High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ order or direction more particularly one rn the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the action of respondents is not considering the representation/ intimation dated.16.10.2022 as illegal arbitrary and unconstitutional. Consequently direct the respondent municipalities to consider the representation/intimatio n dated.16.10.2022 and pay the legal fees. The Honorable court to direct the respondent municipalities to pending disposal of the Writ Petition. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Sectron 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to consider the representation/ intimation dated. '16.10.2022 for the payment of the legal fees pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI SIDDA SANTHOSH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP FOR MCPL ADMN & URBAN DEV Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 TO 49: SRI B.JAGAN MADHAV RAO, SC FOR MPCL The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOTIRABLE, SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYS;EN REDDY WRIT PETITION N0.15752 0F 2023 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeliing to declare the action of the respondents in not corrsidering his letters/representations dated 16.10.2022 for paymetr r of legal fees, as being illegal and arbitrary.

2. Heard leamed counsel for the petitioner ancl Mr. putta Krishna Reddy, leamed Standing Counsel appearing lbr respondent Nos.2 to 49.

3. The petitioner was appointed as Standing Counsel fbr the respondents on 01.04.2015 in the High Court for rhe State of Telangana and continued till 10.10.2022. It is srare(l thar after completion of his term, the petitioner has addressed separate letters/representations dated 16. 10.2022 and, 1g.l().2022 ro the respondents, giving details of the cases he appeared on their behalf and his entitlement for legal fees. The petitioner had been pursuing with the respondents for payment of legal lees tov,,ards services rendered by him. The following is the amount errtilled by tl.re l e, 2 petitioner towards legal fees from the respective Municipalities/Corporations. Sl.No. Name of the Municipality Amount (Rs.) I 2 3 4 5 6 '1 8 9 l0 u 12 l3 l4 t5 l6 t7 l8 t9 20 2l 22 23 Boduppal Corporation Jawahamagar Mun icipality Kompally Municipality Vikarabad Municipality Cherial Municipality Nalgonda Municipality Bhainsa Municipality Vemulavada Municipality Suryapet Municipality Bodhan Municipality Jagityal Municipality Metpally Municipality Raikal Municipality Dharmapuri Municipality Mancherial Municipal ity Bellampally Municipality Mandamarri Municipality Luxettipet Municipality Chemur Municipality Naspur Municipality Medchal Municipality Dammaiguda Municipality Nagaram Muncipal Corporation\ .\ 11,38,500/- 2,3 1,000/- I,2',7 .5001- 3,90,000/- I ,26,O00/- 7 ,63,500t- 3,61,500/- 5,34,000/- 6,18,000/- 5,08,s00/- 8,60,500/- 9,49,5001- 57,5001- 1,35,000/- 15,00,000/- 13,02,000/- 2,34,0001- s2,s00/- 67 ,5001- 4,77 ,000/- 3,E5,000/- 1,7E,500/- 3,59,500/- r 1 I I 3 Ghatkesar Municipality Gundlapochampally Municipality Kompally Municipality Nizampet Corporation Peerzadiguda Corporation Kyathanapally Municipality Miryalaguda Mun icipatity Devarakonda Municipality Nakekal Municipatity Chityal Municipality Haliya Municipatity Chandur Municipality Nirmal Municipality Khanapur Municipality Amangal Municipality Kothur Municipality Sadasivapet Municipalitl, Zaheerabad Munic ipa lity Andole Jogipet Municipality Narayankhed Municipality Bollarum Municipality Tellapur Municipatity Siddipet Municipality Husnabad Municipality Gajwel Pragnapur Municipaliry Dubbaka Municipality 24 25 26 2'7 2R 29 30 3l 32 3,1 35 36 37 39 40 4t 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 3,26,(00t- 2,38,C00/- 3,58,5 00/- 86,6',7.o0A- I I;47..;00, - 1,00,500,- 6,63,000,'- 93,000,

