High Court · 2025

Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that rn the circumstances stated in the affrdavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more especially one in the nature of Writ of tvlandamus, declarrng the action of the 2nd respondent in rssuing the impugned notification No. (Land0)/N/41314012O1O, dated 30-06-2010 passed by the respondent is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of Article 14, 19(1Xg) of the Constitution of !ndia, Contrary to the provisions of the Hyderabad City Police Act, 1348 Fasli, and consequenlly set aside the same against the petitioner, and to pass such other order or orders as this Honble Court may deems fit just and proper in the circumstances of the case. I.A. NO:1OF 2017(WPMP. NO:11560 O F 20171 Petrtion under Section '151 CPC praying that in the c r I mstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Ccur may be p eased to suspend the impugned notification No. (L&0)/Ma/314O1201 ) dated 30-06-2010 passed by the 2nd respondent against the petitioner, pen: ng disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petiticner : SRI GORLE GOPALAKRISHNA ( IOT PRESENT) Counsel for the Respondents: SRI M.SRINIVAS, AGP FOR ll )ME The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI \VRIT PETITION No.9 328 o12017 ORDER: 't'his Writ Pednon is {rlcd undcr ,\rticlc 226 of Consritunon of lndia sccking thc lollourng rclic[/s: "-..to issue a \\'rit, Ortlcr or I)rrcction morc espcctallr one tn the n2furc oI \\ rit o[ IlandarnLrs, dec)anng thc acrtotl ot thc 2nd respondcnt in issutng the impugned nodficauon No (l-&Cl)/\l l/31'10/2010, dared 30 0(r-2010 pas..d'lrt ttrc responclcnt rs illcqal. erbitran. discrimrnatory, riolarir e o[ .frri.l. li, 19(1)($ oi tltc C,rnsttruootl oI lnclta, (-ontran to thc prorrsions ,rt th" H,ld".obJ Citl l'olicc \ct, llll't laslt' and conscgucndv ser asicle the samc againsr thc peuuoncr, antl to llass strch other ordcr or crrdcrs as this t Ionbtc C.r.rrt rn.1- deems tlt jLrst ancl prollcr in thc circumstances of the case......"

2. Nonc appeared on bchalf of rhc pctitioners'

3. I have heard N{r.N{.Srinivas, lcarncd i\ssistant Govcrnmcnt Pleadcr lor Homc appearinu ltrr rcspondcnt Nos l and 2'

4. Learncd ,\ssistant ( iovernmcnt Plcadcr for Home would submit that, the petrrioncrs prafcd ft)r clcclaration that notification Q1lro)/M4/3110/2OlO, datcd 30'0(1 2(J10, htxvevcr, this Court in othcr writ pctiuons has hcld that :r notification is perfecdy maintainablc, thus, the contcst in this pcution has been adiudicatcd' Iiurthcr, submits that, this (-ourt has Passcd afl interim direction on 2

16.03.2017, in thcsc tcrms, it mav bc dircctccl frrr , ontrnuancc of busincss, horvever, afly transgrcssi<tn bv thc r:titioncrs. thc rcspondcnt policc authorirics may bc g'r'r.cn 1i ,crrl to ttkc apProPnate act1on

6. I havc perused the matcrials <>n rccord ,\s pointed b), thc learncd ,,\ssistant (loverrrn r, n r l)leadr:r ftrr Home, rhis Court in W.P.Nos.162tl1 and 16419 of. I )10 and batch, has held that notification No.(l&O)/N{1/31-t 2010 dated

30.06.2010 is r.alid and enforccablc. 'l hc rclcvanr J),) rlon exrr:1ctcd hcrcundcr: "In vierv of ttrc submissions oi learrrcd counicl firr borh srdt. Pcttrons arc drsposed of in tcrrns oL ortlcr (larc(l l) l ()2.1( tl r of 2020 in \\'.P.No.24.+10 of 2020, pcrnrrrring rhc peruorrer. resc \\'rit I\.\o.1 , nrr, LItc rrassagc ccnLres, subject to matnlaining e rccorcl in thc r,.tr t'r to be rnainrainctl bv the massage ccntrcs c()nraintng thc dar<s c,f rL r- ot the customcrs, their names and r.crifiablc adrlrcsses rogcthcr rvi h rc phonc numbers, so as to enablc thc policc 2 k) codtact rhent on rh-' r:Pet:t ot thc rcquesr to the owncr/nranagcr/opcrator of thc rnasslllc .'1rrcs to provrdc for thc hclp from thc c.rpposrtc scx. Irtrrrhcr, it shall r anv policc oificcr not bclorv thc renk ol a Sub Inspect,rL arrachcd ro anr. police station to vcril-r once in a rvhile,rr: marntained bl rhe massage ccntres and hc shall also be rt lib-.r: ,Is to rlrhethcr rhe particular cLrsronlcr has sohcrted anr .r r .lPen t() ,i l)oLce rec, rrds to r erih r spccial 3 service from rhc massage centrc ()r n()t. ll ls als() ol)c to the polic( r() take appropriate acuon dcpeodxtg uP()tr Lhc result of an\ such \.cfificatrorl and also considenng rhc l:rcr rhar u hcrltcr rhe cross ma".agc servtcc providecl to the customeri rs rn protcssronal ntanner or not_ Police are also entidcd ro lnvesrigatc lnri) crll.t(s, ilanr., reltorted agarnst the petitioners. l)etr[oners arc also c]irccrccl nrrr ro kccp r]rc rlain dour of thc premiscs closcd, during rhc rvr>r'krnu Irours. Subjecr to rhcse conditions, the pctiuoners mat bc pcrrnirrc<l ro catr\. on the busrncss, duly taking all nccessart and prrlrcr I)rccautions lo ensure rhat no tncidenr of immoral acuvirt- is carrrcci ol rrnclcr the guisc of prcxrding rvholc bodl massagc".

