IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT: HYDERABAD CORAM:

* HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN AND HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE K.SUJANA + W.P.(PIL) NOs.76 AND 79 OF 2023 % Delivered on: 27-06-2025 W.P.(PIL) NO.76 OF 2023 Between # Koti Raghunatha Rao .. Petitioner Vs.

$ The State of Telangana rep. by the Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents W.P.(PIL) NO.79 OF 2023 Between # A. Venkatarami Reddy, .. Petitioner Vs.

$ The State of Telangana rep. by the Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents ! For Petitioner Mr. Koti Raghuntha Rao, party-in-person in W.P. (PIL) No. 76 of 2023.

Mr. Satyam Reddy, learned senior counsel rep. Ms. K.V. Rajasree, learned counsel for the Petitioner in W.P. (PIL) No. 79 of

2023.

^ For Respondents Mr. A. Sudershan Reddy, learned Advocate General for R.1 to 3 in both the PILs.

Mr. D. Prakash Reddy, learned senior counsel rep. Mr. Mallipedi Abhinay Reddy, learned counsel for R.4 in W.P. (PIL) No.

76 of 2023.

Mr. Vikram Pooserla, learned senior counsel rep.Mr. Mallipedi Abhinay Reddy, learned counsel for R.5 appeared in W.P.

(PIL) No. 79 of 2023.

Mr. Avinash Desai, learned senior counsel for R.4 appeared in W.P. (PIL) No. 76 of

2023.

Mr. G. Vidya Sagar, learned senior counsel rep. Mrs. K. Udaya Sri, learned counsel for R.5 in W.P. (PIL) No. 76 of 2023.

> Head Note ? Cases Referred

1. (1996) 6 SCC 530.

2. (1980) 4 SCC 1.

3.

(1987) 2 SCC 295.

4 (2011) 5 SCC 29.

5 (2022) 16 SCC 703.

6 (2012) 11 SCC 434.

7 (2000) 10 SCC 664.

8 (2007) 4 SCC 737.

9 (2021) 15 SCC 600.

10 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3432.

11. 2001 SCC OnLine AP 913. 12 1984 SCC OnLine AP 151.

13 (2008) 1 SCC 722. 14 (1991) 4 SCC 243. 15 (2025) 2 SCC 128 16 (2011) 6 SCC 125 17 (2018) 18 SCC 65 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN And HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE K. SUJANA W.P. (PIL) Nos. 7 6 and 79 of 2023 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Lakshman The present public interest litigations (hereinafter ‘PILs’) are filed challenging three government orders viz., G.O. Ms. No. 126 dated 26.12.2021 whereby the Government of Telangana (Respondent No. 1) allotted land bearing Plot No. 27 admeasuring Ac. 3.70 in Sy. No. 83/1, Raidurg village, Sherilingampally mandal, R.R. District (hereinafter ‘subject land’) in favour of the International Arbitration & Mediation Centre (hereinafter ‘IAMC’); G.O. Ms. No. 76 dated 12.11.2021 and G.O. Ms. No. 365 dated 16.07.2022 whereby Respondent No. 1 granted financial aid of Rs. 3 crores to the IAMC; and G.O. Ms. No. 6 dated 17.03.2022 whereby Respondent No. 1 directed all its departments and public sector undertakings to refer all its disputes above Rs. 03 crores to the IAMC for arbitration.

2. Heard Mr. Koti Raghuntha Rao, party-in-person in W.P.

(PIL) No. 76 of 2023 and Mr. Satyam Reddy, learned senior counsel representing Ms. K.V. Rajasree, learned counsel for the Petitioner in W.P. (PIL) No. 79 of 2023. Also, heard Mr. A. Sudershan Reddy, learned Advocate General appearing for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 in both the PILs and Mr. D. Prakash Reddy, learned senior counsel representing Mr. Mallipedi Abhinay Reddy, learned counsel for Respondent No. 4 in W.P. (PIL) No. 76 of 2023. Mr. Vikram Pooserla, learned senior counsel representing Mr. Mallipedi Abhinay Reddy, learned counsel for Respondent No. 5 appeared in W.P. (PIL) No. 79 of 2023. Mr. Avinash Desai, learned senior counsel for Respondent No. 4 appeared in W.P. (PIL) No. 76 of 2023. Mr. G. Vidya Sagar, learned senior counsel representing Mrs. K. Udaya Sri, learned counsel for Respondent No. 5 in W.P. (PIL) No. 76 of 2023 was also heard. 3. CONTENTIONS OF THE PETITIONERS: -

i. The entire case of the Petitioners is that the Government by issuing the impugned G.O.s has abused its powers and caused significant financial loss to the public exchequer. In relation to G.O. Ms. No. 126 dated 26.12.2021, they contended that the subject land being very valuable could not have been allotted to the IAMC free of cost. According to them, the value of the subject land runs into h