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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C'V' RIT PETITI ON NOI 161 70 W BHASKAR REDOY OF 2 025 Between: Hffi.faY:rs' W/o late K mpallY Village' ',fr llt,' 0t il"'.'",' HXL';'"33i'E3tlt1' ...PETITIONER AND , ,. District orrices comor"x' Ex?":",il,: { lf qi}F.['{iH5:fsF;;;;il;fi%i; ::fr;; $ffi***** ]ff :ff:ll, Petition under Article 226 of lheConstitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased to issue an order/direction or any appropriate writ, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS' declaring the action of the Respondents in not-paying statutory exgratia relief of Rs 12'00 Lakhs only (RupeesTwelve lakhs only) @ Rs 6 00 Lakhs only per deceased from SDRF' to the Petitioner herein, for the death of her husband Machagoni Krishna S/o Mallaiah and her son Machagoni Prashanth' on 14-05-2021due to hit by "Thunderbolt / Lightening G.O.Ms.No.2, Revenue (D'M-l) Department' Dated l g-07-2018' despite of the fact that (i) the District Collector' Sangareddy has already submitted proposals andrecommendedtotheGovernmentforsanctionofstatutoryexgratia.through Collector file No.D3/895 t2O21 ' Daled '28-05-2021 ' even after lapse of 4 years' be declaredasillegal,albilrary,discriminatory,violationofprinciplesofnaturallaw Stroke"theCalamitynotifiedas"stateSpecificDisastef"aspernormsissuedin . '',.;/ . .., and justice and fund rights guarantee consequenfly ,o 0,|-u."'untal Rs 1 2 oo ;^, ";;;;::::"nn:.:;J ji ;:y{ ":il::' J:[fl: "; ,;:;]:i::""1, @ Rs.6.0o Lakhs onry per as prescribed under 2' Revenue (D.M-r) deceased, to the petition",, Department, or,"o in-ln"t' tt-2o18,within a ,,r" o"r,1l l"Ms-No IA NO: 10F2 025 petition under S€ in the affidavit fired in s) direct the Respondents (Rupees Twerve rakhs petitioner, as prescribe Dr 1 s _ o 7 _ 2 o 1 8_*,, ; .1:, : ::"J, ." 151 CPc praying th pport of the petition, ;;'ut 'n to pav statuto' "';';;; only) @ Rs'6 00 i";n. j *; #::; :: j the circumstances stated High court mav be pleased to t"""t of Rs 12'00 Lakhs only % 1,T' "ill; jl * g disposal of the Writ petition SRt. HARI KISHAN KUDTKALA Counsel for the petitioner: Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FoR FINANCE AND PLANNING Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2&3: AGp FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR R"EDDY WRIT PETITION No.1617O of 2025 ORDER: This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of Lhre Constitution of India, is hled seeking the following relief to hit

14.05.2021 due to issue an order/direction or any appropriate writ, more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents in not-paying statutory exgratia relicl of Rs.12.00 Lakhs only (Rupees Twelve Lakhs onty) @ Rs.6.00 Lakhs only per deceased from SDRF to the Pctitioner herein, for the death of her husband Machagoni Krishna S/o Mallaiah and her son Machagoni Praslranth on "Thundcrbolt/Lightenir.rg Stroke' the Calamity notiFred as "State Specific Disaster'" as pe r nomls issued in G.O Ms.No.2, Rcvenue (D.M-l) I)epartnrent, Dated l9-O7-2018, despite ol' the fact that (i) the District Collector, Sangareddy has already suburitted proposals and recontmended to the Governmeut fbr sanction of statutory cxgratia through Collector file No.D3l895/2021. Dated 28-05-2021, even after lapse of 4 years, be dcclared as ittcgal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violation of principles of natural law and justice and fundamental rights guranteed under thc Constitution and consequently to direct the Respondcnts to pay statutory cxgratia relief of Rs.12.00 Lakhs onty (Rupces Twelve lakhs only) @ Rs.6.00 Lakhs only per deceased, to thc Petitioner, as prescribed under C.O.Mr.No.Z, Rcvenue (D.M-I) Department, Dated.l9-07- 2018. within a tiure bound period.. ..."

2. Considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner; learned Assistant Government Pleader for Finance and Planning appearing for respondent No'1; and iearned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent Nos.2 & 3 and perused the record' 2

3. it is stated that the petitioner hails from a poor famiiy and her husband namely Machagoni Krishna S/o. Mallaiah, aged about 36 years, .1nd her son namely Machagoni Prashanth, aged about 1O years, died due to hit by Thunderbolt/Lightening stroke, on 14.OS.2O2|. It is further stated that the Government has issued G.O.Ms.No.2, Revenue (D.l,{-l) Department, daLecl, 19 .OZ .20 1 8 for sanction of ex gratia to the families of the deceased person due to Thunderbolt and in terms of the said C.O, ifre petitioner has approached the respcndent authorities for sanction of ex gratia but till date, her case has not been considered by the respondent authorities.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Government has sanctioncd compensation to sitnilarly placed persons, through G.O.Rt.No. 15, Revcnue (D.IU_I) Departmcnt, dated 18.09.2019, ancl he reliecl lrpon the order dateC O3.O2.2O25 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.1341 ot 2025 and subrnitte,j that the subject mattcr of tl-ris r.vrit petition is squarely covered by the aforesaid order.

5. In '..ier',, of tl..e abo-,.-, th:s Court is ol the opinion that ends of justice *-ould be met if th: responclents arc directccl to 3 examine the case of the petitioner for sanctio t of ex gratia in terms of the G.o.Ms'No'2' Revenue (D'M-I) Department' dated tg.O7.2Ol8 and G'O Rt'No'15' Revenue (D'N-I) Department' dated 18'09'2019' and if tire petitioirer is cnl-itled for sanction of ex-gratia, consider hcr- casc and pay the compcnsation in terms of the said G'os' lf l-he petitioner is otherwise not entitled, pass a reasoned clder lvithin a period of two (2) months from the date of receipL of a copy of this order and communicate the same to thc pctitiorter' 6. With the above observations' this \l/rit Petition is disPosed of' No ordcr as to costs' As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending' if any' shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// I I D/ i,'#NYtEtSiRix SECTION OFFICER To, 1 . The PrinciPa I Secretary to Government, Fina 2. The SP EBs.vll) Department, Government of Tela to Governm ent, Revenue ( Disaster Manageme n0 Department, Government of Telangana' Telangana Secretariat, lntegrated District Offices Complex' Sanga Reddy ( ana Secretariat , Hvde rabad - 500 022. ngana, Telang ef Secretary Hvderabad - 500022

3. The District Collector' 502001 Sang areddY District. One CC to S 4 5 Two CCs to Telang 6. Two C ana at HYd erabad IouTl Cs to GP Hvderabad [OUT] Trlvo CD CoPies RI. HARI KISHAN KUDIKALA, Advocate IOPUCI GP FOR FIN ANCE PLANN lNG,High Court for the State of FOR REVENUE High Court for the State of Telangana' at 7 BM LS \k HIGH COURT DATED:19 t}6t2}2s \ -,1-' rr-.,i\_4. r\ (, E561 P Zffi 'i ;i. f Ci-i o ORDER WP.No.161t0 of zOZs DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS cfl"b \\ 5n,