7. Howevcr, flonethcless, this (.ourt having considered thc plcadings, as afl interim, passed rhc ftrlkrrvrnrr dockct order. "As at present advised, rhis (iorrrr is ol thc opiruon thar thc Commissioner of Policc, Hl,derabacl (irn is crrtitlcil to rake all reasonable measures for Prer.ennon oI inclcccr.rt anrl irnmora] acti\ities tiom happening, parucularlv ln lrassagc ccntcrs. lhcrctore, rnstezd of PrcvenEng lhc massage cr t(.r. lr,,Ilt ,l)(.r: t,tf thcrr LrctLUes. it is appropriatc ro obsen cr that c\.cn nrassagc ccntcr must maintain faithfullr a rccord contairung data rrr.c visrrs oi thc cusromcrs, rheir names and rcrifiablc address rogcthcr rvith rlrt,phonc numbcrs, so as tcr eoablc thc police to contacr rhcrn tirr rhc I)url)()s(. ()[ ao\- rcnlication. If an) particular customer lnakcs r spt cral rcquest to rhc orvner/manager/opcraror oI rhc nrassagc cclrrrc r{) proride krr thc hclp from thc opposrre se\, thc same shall bc rccorck cl in rhc rcgrsrcr to be maintaincd b1-the massage ccnrrcs. lr shall bc opcn to an1 Police ot6cer not belolv thc rank ofa Sub [nspccror ol-l)olicc arrached ro any policed station to t,erifv once in a whtlc such rccortls matntarned br the massage ccnters and he shall also bc at hbcrrr l() \cnf\- as to whcther lhe particular customet has solicited anr strch spccial scnice from thc 4 n)assagc centcr or not. l)epcDdir)U uPon r]rc resulr c,f nt rLrcit venticauon, appr()priate acrion can ltc tak<'n. Subjccr to these conditions, thc pcnnoncr and thcir ll : urar bc penn,tcd to carn.on the busiaess, clull taking all ncccssar r d pr,4rcr precaurions ro ensurc that no incidcnr und immoral actiiiily i. , rrncci on undcr the strisc ofprovidrng rvhilc bodt massagc,,. tt. Havinq rcgard ro this Fact, dirccring th., )cruiuncrs r() c()ntinue with rhc busrness by adhcring to rhc gr- i lc[ncs ir rhc intcrim ()rdcr, is lound appropriatc. r\ccordinglv, rhi; (.ourr fincls ir apl)r()priate to make the intcrim direcrion datr:, 16.03.2(f ,l7, alrsolLrtc. Horvevcr, it is ctarificd that the rcsl-( ndenr p.)licc authoritics v()uld be at libcrty' t() rakc appr()priar( rcuon, i[ rhe pcndoncrs deviares from thc abovc guidclincs an( thc terms o I lrnpuLned nooficadon

9. r\ccordinglv, this petitron is disposcd oL 'fht r .: shall bc rr<r orclcr as to cos ts. N{iscellaneous lrcritions, pcndinll iI anr., shall srir d ck)secl To, //TRUE COPY// S LAXMI ASSII TANT REGISTRAR '/-L.VIJAYA (J ;ECTION OFFICER Hyderabad.

1. The Principal Secretarv. Home Department, Secretariat T )langana State, 2. The Commissioner of police, Hyderabad City, Hyderaba(l _ 3. One CC to SRI GORLE GOPALAKR|SHNA, Advocate. [O ,UC] 4 Two CCs to Gp FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Tetangana. [OUT] 5. Two CD Copies BSK {t SA HIGH COURT DATED:1 St1OI2O2S // ;+ IIE STAI€ \' o() ? 6 rE8 2026 .:, ii ORDER WP.No.932B of 2011 I f,,i?"r8:l} 33S#. wR rr P Efl fl o N @. (c1tu:) 4' w, tlz\>o