IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA Between:

Sri Srinivasa Construction, Karimnagar, reptd by its Managing Partner-A.Dasharathareddy … Petitioner And The State of Telangana, reptd., by its Principal Secretary, Department of Roads and Buildings, Hyderabad and three others …Respondents JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON 19.02.2026 HON’BLE JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

1. Whether Reporters of Local newspapers : No may be allowed to see the Judgment?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals? : Yes

3. Whether her Lordship wishes to see the fair copy of the Judgment? : Yes _______________________________________ JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY HON'BLE JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY % 19.02.2026 Between:

# Menthula Shashidhar, S/o Satyanarayana .... Petitioner And:

$ The State of Telangana, reptd., by its Principal Secretary, Department of Roads and Buildings, Hyderabad and three others ....Respondents Gist:

> Head Note:

! Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Alladi Ravinder, Learned senior counsel For Sri Krishna Kishore Kovvuri, Learned counsel-on-record ^ Counsel for Respondents: Sri T.Rajinikanth Reddy Additional Advocate General ? Cases Referred:

1. (2024) 10 SC