IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.2334 of 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 28.01.2026 Between:

M/s. SVC Space Advertising, Represented by its partner Aleti Varun, S/o. Aleti Srinivasa Rao ...Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA & UD) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & 2 Others ...Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed questioning the action of respondent Nos.2 and 3, who were trying to remove the petitioner’s hoardings, unipoles and cantilevers at Shamshabad, Nizampet & Dundigal Municipality Limits (new merged with GHMC Limits) including AIN 2119900042; beside Masjid, Thondupally (Shamshabad), AIN2119900041 : Dehlhiwala Sweet House, Shamshabad, Cantilever permissions : multiple locations including Rajeev Gandhi Nagar, Opp: Sub-Station near Praneeth Antilia, and Opp. HMWS Water tankers, without issuing any notice. A consequential prayer is sought to direct the respondents from interfering with the petitioner’s advertisement structures of hoardings, unipoles and cantilevers at Shamshabad, Nizampet & Dundigal Municipality Limits (new merged with GHMC Limits), until a uniform advertisement policy is framed and implemented.

2. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.1887 of 2026, dated 22.01.2026, and prayed to pass similar orders.

3. Mr. G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC appearing for respondent No.2, Mr. R.Sameer Ahmed, learned Standing Counsel for HYDRAA appearing for respondent No.3 did not dispute to the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

4. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

5. Recording the submissions of learned counsel appearing for petitioner and respondents, without going into merits of the case, the petitioner is directed to submit a representation along with evidence showing payment of the prescribed advertisement fees in terms of the circular vide Lr.No.568/Advt/HYDRAA/2025, dated 04.03.2025 issued by respondent No.3 within a period of ten (10) days from today. On receipt of such representation, the respondent No.3 shall dispose of the same by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law, within a period of four (04) weeks thereafter. Pending such exercise, the respondent authorities are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner.

6. 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 the subject places, by following due process of law.

7. With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications if any pending in this petition, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

Date: 28.01.2026

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