IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA W.P. No. 5335 of 2026 20^th FEBRUARY, 2026 Between:

Jio Digital Fibre Private Limited, Ahmedabad, Rep. by its Authorized Signatory, Lokeshwara Babu.

…Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Information Technology and Communications Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others.

…Respondents

ORDER

The Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer:

“…to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the actions of Respondent No 2 in issuing the Letter dated 22 01 2026 bearing Lr No CEComml/SEC/ DEE/ ADETI/D No 5284/202526Letter as arbitrary illegal without jurisdiction in violation of Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and in violation of the Telecommunications Act 2023 the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules 2016 and the Telecommunications Right to Way Rules 2024 and consequently set aside the said Letter and pass..”

2. Heard Mr. A. Venkatesh, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. Sai Sanjay Suraneni, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Stan