THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA WRIT PETITION NO.12916 OF 2025 ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice Narsing Rao Nandikonda)

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to declare the action of the respondent No.2 in invoking the provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (for short, the Act, 1988) and thereby passing the impugned order, dated 22.02.2025 under Section 24 (4)(b)(i) of the Act, 1988, as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and without jurisdiction and consequently, to set aside the same.

2. Heard Sri N.Naveen Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Gadi Praveen Kumar, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 3 and Ms.K.Mamata, learned Senior Standing Counsel, appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 4. Perused the record.

3. The brief facts of the case are that during the process of election to the State Legislative Assembly of the State of Telangana for the year 2023, criminal proceedings were initiated against the petitioners vide FIR No.1323 of 2023 on the file of Hayathnagar Police Station, Rachakonda Commission