The High Court · 2025

Judgment

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda East commissionerate, Gachibowli. ...PETITIONER .,.RESPONDENTS

Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, Order or Direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the impugned notification No. (L&O)/M /314O12O1O dated 3O.06.2010 passed by the 2nd Respondent is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of Article 14,1g (1) (g) of the Constitution of lndia, contrary to the provisions of the Hyderabad City Police Act, 1348 Fasli, and consequently set aside the same against the petitioner. l.A. NO: 1 OF 2017(wPMP. NO: 7299 OF 20171 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court nray be pleased to suspend the impugned notification No.(L&O)/[V4/314O12O1O dated 30.06.2O10 I l I i I I l l passed by the 2nd respondent against the petitioner, in any ranner whatsoever pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MAYUR MUNDRA REPRESEII rTING FOR SRI DAMODAR MUNDRA Counsel for the Respondents: SRI B. SRIDHAR, ASST. GP l: )R HOME The Court made the following: ORDER I I i THE HON'BLE SRI JT'STTCE.I. SREENIVAS RAO WRIT PETITION No. 5960 of 2Ol7 ORDER: When this matter is taken up for consideration, Mr.Ma5rur Mundra, learned counsel representing Mr.Damodar Mundra, learned counsel for the petitioner appearing through video conference, submitted that tJle issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the common order dated 28.09.2021 passed by this Court in W.P.No. 16281 of 2O1O and batch.

2. Mr.B.Sridhar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing lor respondent No.2 has not disputed the same.

3. In view of the above said submission, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.16281 of 201O and batch, dated 28.09.2021. No costs. 2 Pending miscellaneous applicatio: rs, if any, strall 51616 closed. //TRUE COPY// 5 ASI; S D/- B REKHA RANI GIST

1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, The State ,r T Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda East commir;r ionerate, Gachibowli. 3. One CC to SRI DAMODAR MUNDRA, Advocate [OPU(] 4. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State cf telangana. [OUT] 5. Two CD Copies N OFFICER ngana, i : To, (Annex the copy of the order dated 28.09.2021 in WP No.1 62{i cf 201 0 & batch) BSR BN &, . I i ,I I I I l HIGH COURT DATED:1 311012025 ( .THEs a o 9 BA 02 ?6 = * ,tr .) TbA, l=; * ORDER WP.No.5960 ot 2017 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS y'^\ --- ^ 1t5 -- JKS \- ztslal,-e I I I 13 5435 6 5 7A TI{E IIOITOI'RABI,E SRI JUSTICE I(.I"AIiSIIMAN

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2. It is submitted by the leamed counsel for the petitioners in all the Writ petitions and learned Government pleader for Home that the entire batch of these Writ petitions can be disposed of in terms of interim order dated O4.O2.2O21 in I.A.No.1 of 2O2O in W.p.No.244l O of 2O2O_

3. In view of the submissions of learned counsel for both sides, these Writ petitions are disposed of in terms of order dated, O4.O2.2O21 in I.A.No. t of 2O2O in W.p.No.244lO of 2020, permitting the petitioners to run the massage centres, subject to maintaining a record. in the register to tre maintained by the rnassage centres containing the dates of visits of the customers, their names and verifiable addresses together with the phone numbers, so as to enable the police 2 [o contact them on the aspect of the requEst to :he owner/manager/operator of the massage centres to p('\ ide for the help from the opposite sex. Further, it shall be op(, to any police oflicer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspect(n of Police attached to any police station to veriry once in a rr .ile such records maintained by the massage centres and he l;l ali also be at liberty to veriry as to whether the partic t lar customer has solicited any such special service from he massage centre or not. It is also open to the police to t ke appropriate action depending upon the result of any rx ch verihcation and also considering the fact that whettrer he cross massage service provided to the customers i:, in professional manner or not. Police are a.lso entitlecl to investigate into crimes, if aly, reported .geinst he petitioners. Petitioners are alsd directed not to keep the n .in door of the premises closed, during the working hor-:s. Subject to these conditions, the petitioners may be permit ed to carry on the business, duly taking all necessaqi and pro ,er precautrons to ensure that no incident of immoral activill is carried on under the guise of providing whole body massa Ie. Miscellaneous petitions pending in a]I the Writ Petition s if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to cost l Date: 28-09.2021 TJMR K. L/II(SHMA]Y J