IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY Dated:17.03.2026 Between:

Mohd. Abdul Gaffar …Petitioner And The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, reptd., by its Commissioner, Hyderabad and two others.

…Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following substantive relief:

“to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents more particularly respondent Nos.1 and 2 in issuing Shortfall Letter vide Lr.No.3/C6/01365/2020 dated 28/01/2020 and insisting to produce NOC from the respondent No.3 for processing building permission application dated 28/01/2020 in respect of petitioners property bearing house bearing Municipal Nos. 16-2- 741/D/37 admeasuring 220 Sq Yards in Sy.No.318/1 situated at Gadiannaram, Asmangadh, Hyderabad as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of Articles 14, 21 and

300A of Constitution of India and also in violation of GHMC Act besides in violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to issue building permission basing petitioners application dated 28/01/2020 vide file Lr.No. 3/C6/01365/2020 in respect of petitioners property bearing house bearing Municipal Nos.16-2-741/D/37 admeasuring 220 Sq Yards in Sy.No.318/1 situated at Gadiannaram, Asmangadh, Hyderabad, by setting aside Short Fall Letter vide Lr.No.3/C6/01365/2020 dated

28/01/2020.”

2. Heard Sri Katika Ravinder Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Raparthi Venkatesh, Learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2.

3. Learned counsel for petitioner represented that the issue in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.4018 of 2021, dated 19.02.2021, and prayed to pass similar order in the present Writ Petition. Learned counsel further submitted that in view of introduction of BuildNow Online portal for submission of building permission application, the petitioner may be permitted to file a fresh application and on such application being filed, the respondents may be directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 did not dispute the submission of learned counsel for petitioner that the issue in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.4018 of 2021, dated 19.02.2021.

5. Having regard to the submissions of both the learned counsel, this Writ Petition is disposed of, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh application for obtaining permission for construction through BuildNow Online portal and on such application being made by the petitioner, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law by duly taking into account the orders passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.4018 of 2021, dated 19.02.2021.

6. As a sequel, Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand dismissed. No costs.

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LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, J Date:17.03.2026 Note:

Registry shall annex a copy of Order in WPNo.4018 of 2021, dated 19.02.2021 to this order.

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