IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION No.36890 OF 2025 DATE OF ORDER: 02.12.2025 Between:

Ms. Rehana Begum and three others ...Petitioners AND The State of Telangana Represented by its Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and two others ...Respondents ORDER : (ORAL)

Heard Mr. Ch.Jayakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. Raparthi Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 3; and perused the material on record.

2. The primary contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that as per Section 7(11) of the Telangana State Building Permission Approval and Self Certification System (TG-bPASS) Act, 2020 (for short ‘TG-bPASS Act,2020’) read with Section 450 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act 1955 (for short ‘GHMC Act’), respondent No.3 - the Deputy Commissioner, GHMC, Charminar, Circle No.9, Hyderabad, does not have any power to revoke the building permission, and the action of respondent No.3 in issuing impugned revocation letter vide Lr. No.402068/GHMC/8904/2024 dated 04.09.2024 is illegal and without jurisdiction.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners also placed on record the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.4176 of 2025 dated 06.03.2025, wherein, this Court has set aside the revocation letter issued by the Deputy Commissioner, GHMC, therein.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for GHMC fairly submitted that the subject matter in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P. No.4176 of 2025.

5. In view of the above, the writ petition is allowed, setting aside the impugned revocation letter issued by respondent No.3 vide Lr. No.402068/GHMC/8904/2024 dated 04.09.2024 and the matter is remanded back to respondent No.2, who shall issue fresh show-cause notice to the petitioner by granting seven (7) days time to submit explanation. On receipt of such explanation, respondent No.2 shall pass orders, in accordance with law, by affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such exercise is completed, the petitioner is directed not to proceed with the construction in the subject property. There shall be no order as to costs.

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

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B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J December 2, 2025

NOTE: Issue C.C. in one (1) week

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