IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.40684 of 2025 Date: 05.01.2026 Between:

Ms.Naseema Begum ..Petitioner And The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others ..Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue a Writ, Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandumus declaring the inaction of petitioner’s representation, dated 23.12.2024 seeking to grant compensation for the accidental death of her son Akram baig S/o Babar Basha Baig, who died due to fell in the drainage pond in Sy.Nos.420, 420/1, 403 and 418 of Malakjgiri village and Mandal Medchal-Malkjagiri District in view of the orders in PIL No.413 of 2012 dated 12.12.2023 as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300A of Constitution of India and consequently this Hon’ble Court direct Respondent Nos.2 to 4 to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 23.12.2024…”

2. Heard Sri V.S.R.M.V. Prasad Sanaka, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and with their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner’s son, by name Akram Baig, died on 05.07.2011 due to accidental fall in Moulali Tank situated in Sy.Nos.420, 420/1, 403 and 418 of Malkajgiri Village. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that, as so many people died due to negligence of the Government in not closing the said tank, a Public Interest Litigation case was filed before this Court vide PIL No.413 of 2012. While disposing of the said PIL case on 12.12.2023, this Court in pargraph Nos.3 to 5 made the following observations:-

“3. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue, while inviting the attention of this Court to the stand taken in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent No.5, submits that the grievance of the petitioner insofar as it pertains to the quarry pit/pond does not survive. The relevant extract of the counter-affidavit of respondent No.5 reads as under:

“Further, the land in question is mostly covered with houses and the quarry pit/pond has already been filled with dismantle material and garbage. Thus, the main grievance of the petitioner that the pit/pond formed due to quarry operations which was caused and became dangerous/threaten to the lives of the local residents, has been solved. It is submitted that as per physical verification of the field staff of the Tahsil Office, Malkajgiri Mandal, the quarry pit/pond has been filled with dismantle material and garbage. It is submitted that presently there is no pit/pond is existing”.

4. Insofar as the claim with regard to payment of compensation on account of deaths is concerned, learned Government Pleader for Revenue has fairly stated that if the aggrieved persons, who are legal representatives of the deceased viz., Akram Baig, Ripa Bai and Rahul, submit an application to the State Government seeking compensation, their claim shall be processed in accordance with the extant policy.

5. In view of the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the aggrieved persons to approach the State Government seeking compensation. Needless to state that if such applications are filed, the same shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with the extant policy.”

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that, as the liberty was given by this Court in PIL No.413 of

2012, the petitioner made a representation, dated 23.12.2024 seeking compensation for the death of her son. Since no action is taken for more than one year, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition and prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders.

5. On the other han