The High Court · 2025

Petition under Section 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 forthwith consider the representations of the petitioners dated 08.09.2022 and 04.1O.2023 for allotment of Double Bedroom Houses / Vacant Plots under Journalists Quota, situated at Journalists Colony, tvlutrajpally Village, Gajwel Mandal, Siddipet District, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI RAMAKOTAIAH KANDALA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: cP FOR HOUSING Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI KIRAN REDDY MALLARAPU, SC FOR , Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 TO 6: GP FOR REVENUE TSHCL The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK WRIT PETITION No.16329 OF 2 o25 ORDER: With the consent of both rhe parties; this Writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself

2. This Writ Petition is hled, under Article 226 of rhe Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: "...1o issue q wit order or dlrection more part[cularlq one in the nalure of Wit of Mandamus, declainq the action of the respondents in not considerinq the representation-s of the pettioners doted O8.O9.2O22 & 04.1O.2O23, for ellotment of Double Bedroom Houses/ Vqcant Plots under Jouruqltsts Quota, situated at Jou.llalists Colotlu, Mutraipallu Viltaqe, Gajwel MandaL Srddipet Distnct, inspite of petitioners beinq eliqible and entitled, hauinq completed Fiue (OS) Years media accreditation peiod, inspite of specific dectsion taken bt1 the 3..1 respondent uide Lr.No.B/634/2O21, dated 22.O9.2O21 for aLlotment of 12O sq.uards plot each to the press and media representatiues qs hiqhlu illeqal, arbitrary and rn uiolatiort of pinc)ptes of naturql iustice, consequentlq dtrect the respondents to forThwtth consider the representations of the petitioners dated O8.O9.2O22 & O4.1O.2O23 for allotment of Double Bedroom Houses/ Vacont Plots under Jountalists Quotq situated at JounL,tlists Colony, Mutrajpallg ViLlage, Gajuel Manda| Siddtpet Dstrict, and pass..."

3. Heard Sri Ramakotaiah Kandala, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Housing for respondent No.l; Sri Kiran Reddy Mallarapu, learned Standrng Counsel for Telangana State Housing Corporation Limited, for respondent No.2; and learned Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.3 to 6 2 IK.J ivp 16329 202 5 Learned counsel for the petitioners stlbmits that the 4. petitioners are u'orking as Media Reporters in their respective media channels and have applied for the grant of double bedroom houses under Journalist quota in the Journalist Colony at Gajwel' Hor,l,ever, no action has been taken so far' Therefore' the petitioners madc representations to the respondents on 08 'O9 '2022 ancl 04. lO.2023 requesting for allotment of double-bedroom flat/plot at Journalist Coiony, Gajwel, and the same are pending consideration. Hence, learned counsel prays this Court to dircct the respondents to consider the representations, dated 08 'O9 '2022 and04.10.2023, submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate 6rds15 \.ithin a stipulated period of time. Learned Government Pleader appearing for respondent Nos 3 S. to 6 submits that there is no separate scheme lor allotment of double-bedroom flat/plot to the Journalists' However, since the representations of the petitioners, 'dated Oa'Og '2022 and 04.1.O.2023, are pending consideration, the respondents will considerthesameandpassappropriateordersinaccordancewith

6. Having regard to the submissicns made by learned counsel for the respective parties and without going into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to 3 PKJ wp 16329 2025 pass appropriate orders on the representations, dated og.og.2022 and 04.7O.2023, submitted by the petitioners, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate a copy thereof to the petrtioners. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (\, SD/- A.H.S. GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1 2

4. 4 b. 7. L 10 11 The Principal Secretary, Housing Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, State of Telangana. The Managing Director, Telangana State Housing Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, 3-6-184, Street No. 17, Chikkadpally, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500029. The District Collector, Siddipet District. The Gajwel Area Development Authority, Gajwel Division, Siddipet District. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Gajwel Division, Siddipet Distriit. The Tahsildar, Gajwel Mandal, Siddipet District. One CC to SRI RAMAKOTAIAH KANDALA, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR HOUSING, High Court for the State of Ti:tangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] One CC to SRI KIRAN REDDY MALLARAPU, SC FOR TSHCL IOPUCI Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Tetangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] Two CD Copies PSK, BM HIGH COURT DATED:0710712025 ORDER WP.No.16329 of 2025 ..t- - :-: :: --, :_r:.:-. r . 1HE 5i 1.", : .- -.'q' . '_'zl. '.' ,, 02 IiEP zffi , '-.] .,.')., .t DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS n\ 14