High Court · 2025

1. Sri Satvanaravana Lahoti, S/o. Late Tulasiram L.ahoti Aged about- 87 years' ' 6i.: ei.in"#,-nyo. H.No. 4-2-64, Tower Road, Kanmnaoar 2. # R;;;*;ii"n"ii, slbi. r--uL irri.i',-,. r--'noti, Ased aiout- el vears' occ- - gusinesi, R/o. H.No. 4-2-62, rower Road' Karimnagar' 3. 5; 6it;ym sino", t-anoti, Slo- t-a1e Tulasiram La.hoti' Aged about- 78 vears' - 6i"- er.isin"ls, R/o. H.No. 4-2-1oot1' Jafty Road' Karimnagar ...PETITIONERS AND

2. Union of lndia, Rep. by its Secretary-- Petroleum and,Natural Gas' Ministry of Petroleum and Naturai Gas' Shastri Bhavan, New uelnl' ivr7.."i"iir'" oir Giporailori iilii;d, *p,!i Senior Manaoer (Retail Sales), -floor, Kandakatla Waranoal Division om"", H]'i.lo. 3-ii:SOi and 504.4th Uff;il, ?Ljc""c;;;;'n"aii, t'laveem Nasar' Hanamkonda Mandal' Hanumakonda District, ...RES'ONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ' order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent No' 2 in not vacating the Retail ouilet site over the land admeasuring 1333.33 Sq. Yds, in sy' No' 286/e' situated at Karimnagar revenue village, situated at Kaman Road' Karimnagar Town and District as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent No 2 to vacate the site and deliver the possession to the petitioner lA NO: 1 oF 202,1 Petition rrrde r Iiection 151 cpc praying that in the circrrmsl ances stated in the affidavit firerJ in support of the petition, the High court rray be preased to grant interim stia\/ on aI further actions and proceedings ,ruith resgrect to renewar of license of R'-'r;or: rrdent No. 2 to operate the Retair ouflet sit€ over the rand admeasuring '1:,:13 :i:i Sq. yds, in Sy. No. 2g6le, situated at Karin nagar revenue village, situated at l( aman Road, Karimnagar Town and lf istrict f om the 06_0g_ 2023 i.e., the date ,r,expiry of the lease deed dt 06-08.2003 in the interest of justice pending rJirspo:;,:l of this W.p. Counsel for the petitioner: SRl. PURUSHOTAMLAAL Counsel for the Res oondent No.1 :. SRI cADl PRAVEEN KUMAR, . DY.SOLICITOR GENERAL C F INDIA Counsel for the Resp,ondent No.2: SRI DOMINIC FERNANDES, S(:FOR IOCL The Court made the foflowing: ORDER I I 'THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N'V'SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.31t74 of 2O24 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petiticners and learned standing counsel appearing for respondcnt No 1 and Sri'Dominic I'-crnandes' lcarned standing counsel for IOCL appearing for respondcnt No 2 With their consent' this writ petition is being taken up for disposal'

2.Thiswritpetitionisfiledseekingthefollowingprayer:. " to declnre the nction of tlrc Rcspondtnt No 2 itr.not uacating tlu Retail outlet ,,ti o,oi tl," Lnn,i ndlnetlsuritr3 1333.33 Sq.Yds in St1 No'286/e, sittmLerl cf KarinulaSar rcTtetrue pillnge' situated at iaman Road' x';)i'''"s'; t ou'i' ,,n'l Dislrrr I as illegnl and nrb i t r ary on al:o nt' q""''' it y tt r r t c t t I u',,[l t s 1' :',11:,:y " tlu siteind clelit'er the possL'ssion to thl Pettttotutr' t o x aca te Brief facts stated in this writ petition are that the petitioners claim to be 3. .he owners and poSSeSSotS of proPertv admeasuring 1333'33 Sq'Yds, in Sy.No.286/e, situated at Karimnagar Revenuc Village' Kaman Road' Karimnagar Town and Ilistrict' lhe case of the peiitioners is that the respondent No i, fot establishing and runnin2l a retail out-lct in the name of M/s.Mahendra Filing Statron' has takcn thc subiect property on lease for a period of 20- years ancl the same was rcgistered t'itle lease deed bearing docunrent No.10026 of 2004 tlated 15 09 2004 L'ater' respondent No'Z aide the said lease fol a letter dated 08 02'2023' requcsted petitioners to ren€rw -11 months antl the petitioners zrlde letter dated further period of 19 years 28.07.2023, statcd that thcy are not interested iu rencwing the lease dated 15.09.2004 and requested respondent No'2 to vacate th9 subiect premises' I L Thereafter. res rondent No.2 issued Ietter datecl 2,1.t.u.20 13 anc{ again requested tlrr: r3fi1i6ns1s to renew the lease and in rr:ply the petitioners on 09.09.2023 i;.rulrl a Ietter and requested rcspondent Ncr.l 56, 1,;,..6" the subject premises. rrr"Ll ,, . 6.1ss of the petitioners when thc r.esp,rntlr nt No_2 f iled O.S.No.72l c I . ( ll3 on rhe file of learned III Additiol ai Jirnio . (_ivil juclgc, Karimnagr, f:rr spccific performance of the renewal clausr ol he lcase, the petitioners iss:ic, I cgl{ notice dated 12.07.2024and infor.mcc resi)ondL.nt No 2 that the leas: :lc, rl daterl 15.09.2004 has been terminated {:_,,..ffiu r .f [iure a.d called upo, l-Le i:3p6n,_1e.1 No.2 to vacate the premisr.s n,itlt. r a pcriod of three (03) nt() rtl.: from the da.te of receipt of notice. [ [or,r.trver, res;.ronclcnt No.2 allegin,; , t( , l)c statutory tenant, refuscd to vacatL_ I he s ublc :t prcmises Aggricved lrr tlr, - rne. thlq writ petition is filed.

