The High Court · 2025

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI T.S.N.MURTHY Counsel forthe Respondents: AGP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT I{YDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE N.V.SHRAVAN KTIMAR WRIT PETITION No.37187 of 2025 Date:11.12.2o25 Between: M/s Ocean Breeze Luxury Spa, Rep. by Y. Srinivas Rao. AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal SecretarJ/, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others. ...Petitioner ..,Respondents ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. With the consent of both parties, this writ petition is taken up for disposal

2. This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:- "...to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the impugned notification No. (L&O)/M4l3I40 l2OlO, dated 30.06.2025 passed by the 2nd respondent as illegal, EFr,!f - arbitrary, discriminatory, violative of Article 14. 9 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India, contrary to the prov.: ir:rns of the Hyderabad City Police Act 1348 Fasli and cons,t quently set aside the same against the petitioner..."

3. Today, when the matter is taken up for h :aring, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar :ircumstalces, this Court disposed of uide order dated t8.O9.2021 in W.P.No. 16287 of 2010 and batch, the conclusive p rrtion of which reads as under:- request

3. In uieu of the submissions o/ leanted c, both sides, these Wit Petitions ore disposed c of order dated 04.O2.2O21 in I.A.No.1 o.r W.P.No.24410 of 2020, permitting the petitio;t the massage centres, subject to maintaining c the register to be maintained by tLrc massc.1 containing the dates of ubits of the anstol nomes and ueiftable addresses together uitl,, numbers, so as to enable the police to conlot the aspect of ouner/ manager/ operator of the mossage , prouide for the help from the opposite sex. shall be open to any police ofJicer not belou' t a Sub-Inspector of Police attaclrcd to any pol to ueifg once in a uhile such records mainta;.r massage centres and he shall also be at libert as to tohether the particular cltstomer has .so, such special seruice from tLrc massage centre t also open to the police to take appropru depending upon the result of any such ueiJ;.t also considering the fact that wlrcther massoge seruice prouided to the custonl professional manner or not. Police are also inuestigate into cimes, if ong, reported rtr petitioners. Petitioners ore also directed not. r:' unsel for ' in terms 2020 in )rs to run record in e centres ers, their .he phone . them on 'o entres to \rthe4 it ,-e rank of :e station ed bg the 1to uerify cited ang r noL It is te oction ation ond he cross :rs is ln zntitled to ainst tLLe keep the main door of the premises closed, during the u.torking hours. Subject to these conditions, the petitioners maA be pennitted to cany on the business, dulg taking all necessary and proper precautions to ensure that no incident of immoral actiuitg is caried on under the guise of prouiding uthole bodg massage. Miscellaneous petitions pending in all the Wit Petitions, if ang, sholl stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. "

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further prayed this Court to pass similar orders as passed in the order dated 28.09.2021 tn W.P.No.16281 of 2010 and batch in the present writ petition also.

5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appea-ring for the respondents did not dispute the said submission.

6. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel appea,ring on either side and in view of order dated 28.09.2421 passed by this Court in W.P.No.16281 of 2010 and batch, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to take action in tgrms of the notification, dated 30.06.2025, and the common order dated 28.09.2021 passed in W.P.No.16281 of 2010 ( I and batch. 7 . It is made clear that this order would not preclude the respondent authorities to take appropriate action against the petitioner, if the petitioner fails to comply with the directions - \ issued by this Court uide order dated 28.O9.2021 r r W.p.No.162g1 of 2010 ald batch.

8. It is needless to say that the petitioner shall follow the order dated 28.09.202 1 passed by this Court in W.p.Nr .l62}t of 2010 and batch. 9 Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed c{ No order as to Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in t ris writ petition shail stand closed /ffRUE COPY// SD/./.SRINIVASAREDDY A\!iriTANT REGIiPan 1 The Prl Secretary, Home Department, Secretaria\Buiii of Telangana. The Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Commissionr: t .. SECTION OFFICER ngs, Hyderabad, State ate, Hyderabad. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad Co I missionerate. The Station.House Officer, Gachibowli Police Station, l- yderabad. One CC to SRI T.S.N.MURTHY, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the I Hyderabad [OUT] tate of Telangana at o Two CD Copies To, 2 3 4 5 o 7 BSR GJP HIGH COURT DATED: 1111212025 4;:=i ((ir'-!'r, +--- 1+- -'.'-', ( ,^; r'.1_, lt .-1' 31 ....rr : r! '" ll I fl. /:' 1l a) r,t --i .:.::.. i ORDER WP.No.37187 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS 10 a