THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31327 of 2024

ORDER:

This writ petition has been filed seeking to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not passing orders on the application submitted by the petitioners seeking transfer and conversion of leasehold rights into freehold rights in their favour as illegal and arbitrary and for other appropriate reliefs.

It is stated that initially lease in respect of plot No.3120 admeasuring 326.50 square yards situated at Kingsway, Secunderabad, has been granted in favour of one Mr. Siddam Setty Mahader Rao and later on, the same has been transferred in favour of Mr. Batchu Lingaiah on 16.01.1967. It is further stated that the successors of said Batchu Lingaiah submitted a representation dated 13.10.1998 pursuant to the conversion proposals issued by the respondents vide proceedings No.BBL2/308/97 dated 24.05.1997 and acting upon the same, permission has been accorded by directing them to pay a sum of Rs.20,55,375/-. As the said leaseholders could not pay the said amount, they submitted a transfer application dated 08.08.2017 requesting for transfer of leasehold rights in respect of the said property in favour of the petiti