High Court · 2025

Petition under Article 226 of the Co stitution of lndia praying that in the therewith, the High Court may be or direction more particularly one in ing the action of the 4th respondent the nature of WRIT OF MANDAwUS decla by passing impugned order proceedings Bl371l4l2O24 on the petitioners without c verifying documents is illegal, arbitrary viola under the Constitution of lndia particularly dereliction of duties misusing of powers Constitution of lndia as well as Telangan Book Act and rules made thereunder and wi 13711212024 dated 22.08-2025, and nducting proper survey / enquiry / ion of fundamental rights guaranteed ight to life and right to property and conferred under Article 12 of the Rights in Land and Pattadar pass hout jurisdiction set aside the same. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petitiorr under Section 15'l CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filecl in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to Stay of all further proceedings the impugned order proceedings Bt37ll2l2024 dated 22.08.2025, and Bl371l4l2O24 on the petrtioners of re 41h respondents forthwith, pending disposal of the Writ Petition Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI AMBEDKAR DUNNA Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to 4: SRI L.RAVINDER, AGP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI V.NARASIMHA GOUD, SC FOR HMDA The Court made the following: ORDER -:;: r --V HON'BLE SRI .IUSTI E K. LAKSHMAN WRIT PETITION N .25608 0F 2025 ORAL ORDER Heard lcarned counscl ft)r thc petitioner and Mr. L. Ravindar, leanrecl Assistant Govemmcnt Plcadcr] lur Revenuc appcaring on behalf of respondent Nos. I to 4 ancl Mr. V arasimha Goud. lcarncd Standing Counsel lbr IIMDA appearing on bcha f of respondcnt No.-5

2. 'l'he pctitioner herein is clai ing that he is the absolute owner and posscssor of thc house bcaring M o.9-10-16/3. or"er l)lot No.25414 (SP), admcasuring 75 square 1'ards in r.rney Nos. I 16 to I I 8 and I 36 to 143, situated at lS-Steps (iolconda. Iyderabad, on the strength of a registered sale dccd bearing docu ent No. l 749 o1' 20 t6. dated I 8.03.20 I 6. I le is in possession ot' re said propcrti. In prool of the same, he has tlled copies ol thc alir said sale dccd. link documcnts, la1,out, propcrtl' tax and electricitl' colt umptiorr bills. i. While the matter stood thus. rcspondent No.4 has issued notice dated 23.01.2025 alleging that th! petitioncr occupicd the land admeasuring 80 square yards in Surv!:i, No.l46, situatcd at l'uppalguda Villagc, Gandipet Mandal and constr ucted housc illegalll . 'l'herefbre, seven (07) days time was granted to tl.ie petitioner ro subrnit explanation. .-x..ffi ,..!E+ 1 Kt I \\ 1'j \o 2t6U8 ol202i Ile has suhnrittecl cxplanation on 2().01.2025. Respontlr.nt No.-l did not pass an) or-rlcr ou considcration ol' thc said cxplanution. IIoucr,cr. rcspontJcnt No.-1 vlrle pr()ccr!lings dated l2.Ux.l02i dircctcd thc pctitioncr to \acate liom thc subicct propcrty. Challcnginrr thc said order- thc pctitioner hcrcin [ilcd thc present writ pctition. J. As tliscussed abovc. rcspondent No.4 has issucd notice dated

23.01.2025 rrntlcr-Scction - 7 ol'thc Land [ncroachrnerrt Acr lll of 1905 Thc pctitioncr has submitted cxplanation on 29.01 l0l5 On consideration ol'thc said cxplanation. respondent No.,l has order dated

22.0lt.1025 unclcr Section - 6 of thc l.and Encroachr.ncnr.\cl III of 1905 It is an appeulablc orrlcr irr tcrnrs of Scction - l(., ol' thc Land Ilncroa clr rrcrr t Act lll ol 1905. I hc pctitioner has tci lrrclcr an appcal befbrc Appci lutc Authoritl -i. 'l'hcrc is no dispute u,ith rcgard to the legal posirion thar despite availability ol altcnrative rcrncdy-. still the present u,r.i( pctition is maintainablc uudcr the lblloiving thrce circumstanccs rrs held b."-. thc Hon'ble Suplcnre Clciurt in Asst. Commissioner of State Tax r.. -v*Ir r. t_.J \\ l) No 1i608 of202i Commercial Steel Limitedr and SO Whirlpool Corporation Registrar of Trade Marks, Nlumbaiz I A breach of fundamcntal ghts: A violation of thc' principl An cxcess of jurisdiction: statute 0r delegated legisl s of natural j ustice. or a challcnge to thc uirc.i ol the Iton the petitioncr herein failed to m kc out any ol thc albresaid circumslanccs to tnatntaln prcsent \\ rlI ctition

6. l'hcrefcrrc. this r.r rit petition is disposcd ol granting libertl'to thc petitioncr kr prefcr an appeal I 'ithin ten (10) d.r1's lronr today challenging the order dated 22.08.20 5 of respondent No.4 befbrc the Appellate Authority in terms o1 Sccti n - 10 of the Land l:ncroachment I Act Ill ol'1905. and also an applicati n to stal- all lurthcr proceedings pursuant to thc said impugned order tcd22.08.2025. and the ApPellate Authoritl shall dispose of the said st v petition within tu'o (02) weeks and thc appcal within threc (03 ) mon s ltom the dalc ol'liling the said appcal considering the aforesaid rcgis ered documents. propert\ tax and clectricitl' bills etc. lf the petitioner ils to pref-er thc appcal uithin the afbrcsaid timclines, Iibeq, is grantcd to respondcnt No.:l to takc steps '. izo:2.1 tr, st r'.l+z t. 99lt) l| s( ( l BIi-EEE -- :i- '.. I tt_r \\ t \(r ri(,r)s oi:r)li pursuant to the order datcd 21.08.2025. In thc circumstanccs o1'thc case therc shall bc no order as to costs As a sccluel theretrr. nrisccllaneous petitions. il anr. pending irr the u,ril pctition shall stand closcd //TRUE COPY// SD/. C.DEEPIKA ASSLSTANT REGISTRAR I 5 ECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, State of Telangana.

2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy, Ranga Reddy District. 3- The Revenue Divisronal Officer, Gandipet Revenue Divlsion, Gandipet, Ranga Reddy District. \

4. The Tahsildar, Gandipet l\4andal, Gandipet, Ranga Reddy District. 5. The Commissioner, Hyderabarl fi,4etropolitan Development Authonty { HI\nDA)' Greater Hyderabad,4unicipal Corporation lr,4anikonda Circle Mantkonda Ranga Reddy District.

6. One CC to SRI AMBEDKAR DUNNA, Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to SRI V.NARASIMHA GOUD, SC FOR HMDA IOPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

9. Two CD CoPies BSR N/ HIGH COURT DATED:2810812025 CC TODAY 1Hr o ? B ril8 ?[?5 t OF :i E) * ORDER WP.No.25608 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS 1