HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 4719 OF 2024

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition challenges the action of Respondents 1 and 4 in failing to convert the land belonging to petitioner, admeasuring 6487 square yards in Plot Nos. 3, 3/1 to 3/7 in Azamabad Industrial Estate, Hyderabad from leasehold to freehold as being illegal, arbitrary, mala fide exercise of power and in contravention of G.O.Ms.No.19 dated 29.08.2023 issued by the 1^st respondent. Consequently, a direction is sought to respondents to process the Application of petitioner as falling under Category ‘A’ in terms of G.O.Ms.No.19 dated 29.08.2023 and receive 100% of the market value to convert the said land from lease hold to free hold.

2. Sri D.V. Seetharamamurthy, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Koushik Kanduri, learned counsel for petitioner submits that for the purpose of Economic Development, the Nizam Government during 1927 formed a committee consisting of (i) Superintending Engineer, City Improvement Board ii) Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad ii) Commissioner, City Police (iv) The Director, Commercial Industries and (v) Superintending Engineer, Electricity to select a