High Court · 2025

Srinivasa Nagar' Arreeri"i ilviililuii i"r'ng'na'- s00 082 1l rhe Municrpar commissioner Greater lvda3l't##i:'831 ?"'13313i3! " ciio"'rirt bbF Khairatabad Road Tai Enclave' Telangana - 500 004 ' "l:"??o':13,i#',?''u'.""",{n:l:il3:X'i:'"'""1$Hi}?3:"trf"Lfu i"Xi:r'; iiXriruiunri ni,d t'1 Enclave Kharratabad Hvt 004 .t3 rhe chier city pr,anner. Greater Hvderab^ad y'?':jpe"3,:ll""tilfll-Ji:[::1 '" i"itiJ" t" plus 69F Khairatibad Road' -T'elangana - 500 004' HVJLiruro "cF56 'l4 rhe Assrstant c-rt'r Planner Greater iv!t*,b?i.#$:3i'u33tE3!at'""' '" c;;t;'."i;nr eii'a Road Lower Tank Bund Hv( 15 rhe Zonal coqmllloner Khairathabad z',1" -91:3:? Htt"J'Tii[fl|J?3l '" c;;o;;;t,o;lcHi'tO cF56 plus 69F' Khatrat XXii,ltlt-ro ilvcerruao relangana - 500 004 16 rhe Member of Plannrng, HMDA Swarna JqnlXi"T3rl5fu:"'J'-?J3 &?oo' '" N;;;;"d;;; s"ni'asa liasar' Ameerpet Hvderao ,,ll;ff j"J:#flT351i""Ut';:i"*:'ft ';=o'?'.[#ill f; [i';:nZES,"IU; iliiitln"yo"lruiJ ietanga'ia - 500 034 18 The Deputy Cotnmissioner of Police' !D9Pl^Iltl"''bad AC Gtrards, Masab r";k'' HvtiJr.;;;' i"r'nti'n' - 5o0 457 19 The Assistant commissioner of Police' (fcil^panrara Hills Divrsion Near West Zone' 10-2-9' 'B;;l;t'h'lG' lyderabad - 5oo oea Trendset vittas Roao'i-o"i 20 rhe Station House officer' (SH-o)'.Pa!l-13"n'Lt"E:"i",'$:t3:;j"""":i'3: '" i;ir;;k iiesidencv B-2-268t4 Rd Number I' 21 rhe Revenue Dlvtstonal officer (RDo)' *yt9''333,"',rlt'i[,35"t"?1T""'?3' " ' chirro iili"irora Telangana - 5oo 034 'ari- Telanlana - 500 001 r 'nu Karimabad Cooperattve : 22 The rahsrldar / rVrandar Revenue ofticer (MRQ)' ";ir; Fol' noao No 2 Venkateshwara Na tiyJeranao Telangana - 500 034 3i."jfl3,i]]I' %1?fr3'l;tf;f'5 ...RES'.NDENTS al CorP dening Hills (V road widening on r Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia P raying that in the ircumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the H igh Court may be one in the naiure of mandamus c IarlY rder more Particu leased to issue a writ or o ties more so the Commissloner p State and its Au thori Deputy Commissioner, Ch ief CitY Planner' Assistant Chief CitY Planner of declare the action of the HMC) at K hairatabad Zone, Circle oration (G o 100-0 feet from the Junction of r Hyderabad MuniciP Greate the road t No- 18, Jubilee Hills for wt pital) to Ag rasen Junction, Banjara irinchi Hos Hills and to 120'-0 feet from Agras en Junctio n to Jubile e Hills Check Post (via Raod No 1 (or 12) Banjara de toward s the commercial and only on one sl oad No. 92 and without KBR Park) for earmarking residentral buildingslfor the proposed prop er assessment of the Iosses and damag es to the com mercial and residential bu ild ings tn exPansion of road towards the commercial an d residential buildings rn spite of vacant Governm ent land in front of the building s of the Petitioner and rn po ssession of the GHMC and resorting to demolish the commercial and residential buildings as illegal, unlawful, high handed and Pass orders directing the State and its Authorities not to cause illeg al intereferenc e by earmarking the commercial and residential bui ld ing s for reso rting to demolition and destruction riving the right to of these build ing undamental rights, thereby causing hug etitioners vlo constitutional rights a nd human rights, voilative of Articles 14' 19, 21 , 300-4 of livelihood and right to the Constitution of lnd ia in spite of the detailed rePresentatlons g ive n, Dt. 1 1 -07- 2024 and 16-01'2025 to the respondents and without Proper analy sis of the huge damage and irreParable loss to the Petitioners bY resorting to proPosed acquisition of existing commercial and rest dential building by appo inting a sitting Cou rt or a retired i udge of this Hon'ble Hig h Court or a Advocate Commisstoner a nd to bring thefa ctual and actual Po sition to this ludge of thls Hon'ble tiog notif ications till the actual and stay of the ProPosed acqutst Court for the ProPosed widening d residential e considered bY ad towards only rebY demolishing 306 buildings worth of ruPees m ore than Rs this Hon' one sid e of the commercial an e damage shelter of the P s and oeP lating the f Hon'ble Court and factual asPects ar of the existing ro buildings srde the 10,000/- Crores. -"no lA NO: 3 OF 2025 Petitio n u nd e r sectio n 1 5 1 c PC ql3vi"9'tlt'-l'il t3:r:I"#fi 'l'"^;t"::1i: in the affidavit filed rn support of the petition tnl^n',';;";;;.i!'rion"',- O"p'tV its Authorities '9'"''l^'ii"s;r"';i;;;;' of Greater .lrH ?;";i,i" fi il#::"#:[:1"";:1"";i:11!,tiii?:i:il:,':,';L'ts?:,*;:Ul,;"t l{;inllrtl$,q****'ri::;[J'i[{};;i'ftr*1";i*;i,qppt buildings pending before the,Ja:^ ?;;;;;';;J oa.s orO.rt directing the State Authorities