4. \'ils ,xpirr:cl the l:asc datcd Lear.nc:l cr,rr rsel for the petitioners submits tlr.:f 75.09.2004, 1a,15 [, r- a period of 20 years and thc sarrr,, 05.08.2023 a,. . . r,r,r, of the non renewal of the lease, t^e rr s;:r,rrrti.nt No.2 ought to ha'c r''r< r .r'd the subject premises and instead .f cl ri.g the same, respondent Nc ' i:; rt'fusing to vacate the subject premises a.c1 is ir ,nrawfur possessi.. of t're ' strl,ect property. It is further submitted :rrnt tirc, r ,etitioncrs are intending t r r'ri: t r bute the subject property to thcir chircr* n ar d arc not iniercsted in rcrr,:,.r.. r;: the Iease at any cost. ()11 5 Lca.ncd :c'r-rr-re r for petitioners submits that in similar :ircr rnstanccs tlris Court ir-r lirr jr N t;25779 and 1gg13 of 2024 dated 73.71 .2021,h, s passecl the following oril:r : "23.W.P.Nos-25779 and 18813 of 2021 are allowed and dispo.sed of by directing the respondents to vacate the subject premises und hand over possession of the subject premises Io lhe petitioners within I wee ks.from I 8. I 1. 2024.

6. Learned counsel for the petitioners further prayed this Court to pass similar order as passed in W.P.Nos.25779 ancl 18813 of 2024 d_ated 73.77.2024 and pray this Court to direct the respondent No,2 to vacate the subject prcmises in a time bound periocl. 7, Learned standing counsel appearing for respondent No.2 pray this Court to pass appropriate order.

8. Recording the above submission made by learnecl counsel on either side, and in terms of order passed.by this Court in W.P.Nos.25779 and 18813 of 2024 dated 13.L7.2024, this, Writ Petition is allowed directing respondent No.2 to vacate the subject premises, as expeditiously as possible, prefcrably, within in period of three (3) months from the date of rcceipt of copy of this order. It is made clear that the respondent No.2 shall hand over the posscssion of the subicct premises to the petitioners on or beforc 05.10.2025.

9. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is allowed. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. No ordcr as to costs TFat-Rule Nisi has 6een made absolute as above Witness THE HON'BLETHE ACTING CHTEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL, WEDNESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE //TRUE COPYII i Sd/. B. REKHA RANI SS TANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To, 1 The Secretary, Union of lndia, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Shastri Bhavan. New Delhi. 2 The Settir:r \lanaqer. l\rlls . lndian_ Oil Corporation Linlted (Retail Sales). waraneir Divr;ion-ofiice. 5 1to. g.-ii-so-i"r'nt''"st,+ + f ror, Kandakaflb Gatewa!, B.L() Cross Roads, r,l"v"Ji.''t iiiiri,'-Hrnrrrr.";ol'"'nr5itJ[ Hanuma<onc: District PURUSHOTAMLAAL, Advocate tOpL tc' GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR, Oi.bbTiCITOT GENERAL OF _ DOMtNtc FERNANDES, SC FOR tocl[opL c]

3. One CC t: ItFl 4. One CC tr S ftt INDIA [OPtJ(:] 5. One CC .o SIi 6. Two CD -),rpie S B^/ PVL, -.j !i .4. GC TODAY o8 0 7 ,rlll" ll;fl .a t! ..')/ \;,tr- HIGH COIJRT DATED:02llit t2025 t ORDER WP.No.31174 af 2024 g /z 7/Z/1t ,.--_ ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITTON WITHOUT COSTS