority to the Petitioners while selecting the beneficiaries list for allotment of the double bedroom house under Double Bedroom Housing Scheme (2BHK) Scheme constructed in Yerugatla Village Penuballi tt/andal. Khammam District in the interest of lustice. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petitron under Sectron 151 CPC praying that in the c rcumstances stated in the affidavit fileri rn support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Responderts tr give first priority to the Petitioners while selecting the beneficiaries lis;t for allotment of the double bedroom house under Double Bedroom Hous r.rg Schente (2BHK) Scheme construcled in Yerugatla Village, Penuballi Mand al. Ktammam District pending disposal of the Writ Petitjon in the interest of l usticr: Counsel for the Petitioners: SRl. P NAGENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HOUSING Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI M. KIRAN REDDY SC FOR TGHCL Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3&4: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI P. KISHORE RAO SC FOR GP The Court made the following: ORDER .IHT] HON'BLE SIII JUSTICE K. LAKSHNIAN wRIl' PE'l't'I'toN N o. 2004 of 2(125 OITDE,II: Heard lcarncd counsel tbr petitioners ancl leanred Standing Counsel {br Telangana State Housing ('orporation Lirnitcd appearing fbr 2"d rcsponclent and lcarncd Assistant (iovernme,t Pleade. lbr Reve.ue appeari*g krr r.csl.rouclc.t Nos.3 and 4.

2. Petitioners arc pennancllt residcnts ol'ycrugatla Village, Penuballi Mandal, Kharnrnarn District. Thcy.csiclccr i, tlreir. own lands in Sr.rrwey No.1-50/1 of tlrc said Villagc by cr.ccring huts and tin rool sheds- i. ln thc year 2020, Govcrnmcnt pt.oposecl to coltstruct clouble bedroom houscs in the Villagcs to cnablc the pLrblic ro residc comlbrtably and thcrcby, lirrmulated a Doublc Bcd Roorn Housing Schernc. Under the said schcrnc. 40 clouble beclr'oorn houses are sanctioned fbr yerugatla Villagc. As tlicrc IS a shortase o1- land lbr constructing l-5 clouble bcciroonr 2 i,L_..r \ t, \ri r0 )r ,)t 202:l - ht'ruscs irr C\ Villagc, r'es1'rondcnts by saS,ing that Irr-st Priolitr u ill bc gir cn to thc pusons u,ho suncndcr thc [and, r.c(lucslc(l tirc prrtrlic to surrcndc| tho land to tho Departrrcnt ()n the il\surancc uiren by rcspondents, petitioncrs harl givcn c()u\cnl to rcsporrclcrrt Nos.? to -5 on 06.07.202t). vacatcd their lands arrcl hrrnclccl ovcr tlie sarne to respondents so as to enablc tl)cr1r tc c()lrstrLlcI doutrle bcdroom houses. Thcreupon. Gr.am [)rurclur,,ur ir.rs P1s55g6l a r.csolution datcd 0(r.07.2020 lbr.gii,ing ll (lIrt\' 1() l)atlttonc|s sclccting tlie benellciarics fbr allotnrcrr t ol'rloubIc bcclrocrnt houscs- .+ It is lin'tlrcr. corrtended by pctitioners llrat thotrgh rcsil(rn(lrjn t )"os.l to 5 lrtrcl constructed trvo berlloom lrouses. ll()l lllotling tlic same to l.rclitioners as assur.cd by Ilre nr lrt llre tintc r,l' surlcnrlerirrg thcir land. Ttrc sarnc is in r iolation o1' dLrublc bctlroom housing scheme. Thcrelbre, challcng ng lltc saicl irraction of responclent Nos.2 to 5, pctitione 's Illcd thc l)r'escnr Writ Petition 3 (t J \r r) \!, .)rrlrl ol rr))tr

5. PerLrsal of the recold ivould rcveal that along r,r,ith thc prcserlt Writ Petition, petitioners have lllcd colties ol'conscnt letter and rcsolution passed by Yerugatla Gram Panchayht dated 06.01 .2020. But, they had no1 subniitted aoy representation to 3'd responclent, colupetent authority, rvith a rcquest to allot double bedroom houscs in thcir litvour -fherelirre, pctitioners have to subniit a r(] l)rcselltation a loug u,ith copies of conscnt letter ancl lcsolution passcci tr1.' Yerugatla Grarn Panchayat daled 06.07.2020, to 3'd rcsportdcrtt with a request to allot doublc bedroorn ltouscs in thcir lhvour. 1'heleupou. it is fbr 3''l lespondent to consider thc sarnc. 6 In thc light olthe above, this Writ Petition is clispose'd ol- grirnting liberty to pctitioners to subnrit a representation alortg rvith a copy of resolution passed by Gram Panchayat daicd

06.07.2020 and conscnt letter dated 0(r.07.202() to 3"r reslrondcttt with a l'cquest to allot double bedroorn housc's in thcir l)rvour, 'within two (2) weeks liom the date ol'rcccipt o1'cclpy of'this orcler. Theretrpon, 3'd resllonclcnt shall consicler 4 \I, J U l' \(, rl)01 ,,r lr)2i - ilttd (iisp()sc ol'tltc sttttrc strictly irt accgrdance l,ith lau'. rvitltin a lleri()(i of lirur' (-1) ri ccks tlrcrcalicr. Thelc slra[1 lre no orcler' its IO e ( rslS \1i:ci'lllncous applications. il' any pcnding, sliall stancl c loscrl //TRUE COPY// SD/-N. RAJA DEPUTY / RE PAL TRAR SECTIO OFFICER i To,

1. The Prin(llpal Secretary Housing Department Secretariat' Hyderabad' 2 The Managrng Drrector, Telangana State Housrng Corporation Limited' (TGHCL HYderabad

3. The District Collector Khammam Khammam District' 4. The Tahirsrldar Penuballi Mandal' Khammam District Hyderabad 5. The YerLrghatla Gram Panchayat' Yerughatla Village' Penuballi tvlandal' Khammam Drstrtct

6. One CC to SRI P NAGENDRA REDDY Advocate [OPUC] 7 One CC to SRI L4 KIRAN REDDY SC FOR TGHCL IOPUC] 8 ONE CC IO SRI P KISHORE RAO SC FOR GP [OPUC] 9 Two CCr; to GP FOR HOUSING 'High 10,Two CCI; to ljPfol Revenue, High Court for the State of Telangana at Court for the State of Telangana HYderabad [OUT] 11 Two CD CoPies KKS BS HIGH COURT DATED:2010312025 ORDER WP.No.2004 of 2025 B ( fllE SI4 I 6 O; 01 lApi ?IJl1l ( 2 * )A't., *F,o DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I Ll \