as rilegal, unrawtu]'^,ligfr i3:'1t"il1"f""r"#;;" .rJ.ittJo in. the :i*"J,i",i,:,x."li'^" #.,$:::fu il'; *i't'p.tiiion and direct the respondents n-ot to "rr.. illegal interference' ]nci l:r -11! I O:AOF 2O25 that in the circumsta nces stated rt may be pleased to raying 51 CPC P e High Cou ment bV of the Petition, th ection 1 6 ffiana$e Petition under S viable tra Jubilee No 92 to I thorities to SUPPU' t f rled tn on ro clal and its Au traffrc etc in the affidavr e commer tition of th direct the State and ossib ilities like one way order or such other the demo exam ining the P ances o{ ropostn9 and Pass er than P osed road widening t rath fit and P roper in the circumst Hills Check Pos r the ProP ngs fo aY deems I buildi Corrrt m t of Justice residentla on'ble nd interes this H he ends a orders as nd to meet t the case a lA NO: 1 OF 2025 circumsta nces stated leased to may be p SSES ANd t of the lo expansion of road vernment vacant go required ailable the ll continues the said the road ildrngs for tion o( ten compensa as ava ilable {un ds for the satisfacti on of this that in the he High Co CT ASSCSSM buildings rn f s in spite o making av ernment sti mercial bu nd ProPer ection 1 Petition under S srl ppo rt vrt filed tn tate and its Autho raYing 51 cPc p- ition ' t of the Pet ut ProP es witho the affida ential nd resid mercial a direct the S building the com idential amages to i and res and also d omrnercla uildings owards the c tlonel > " t i{ the Gov f the Pett e Paid lan d in front o al-ion to b ards com ad tow funds towards conlpens proposal o{ exP ansio!1 of the ro ailable of huge a making av ithout nsion and w e shown thousa nd Crores ASSU rance of t e Coud tor Hon'bl lA NO: 2 OF 2025 he comp ensation he Hig Hon uisiti hCo 'ble J on of osed ro nd to st the but that in the circumsta nces stated leased to urt may be p Advocate udge or a the comm ercial and available ad towards sibilitY and udy the fea lessee's S, lding owner avoidtng art from mbers aP eel bridges and r the St Central ate and the the St ction of d bY destru the roa bY the cted agaln constru f amily me State fo taxes to nsion o{ nnot be raylng ition, t Retired s of acq 51 CPC P of the Pet e cr a asPect f slrifttng session o to be r resp ectlve of the the huge losing f the expa ision o uildings ca hich b the Prop f GHMC A caused to oners: SRI. C HANUMANTHA RAO t No 1: GP FOR GENERAL t No 2: GP FOR MUNICIPAL Counsel for the ResPon dent No' 3: GP FOR FINANCE Cou nse URBAN A DMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION AND AND PLANNING Section 1 Petition under ln sup avit f iled in the affid J udg apPoint a Honble sitttnO enqulre onet to s tnste Commisst residentta I building vacant govern ment land In Pos that is gor ctual loss also the a s with ther employee and thelr ihe exche rden on huge bu rnrmedlatelY underP asses and e hasty dec ent bY th w Governm buildings existing beautiful rs in th eir lif etime land owne Counsel f or the Petiti Counsel for the ResPonden ResPonden I for the DEVEL OPMENT r ounsel for the Respondent No' 4: GP FOR ROADS AND BUILDINGS ' Counsel for the Respondent No. 5,,7,9,20 &21: GP FoR REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION) Counsel for the Respondent No' 6,8,17'18&19: GP FOR HOME for the Respondent No'10,16 : SRI V NARASIMHA GOUD (SC FOR Cou nsel HMDA) Counsel for the Respondents Nos'1'l '1 2'13'14&'15 :SC FOR GHMC The Court made the following: ORDER ttF.Ji!= Fi BG. ' - J itF;,"/ i TIIE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1 2878 0B 2025 ORDER:(ORAL) Heard Mr. Chava Hanumantha Rao, Iearned counsel lor the petitioners, Mr. Midde Aru n Kumar, leamed Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for respondent Nos.1l to 15, and Mr. V' Narasimha Goud, learned Standing Counsel for Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) for respondent Nos.l0 and 16.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioner Nos. I and 2 are the co-owners ol- the commercial building bearing premises No.8-2-293182lJ-Il1l573H &.573-I in Plot Nos573H & 573-1, in total admeasuring 1282 square yards, situated at Road No.1, Jubitee lrlills, I{yderabad. Petitioner No'3 is l-he owner of commercial building bearing premises No.S-2-686/5/5641568 in Plot Nos.56A & B admeasuring 1022.22 sq. yards, situated at Road No.12, Agrasen Chowk, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad"the Govemment has proposed to acquire several properties in Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hilts, Hyderabad, for widening of road' The building of petitioner Nos.l and 2 to an extent of 463.44 square yards (3,384 1 \ 2 square feet) and the building of petitioner No.3 to an extent of

