IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

DATED: 04.12.2025

Between:

Smt. Urmila Lahoti. …Petitioner

AND

The Government of Telangana,

Represented by its Principal Secretary,

Municipal Administration,

Secretariat,

Hyderabad. …Respondent

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer: “…to declare the action of the respondents in not sanctioning building permissions as per the Application No.GHMC/SE/51668 dated 18.06.2013, for construction of building in Plot Nos.114 and 115 admeasuring 1148 sq.yards of Kukatpally, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District (herein referred as

‘subject property’ and for consequent relief…”

2. Heard Sri K.B. Ramanna Dora, learned Counsel for petitioner and Sri K.Ravi Mahender, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the subject property having acquired the same under registered Sale Deed No.3722/1996, dated 31.08.1986. He further submitted that respondent No.1 issued G.O.Ms.No.902 (Municipal Administration) dated 31.01.2007 and G.O.Ms.No.113 (Municipal Administration) dated 31.01.2008 for regularization of unapproved layout. The petitioner filed an application before respondent No.3 for regularization of subject property by paying Rs.3,20,290/- and that respondent No.2 vide proceeding No.LRS/9080/Cr-14/West Zone/GHMC/08 dated 20.05.2009 regularized the subject property. He further submitted that petitioner filed an application before respondent No.2, for sanction of building plan, but respondent No.3 vide letter No.41/228/BA/34358/10/11 dated 25.11.2010 rejected the said application. Aggrieved by the same the present writ petition is filed.

4. A counter on behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 3 has been filed stating that petitioner got regularized the subject property by suppressing the fact that multiple litigations are pending in respect of land in Survey No.1007 of Kukatpally village and in view of the pendency of several writ petitions before this Court and SLP before Hon'ble Apex Court, the respondent corporation is unable to consider the building permission applications submitted by the public, owing to legal complications and title disputes.

5. Learned counsel for petitioner further submitted that SLP, which was pending before the Hon'ble Apex Court was disposed of vide order dated 02.03.2012.

6. Learned Standing Counsel for GHMC appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 3 submitted that in view of subsequent developments and changed circumstances, prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders.

7. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 and in view of subsequent developments this writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to submit fresh application seeking permission for construction and on receipt of such application, the respondent corporation is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law and building bye laws within a period of two (02) months thereafter.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________________________ LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, J DATE: 04.12.2025 SPD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY DATE: 04.12.2025 SPD