KAINOS SALON AND SpA, ,R".p gV-,]. v. The State

petition under Articre 226 0t the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, the High court may be preased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more preferabry one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the action of Respondents porice officiars and officers of sor in interfering with ra*'ur business of petitioner shops under the guise of impugned notification No (L&o)/M4l3 14012010, dated 30.06.2010 passed by the 2nd respondent and forcing the petitioners to secure simirar orders from this Hon, bre court as passed in w. p. No 162g1 0f 2010 andbatch though there is no vioration commifted by the petitioners in running their spA wellness centre as arbitrary illegar and u nconstitutional and violative of Articles 1a, 19(1)(g) of the constitution of lndia and direct the respondents and their officers not to interfere in the day to day business of petitioner shops. l.A. NO: 1 OF 2026 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 2 ro 4 and their officers not to interfere in the business of petitioners, pending disposal of the above Writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI REVELLI RAMANJANEyULU Counsel for the Respondents: SRI M.SRINIVAS, AGp FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL trIRIT PETITI ON No.18O13 of2026 Date:12.06.2026 Between: Kainos Salon and Spa And . . Petitioner The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, T.S. Secretariat, Hyderabad, TG-500004 and others ORDER ..Respondents This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:- "....to issue an appropiate uLrtt, order or direction more preferablg one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the oction of Respondents Police Olficials and Olficers of SO'f in interJeing uith lauful business of petitioner shops under the guise of impugned notification No. (L&,Q/ Ma/ 3140/ 2010, dated 3o.06.2010 passed bg the 2"d respondent and forcing the petitioners to secLre similar orders from tlis Honourable Court as passed in W.P.No.16281 of 2010 and batch though there is no uiolation committed bg the petttioners in running their SPA Wellness Centre cts arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutionol and uiolatiue of Articles 1a, 19(1)(9) of the Corstitution of Indio and direct the respondents and th.eir officers not to interkre in the dag to dog business of petitioner shops and grant. . .. "

#2. Heard Sri Revelii Ramanjaney'ulu, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri M. Srinivas, iearned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the official respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage. 2

#3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is engaged in the business of providing solutions for all beauty and wellness needs such as saloon and spa. 'lhe petitioner is holding valid registration certificates for running his business in Hyderabad. It is further submitted that the respondents visited the SPA Centre and asked the petitioner u,hether he has an order from this Court to run the business as this Court had decided similar issues in the order, dated 28.09.'2021 in W.P.No.16281 of 2010 and batch, wherein this Court issued the following directions:- "ln vies' of the submissions of learned counsel for bolh sides, these Writ Petitions are disposed of in terms of order dated O4.O2.2O21 in LA.No.1 of 2O2O in W.P.No.24410 c,f 2O2O, permitting the petitioners to run the massage centres, subject to maintarning a record in the register to be maintained by the massage 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 to contact them on the aspect of the request to the owner/ manager/ operator of the massage centres to provide for the help from the opposite sex. Further. it shall be open to any police officer nct below the rank oI a Sub-lnspector of Police attached to an'v police station to verifi once in a while such records maintained by the massage centres and he shall also be at liberty to I erify as to whether the particular customer has solicited axy such specral service Irom the massage centre or not lt is also open to the police to take appropriate action depending ul)on the result of an-v such verification and also considering the fact that lvhether the cross massage service provided to the customers is in professional manner or not. Police are also entitled to investigate into crimes, if any, reported agajnst the 3 petitioners. Petitioners are also directed not to keep the main door of the premises closed, during the working hours. Subject to these conditions, the petitioners may be permitted to carry on the business, duly taking all necessary and proper precautions to ensure that no incident of immoral activity is carried on under the guise of providing whole body massage. Miscellaneous petitions pending in all the Writ petitions, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs" It is stated that the petitioner is already implementing the directions of this Court and there is no deviation from the same in whatsoever manner, yet the respondents are insisting to secure an order from this Court to continue the business. Questioning the same, the present Writ petition is filed.

#4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home has submitted that without obtaining any permission from the municipal authorities as well as GST as required under law, the petitioner is operating his business activities. He further r t submitted that the respondents are not interfering with the business activities of the petitioner and the respondents would follow the directions issued by this Court in the order, dated

28.09.2021 in W.P.No. 16281 of 2010 and batch.

