IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.30716 of 2025

18.12.2025 Between:

Ayyala Danam and 18 others.

…Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, Department of Social Welfare Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat Building, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 14 others …Respondents

ORDER:

Learned counsel for the petitioners Sri Y.Soma Srinath Reddy, submits that petitioner No.1 is an eligible baptized communicant member of the Churches under respondent No.13 Diocese of the Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA), a historic trust registered under Section 26 of the Indian Companies Act, governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. As part of the Triennium elections for 2025–2028, respondent No.13 initiated the election process beginning at the Pastorate level. During preparation of provisional and final voters’ lists, the names of several eligible members, including petitioners, were illegally excluded, while ineligible persons were included, in clear violation of the election guidelines and CSITA bye-laws. Despite representations and objections, no corrective action was taken, and elections wer