IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY

WRIT PETITION No.37412 OF 2025

DATE OF ORDER: 12.12.2025

Between:

J.Nalini Paul …Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana, represented by its

Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration

and Urban Development Department, Secretariat,

Hyderabad and three others.

…Respondents

ORDER : (ORAL)

This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the

respondent authorities in not issuing Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) in favour of the petitioner in lieu of his surrender of portion of the Plot No.22, Singareni Colony, Saidabad, Hyderabad, as being illegal,

arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. Heard Mr. N.Somendra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Raparthi Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing

for respondents No.2 to 4; and perused the material on record.

3. It is submitted that originally, the father of the petitioner was allotted Plot No.22 by the Singareni Collieries Officers’ Co-operative Housing Building Society Limited during his service as Engineer in Singareni Collieries Company Limited. Later, registered sale deed bearing document No.337 of 1983 dated 17.02.1983 was executed in favour of the father of the petitioner. By virtue of registered will deed bearing document No.18 of 2006 dated 27.02.2006, the property was bequeathed in favour of the petitioner. That upon the death of the father of the petitioner on 18.05.2021, the petitioner became the owner of the property. It is submitted that respondent No.3 issued letter No.nil/TDR/ACP/C-7/GHMC/2023 dated nil.05.2023 (Ex.P-5) requesting the petitioner to give consent letter under Section 146 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (for short ‘GHMC Act’) to handover the possession of the affected portion of the property admeasuring 299.2 square yards in Plot No.22, for the purpose of widening Saroornagar Tank under ‘Mission Kakatiya Phase-IV’. Accordingly, the petitioner handed over the affected portion of the property in good faith. The grievance of the petitioner is that though his property was acquired by the respondent authorities did not issue TDR bonds. Representation dated 03.11.2025 was submitted by the petitioner requesting to issue TDR bonds in lieu of his surrender of the affected portion of his property, but so far, no action has been taken. As such, the petitioner is constrained to approach this Court.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for GHMC submitted that appropriate action will be taken on the representation of the petitioner dated 03.11.2025 in accordance with law.

5. As seen from the record, letter No.nil/TDR/ACP/C-7/GHMC/2023 dated nil.05.2023 (Ex.P-5) was issued to the petitioner requesting him to give consent letter to handover the possession of the affected portion of the property and in fact, the petitioner has given the consent letter (Ex.P-6). As the action of the respondent authorities in not issuing TDR bonds to the petitioner in lieu of his surrender of the affected portion of his property is in violation of principles of natural justice, this writ petition is allowed. Respondent authorities are directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 03.11.2025 requesting to issue TDR bonds to the petitioner in lieu of his surrender of the affected portion of his property admeasuring 299.2 square yards in Plot No.22, Singareni Colony, Saidabad, Hyderabad, by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition, stand closed. _______________________

B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J December 12, 2025 RRK