IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.90 of 2026 DATE: 11.02.2026 BETWEEN:

Mohd. Zaheeruddin ….Appellant AND The State of Telangana and 10 others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT

The present Writ Appeal, filed under Clause 15 of the letters Patent, arising out of the order dated 25.11.2025 rendered by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.24449 of 2025. By the impugned order, the learned Single Judge dismissed the said writ petition filed by the appellant herein. The said writ petition was filed by the appellant herein to challenge the illegality and propriety of the removal order issued by the State Government under G.O.Rt.No.65 dated 07.08.2025.

Factual background (in brief)

2. The appellant was appointed as Government Additional Qazi for Qazzat, Qile Mohammed Nagar, Hyderabad, vide G.O.Ms.No.2 dated 07.02.2008 under Section 2 of the Kazis Act, 1880 (for short, ‘the Act’). On 07.02.2025, a show-cause notice was issued proposing his suspension based on allegations that his Naib Qazis were involved in performing child marriages and other illegal activities. The notice