#5. In view of the said submissions, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to follow the directions issued by this Court in the order dated 28.09.2021 rn W.P.No. 16281 of 2010 and batch. However, this order does not preclude the respondents to ensure that the petitioner is 4 following the directions issued by this Court in W.P.No.16281 of 2010 and batch, and if any deviation is observed, the respondents police may take appropriate steps strictly in accordance with law, and if any complaint is made against the petitioner, the petitioner shall cooperate withr the enquiry with the respondents police. Needless to mention, it is open to the petitioner to obtain permission from the authorities i.e., Municipal and GST and to comply with the order passed by this Court dated 28.O9.2O2L in W.P.No.16281 of 2010 and batch. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. No costs. To, //TRUE COPY// SD/- C.DEEPIKA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 6 6ECTION OFFICER

#1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, T.S. Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana-500004.

#2. The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Police Commissionerate, Old Mumbai Hwy, Telecom Nagar Extension, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032

#3. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Pet Basheerabad Division' Pet Basheerabad PS, Beside NH 44 Highway, Pet Basheerabad

#4. The Station House Officer, Pet Basheerabad Police Station Beside Petbasheerabad PS. Beside NH 44 Highway, Pet Basheerabad 5 one CC to SRI REVELLI RAMANJANEYULU, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

#7. Two CD Copies (Along with the copy of order dated 28.09.2021, in W.P.No.16281 ot 2010 & batch) BSR TKS 9 HIGH COURT DATED: 12t0612026 ORDER WP.No.18013 ot 2026 I ,.u * 1 6E 5147€ at 1fl riri 2[20 + z c) J' .S {ilr t- DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS Io I THE HONOURABLE SRI .TUSTICE K.LAIISHMAN WRIT PETITION Nos.16281 and 16419 of2OLo 797. L23t.1a76 ard.2272 ol 2Ol4t 3O317 of2015 1s413, 15435 .29229.29231 . 30848. 33121 .38409. 4073E. 4O7A7 a;rrd44939 of2O16 646.658.2955 .3407. 11051. 2@69 .2590t.2 a92o.41oL2. 4L324 41355 atd4L422 of 2Ol7 34A2. 17249 26367.26422. 3447A.35307. 3A617.39397. 39917,39937.440,44.44067, 45592 and 45658 of 2O18; 2627, 4399.3A9L 4447. 18861. 19352 .2o,o,s6.2 19()9. 2!924.21930 ,2270,0.23794. 2467 4. 2641o. 29107 and' 29L21 of 2Ot9 s47.7o'4- 1887. 1906.3589.472A.5374.20089. 20,443 21297.22354.225A4.22629 .24o,AO.240'41. 2.+()85, 24334. 24357.244LO.24657 24659,24660.24662 aril2467? of 2O2Oz 24A2. S36L.4473.4488.6595.6614.8050. 13010. 11225. 11350. 14s62. 16431.20734.2275L.2276L .2276A.22 815. 23031 23361 and 23822 of2O2l coMMON ORDER: Since the issue involved in all these Writ Petitions is one and the same, they are being disposed of by this common order. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the 2. 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 04.O2.2021 in I.A.No.1 of 2O2O in W.P.No.2441O of 2O2O. -.2 In view of the submissions of learned counsel for both

#3. sides, these Writ Petitions are disposed of in terms of order dated 04.02.2021 in I.A.No.1 of 2O2O in W'P'No'24410 of 2O2O, perrrritting the petitioners to run the massage centres, subject to maintaining a record in the register to be maintained blr the massage 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 to contact them on the aspect of the request to the owner/manager/operator of the massage centres to provide for the help from the opposite sex' Further, it shall be open to any police officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector of Poiice attached to any police station to verify once in a while such records maintained by the massage centres and he shall also be at liberty to verify as to whether the particular customer has solicited any such special service from the massage centre or not' It is also open to the police to take appropriate action depending upon the result of any such verification and also considering the fact that whether the cross massage service provided to the customers is in professional manner or not' 3 Police are also entifled to investigate into crimes, if any, reported against the petitioners. Petitioners are also directed not to keep the main door of the premises closed, during the working hours. Subject to these conditions, the petitioners may be permitted to carry on the business, duly taking aI1 necessar5r and proper precautions to ensure that no incident of immoral activity is carried on under the guise of providing whole body massage. Miscellaneous petitions pending in all the Writ Petitions, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. Date:28.09.2021 TJMR K. LAKSHMAN, J