97.500i- 1,03,5 )0,- 52,500- 1,0t.0 )0;- 15,04,t 001- I,87,500/-

70.5i)0/. 6'1,5t)0t- 5,63,0r)01- 4,39,5r)01- 2,3E,5001- l,t 1,500,/- 93,000,/- 1,87,500,'- 6,28,5t)0i- 1,36,500/- 2,86,5(0/- 1,51,5c0/- .i 4 Cheriyal Municipality Tandur Municipality Choutuppal Municipal ity Aler Municipality Yadagirigutta Municipality Mothkur Municipality Bhoodan Pochampalty Municipality 50 5l 52 53 54 55 56 1,46,000t- 6,99,s00/- 1,45,5001- 85,500/- 63,000/- 93,000/- 55 500/- As there is inordinate delay on the part of respondent authorities in considering his representation, he is constrained to approach this Court.

4. Leamed Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 49 submitted that the representations of the petitioner will be considered as expeditiously as possible

5. Recording the aforesaid submission of the leamed standing counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of, directing respondent Nos.2 to 49 to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 16.10.2022 and 18.10.2022, for payment of legal fees towards services rendered by him, and pass orders, as expeditiously as possible, within a period of four (4) weeks from I I I t I 5 the date of receipt ofa copy of this order. There slall be no order as to costs As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SDI A. RATHIMA ISTRAR DEPUTY SECTI FFICER To Hvderabad, Telanqana, State of Telangana 1 . Principal Secretary, IVlunicipal Administration and Urba n Development, Z. T6e Commissionei Jagtial, Jagtial tr/unicipality, Jagtial Dist, Telangana State. 3. The Commissioner Melpally, Metpally It/unicipality' Jagtial Dist, Telangana

4. The Commissioner Raikal, Raikal lr,4unicipality, Jagtial Dist, Telangana State. 5. The Commissioner Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri N/lunicipality, Jagtial Dist,

6. The Ctmmissioner Mancherial, I\/ancherial tt4unicipality, Mancherial Dist,

7. The C-ommissioner Bellampally, Bellampally [t/lunicipal ity, lr4ancherial Dist,

8. The C"ommissioner [\/andamarri, [\ilandamarri IVlunicipality, [t4ancherial Dist,

9. The C-ommissioner Luxettipet, Luxettipet t\/unicipality, l\,4ancherial Dist, State. Telangana State. Telangana State. Telangana State. Telangana State. Telangana State. 1 0. The Commissioner Chennur, Chennur IVlunicipality, lr/,ancherial Dist, Telangana State. 1 1 . The C"ommissioner Naspur, Naspur [t/unicipality, [\4ant;herial Dist, Telangana State. '1 2. The Commissioner [Vledchal, tvledchal Municipality, [t/r:dchal fvlalkajigiri Dist, Telangana State. 1 3. The C"ommissioner Dammaiguda, Dammaiguda Munir;ipality, Medchal tMalkajigiri Dist, Telangana State. 'l4.The Cb-mmissioner Nigaram, Nagaram, Medchal [t/all<aligiri Dist, Telangana State. Dist, Telangana State. 1 5. The Commissioner Ghatkesar, Ghatkesar tvlunicipali\', N4edchal tvlalkajigiri

16. The.CommEsioner Gundla pochampally, Gundla pochampally It/unicipality' IVledchal Malkajigiri Dist, Telangana State.

17.The Commissi5ner Kompally, Kompally Municipality, l'/ledchal lt/alkajigiri Dist, Telangana State. 'l 8. The C-ommissioner Nizampet, Nizampet Municipal Corporation, IVledchal

19.The Cb-mmissioner Pderzadiguda, Peerzadiguda IVunicipality, tt'4edchal Malkajigiri Dist, Telangana State. IVlalkajigiri Dist, Telangana State.

