IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

WRIT PETITION No.38439 of 2025

Dated: 15.12.2025

Between:

Cirimalla Bharathi and another … Petitioners

And

The State of Telangana,

Represented by its Principal Secretary and five others

… Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution

of India seeking the following relief/s:-

“… to issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 in not disposing on the Application filed under section rule 4(1) of the Telangana state Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Vide Application No. 4869 of 2024 as illegal, Arbitrary and contrary to the Provisions of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and consequently direct the respondent no.3 to dispose off the Application filed by the petitioner no.1 under section rule 4(1) of the Telangana state Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Vide Application No.4869 of 2024 forthwith and pass such other

order or orders…”

2. Heard Mr.S.Sridhar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr.L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue representing learned Government Pleader for Revenue

appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioner No.1 is a senior citizen and petitioner No.2 is the son of petitioner No.1. On 26.02.2024, petitioner No.1 registered a complaint against her sons, before respondent No.3 under Rule 4(1) of the Telangana State Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Rules, 2011 (for short, “the Rules”) requesting to take action against them for occupying her land forcibly and depriving of her valuable right over subject property. The said complaint was taken on file vide Application No.4869 of 2024. Even after a lapse of the time limit prescribed under the Rules i.e., ninety (90) days, no action has been taken by respondent No.3 so far. Therefore, he seeks to pass appropriate orders.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue contends that the case of the petitioners is under consideration and appropriate orders would be passed in due course of time, by issuing notices to concerned parties and affording them sufficient opportunity of hearing. Therefore, he seeks to dismiss the Writ Petition.

5. Having regard to the submissions of both the learned counsel and on perusal of the material available on record, since, the relief sought for in this Writ Petition is innocuous in nature, this Court without making any observations on the merits or demerits of the case, deems it appropriate to direct respondent No.3 to examine the application No.4869 of 2024 submitted by petitioner No.1 and pass appropriate orders, strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of ninety (90) working days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, by putting the interested parties including unofficial respondent Nos.4 to 6 on notice and affording them sufficient opportunity of hearing. Since, notice is directed on unofficial respondent Nos.4 to 6 further service of notice on unofficial respondent Nos.4 to 6 stands dispensed with.

6. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of.

No costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL Date: 15.12.2025 ESP THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

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