2025 Supreme(Online)(Tel) 27847
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REDDY
M.C Loknath – Appellant
Versus
The State of Telangana – Respondent
WP 35705/2025
HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY
WRIT PETITION No.35705 OF 2025
ORDER : (ORAL)
Heard Mr. Dr. D.Kaval Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner;
Mr. K.Ravi Mahender, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing
for respondents No.2 to 4; and perused the material on record.
2. Learned Standing Counsel for GHMC submitted that this writ petition is not maintainable. The impugned notice vide Lr. No.1169/C27/ TPS/KPZ/GHMC/2025/2 dated 19.11.2025 was issued to the petitioner in compliance of the order dated 08.10.2025 passed by this Court in W.P. No.30436 of 2025. The said writ petition was disposed directing respondent No.3 not to give effect to the demolition order for a period of two (2) months and further giving liberty to the petitioner to apply for revised plan or file regularization application under Sections 455A and 455AA of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (for short ‘GHMC Act’). The petitioner was also directed not to make further constructions in the subject property bearing H.No.15-14/1, Plot No.10, in Survey No.279/1, Venkataraopet, Venkatapuram, Lothukunta. Secunderabad. However, the petitioner proceeded with further construction in disobedience of the order dated 08.10.2025 passed by this
Court in W.P. No.30436 of 2025, as such, the impugned notice was issued.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that further construction has not been undertaken by the petitioner after the order dated 08.10.2025 was passed by this Court in W.P. No.30436 of 2025. There is threat of demolition of the building as such, the petitioner is constrained to approach this Court. It is submitted that the petitioner will maintain status quo and abide by the directions issued by this Court by order dated 08.10.2025 and will not raise any further construction till revised plan or regularization application is approved. The petitioner submitted representation dated 13.10.2025 to the respondent authorities requesting them to implement the order dated 08.10.2025 which is not acted upon.
4. According to the learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, the petitioner did not submit formal application for revised plan/ regularization application. As and when such application is submitted, necessary action will be taken in accordance with law.
5. Taking note of the undertaking given by the learned counsel for the petitioner that further construction will not be undertaken by the petitioner in the subject property, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities not to give effect to the impugned notice vide Lr.No.1169/C27/TPS/KPZ/GHMC/2025/2 dated 19.11.2025 until application for revised plan/regularization application is submitted by the petitioner. As and when such application is submitted, appropriate orders shall be passed by the respondent authorities in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter. The petitioner is further directed to abide with the order dated 08.10.2025 passed by this Court in W.P. No.30436 of 2025. However, it is made clear that if there is any violation of the order dated 08.10.2025, and if it is found that unauthorized construction is made by the petitioner, the respondent authorities are at liberty to implement the impugned notice dated
19.11.2025. 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 November 25, 2025 RRK