20. The Cbmmissioner Kylthanpally, Kyathanpally tVlunic pality, Mancherial Dist,

21.The Cbmmissioner, Ivliryalaguda lvlunicipality, Miryalaguda Nalgonda Dist,

22.The C-ommissioner Devarkonda, Devarkonda Municipality, Nalgonda Dist, Telangana State. Telangana State. Telangana State.

23. The Ctmmissioner Nakrekal, Nakrekal tvlunicipality, ltlalgonda Dist, Telangana State. a ommtss ionei a gonda Dist, Telangana 25. The,Commissioner Hatiya, Haliya Municipatity, Natgonda Dist, Telangana ityal , Chityal Munic ipality, State . ' \

26.The Co State. zz.The co 28.The Co State. mmissioner Chandur, chandur Municipality, Nalgonda Dist, Telangana mmissioner Nirmal, Nirmal lvlunicipality, Nirmal Dist, Telangana State. mmissioner Khanapur, Khanapur Municipality, Nirmal Dist,-Telangana

29.The Commissioner Amangal, A manga I Municipality, Ranga Reddy Dist,

30. The Commissioner Kothur, Kothur tvlunicipality, Ranga Reddy Dist, Telangana 31 . The Commissioner Sadsivpet, Sadsivpet Municipality, Sanga Reddy,

32.The Commissioner Zaheerabad, Zaheerabad tvlunicipality, Sanga Reddy Dist,

33. The Commissioner Andole Jogipet, Andole Jogipei Municrpality, Sanga Reddy Telangana State. State. Telangana State. Telangana State. Dist, Telangana State. Dist, Telangana State.

34. The Commissioner Narayankhed, Narayankhed IVlunicipality, Sanga Reddy

35.The Commissioner IDA Bollaram, IDA Bollaram Bollaram tVunicipality, Sanga Reddy Dist, Telangana State.

36.The Commissioner Tellapur, Tellapur Municipality, Sanga Reddy Dist,

37. The Commissioner Siddipet, Siddipet Municipality, Siddipet Dist, Telangana

38. The Commissioner Husnabad, Husnabad Municipality, Siddipet Dist,

39.The Commissioner Gajwel, Gajwel Municipality, Siddipet Dist, Telangana Telangana State. Telangana State. State. State.

40. The Commissioner Dubbaka, Dubbaka IVlunicipality, Siddipet Dist, Telangana State.

41.The Commissioner Cheriyal, Cheriyal Municipality, Siddipet Dist, Telangana State.

42. The Commissioner Tandur, Tandur Municipality, Vikarabad Dist, Telangana State.

43. The Commissioner Choutuppal, Choutuppal [\/unicipality, Yadagiri Bhuvanagiri Dist, Telangana Staie-

44. The Commissioner Aler, Aler lr,4unicipa lity, Yadagiri Bhuvanagiri Dist, Telangana State.

45.The Commissioner Yadagirigutta, Yadagirigutta Municipatity, Yadagiri Bhuvanagiri Dist, Telangana State.

46.The Commissioner [/othkur, Mothkur Municipality, Yadagiri Bhuvanagiri Dist,

47.The Commissioner Pocham Pally, Pocham Pally Municipality, yadagiri Bhuvanagiri Dist, Telangana State.

48. The Commissioner Boduppal, Boduppal Municipality, Medchal Malkajigiri Dist, Telangana State. Telangana State.

49. The Commissioner Jawahar nagar, Jawahar nagar Municipality, Ir/edchal Malkajigiri Dist, Telangana State.

50.One CC to SRI SIDDA SANTHOSH KUMAR, Advocate IOPUCI 51 . Two CCs to GP FOR MCPL ADMN & URBAN DEV, High Courtfor the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT]

52.One CC to SRI B.JAGAN MADHAV RAO, SC FOR MPCL tOpUCl 53.Two CD Copies PSK. TKS \ftr HIGH COURT DATED:1510712025 ORDER WP.No.15752 ot 2023 ?1 a fA )^- 0I sEP 2025 ..12, DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS "P6