208.22 sq. yards are being affected in the proposed road widening from existing width to 100-00" feet from Virinchi Hospital to Agrasen Junction, Banjara Hills, and to 120-00' feet from the Agrasen Junction, Banjara Hills, to the Jubilee Hills Check Post via KBR Park. The petitioners have not given consent for acquisition of their property. Several buildings in Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills of Flyderabad will be affected in the road widening and it will create huge loss to the property owners who have constructed buildings for their personal occupation or commercial use. Respondents are I intending to acquire the portion of the potitioners without following due process of law and without resorting to the provisions under Sections 146 and 147 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act 1955 (for short'Act 1955') and the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short 'Act 2013')

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners stated that in similar circumstances, the order dated 28.02.2025 was passed by this Court in W.P. No.5977 of 2025, in favour of the petitioners therein and prayed to grant similar relief in favour of the petitioners herein. J

4. I-eamed standing counsel for GI{MC submitted that the subject propefiy of the petitioners will bc acquired in accordance with the provisions of the Act 1955, more particularly, Section i47 ( I ol the Act 1955.

5. ln view ol the aforesaid submissions of the learLred standing counsel for GHMC, the writ petition is disposed of' granting tiberty to the petitioners to submit representations to respondent No.l I - the Municipal Courmissioner, GHMC, with a request to drop the proposal of the road widening' On receipt of the samc, respondent No.ll shall consider the representatio.ns, and pass orders' in accordance with law, by aflbrding opportunity of hcaring to the petitioners, within a period ol'four (4) weeks lrour the tlate of receipt ofa copy of this order. If respondent No.lt is not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioners, he shall assign specific reasons, pass an order, and communicate the same to the petitioners. Further, if respondent No.l l is not inclined to accept the request made by the petitioners, respondent Nos. I I and 12 have to follow the procedure laid down under Section I47 ofthe Act 1955' Therc shall be no order as to costs. { As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed It SD/.AHMED ABDULLAH KHAN s ISTANT REGISTRAR /' //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To

1. The Chief Secretary, State of Telangana, 3rd Floor, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 022.

2. The Principal Secretary to Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, (MA and UD), State of Telangana, 3rd Floor, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 O22.

