IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITON No.1887 OF 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 22.01.2026 Between:

M/s Uni Ads Limited ...Petitioner AND The State of Telangana Represented by its Principal Secretary Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others ...Respondents ORDER : (ORAL)

This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the action of respondent No.4 in issuing show cause notice dated 26.08.2025 for removal of advertisement, hoarding, flexies and structures in Ootpally, Shamshabad locality, Ranga Reddy District, without following due process of law, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. Heard Mr. Praveen Bonkuri, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Kanchani Laxmaiah, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing for HYDRAA, appearing for respondent No.6; and perused the material on record.

3. Learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, learned Standing Counsel for submitted that no coercive steps will be taken with regard to the flexies, hoardings/advertisements erected by the petitioner in Ootpally, Shamshabad The petitioner may be directed to submit representation in terms of the circular vide Lr. No.568/Advt/HYDRAA/2025 dated 14.03.2025 issued by respondent No.6 where under direction was given to all the municipal corporations and municipalities within ORR limits not to remove the hoardings/advertisements of the agencies which have paid the prescribed fees to the Government till 31.03.2023 and waiting to get their licences renewed after the new policy proposed to be brought in by the Government. As and when such representation is submitted, appropriate action will be taken in accordance with law.

4. Recording the aforesaid submissions, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to submit fresh representation along with evidence showing payment of the prescribed advertisement fees in terms of the circular vide Lr. No.568/Advt/HYDRAA/2025 dated 14.03.2025 issued by respondent No.6 within a period of ten (10) days from today. On receipt of such representation, respondents No.4 and 6 shall dispose of the same by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter. Pending such exercise, respondent authorities are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner.

5. As it is stated by the learned Standing Counsel for GHMC and learned Standing Counsel for HYDRAA that flexies are not part of the contract awarded to the petitioner, the officials of GHMC and HYDRAA are at liberty to take action against the petitioner for removal of flexies in Ootpally, Shamshabad 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 January 22, 2026

NOTE: Issue C.C. today

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