3. The Principal Secretary, Ftnance and Planning State of Telangana, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad. Telangana - 50O O22.

4. The Principal Secretary to Government, Roads and Euildings, State of Telangana, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana - 5O0 022.

5. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (ldnd), State of Telangana, 3rd Floor, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 022.

6. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, State of Telangana, Secretariat, Hyderabad '5O0 O22 7 The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, (CCLA) State of Telangana, gFQF plus W65, Nampally Staticn Road, Opp Annapurna Hotel, 9FRF plus 5, Abids, Hyderabad. Telangana - 500 001 B. The Director General of Police (DGP), State of Telangana, Lakdikapul Road, Opp Ravindra Bharathi, Ambedkar Colony, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 004.

9. The Distrrct Collector, Hyderabad District, 6-2-10, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 004. '10.The Metropolitan Commissioner, Hyderabad lriletropolitan Development Authority (HtVDA). Swarna Jayanti Complex, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Road, Srinivasa Nagar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 082. 1 1. The Municipal Commissioner. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, CF56 plus 69F, Khairatabad Road, Taj Enclave, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 004.

12.The Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Circle No. 'lB, Jubiiee Hills, Khairatabad Zone, Hyderabad, CF56 plus 69F, Khairatabad Road, Taj Enclave, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 004

13. The Chief Crty Planner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, lnward Section, CF56 plus 69F, Khairatabad Road, Taj Enclave, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telanqana - 500 004. F:ft*!fl . -.}r-- .iI _:::+:1; -r' .,.',$' '/ { /s /\ \ Comptex Tan< Bund Road, Lower Tank'Bund. Hyderaba! SOO 5OS.

14. The Assrtant c^ity Planner. Greater Hyderabad lVlunrcipal corporation. cc - ' - 15 The Zonal co,'nmissioner, Khairathabad Zone, Greater Hyderabad l\ilunicioal Corporation, (cHturC), CF56 ptus 69F, Khairatabal nbil G il;tr;;, Khairatabad Hyderabao, Telangana _ 500 004 16.1he Member of Planning, HMDA. Swarna Jayanti Complex, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Road, Srinivasa Nagar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 082.

17. The Conrmissioner of Poiice. (CP), Hyderabad Conrmissionerate, Command and Control Centre Telangana Police, Road No. 12 Bhavani Nagar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 034.

18. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCP), Hyderabad West Zone, 10-2-9, AC Guards, lVasab Tank, Hyderabad, Telangana - 50O 457.

19. The Assistant Commissroner of Police, (ACP), Banjara Hills Division, Near Trendset Villas, Road No. 3, Banjarahills, Hyderabad - 500 034. 20 The Station House Officer, (SHO), Banjara Hills Police Station, 3271330, Hallmark Residency, 8-2-26814, Rd Number 3, Green Valley, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 034

21.The Revenue Divisional Officer, (RDO), Hyderabad Drstr-rct, 9FQF plus VG2, Chirag Ali Lane, Karirnabad Cooperative Socrety Abids. Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 001.

22. The Tahsildar / IViandal Revenue Officer (MRO), Banjara Hills h/andal, CCGP plus FQJ, Road No.2, Venkateshwara Nagar Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 034.

23. One CC to SRI C HANUTMANTHA RAO, Advocate IOPUC] 24 One CC to SRI V. NARASIMHA GOUD, Advocate [OPUC] 25 Two CCs to GP FOR GENERAL ADIMINISTRATION High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 26 Two CCs to GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADIvIINISTRATION AND URBAN DEVELOPIVENT, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 27 fwo CCs to GP FOR REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION), High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 28 Two CCs to GP FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT] High Court for the State of 29 Two CCs to GP FOR ROADS AND BUILDINGS, Hioh Court for the State of High Court for the State of Telangana at Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT] 30.Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, Hyderabad [OUT] 31 Two CD Copies 32 One Spare Copy (n- \ HIGH COURT DATED: 2810412A25 b ( ( L t ORDER 1HE SI^r I L. J o o 0 5 [ut] ,1[ WP.No.12878 of 2025 {)i:s ti-- DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS (#- 7t6l'{