IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDEABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY WRIT PETITION No.7159 of 2026 DATE : 09.03.2026 Between:

M/s. Sri Balaji Ads, Rep. by its Authorized Signatory and Partner …Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others …Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“To declare the action of the Respondent Nos.2 to 4 in illegally interfering and removing the ads displayed by the Petitioner, from the advertisement places allotted to the Petitioner at Hyderabad-Nagarjunasagar Road km 11/500 to 12/200, Km 21/400 to 24/400, Km 24/300 to 26/200, Km 28/400 to 32/0 , at Pahadishareef to RCI road from Km 0/3 to 1/3 and Km 1/3 to 2/3 , RCI Gate to Meerkhanpet Road (wonderla to Kongar Kalan Village) from Km 8/600 to 11/400 (totally admeasuring 13.90 Km) vide Lr.No.EE/R & B/RRED/DB/HD/D2/MOU/2024- 25/522 dated 04/07/2024 and MOU dated 26/06/2024 (by the Respondent No.5) as illegal, arbitrary and for consequential relief.”

2. Sri V. Murali Manohar, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for MAUD for respondent No.1, Sri G. Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 4, Sri Kanchani Laxmaiah, learned Standing counsel for respondent No.3 and learned Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings for respondent No.5 are present.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in similar facts and circumstances, this Court vide order dated 09.02.2026, disposed of W.P.No.3497 of 2026 with the following directions:-

“In view of the above, it is made clear that as long as the petitioner complies with the terms and conditions contained in the MOU and confines the installations strictly to those permitted under the approved proposals, respondent Nos.2 to 4 shall not interfere with the petitioner’s lawful advertisement structures covered by the said agreement. It is further clarified that, consequent to the merger, the concerned GHMC authorities are at liberty to issue appropriate notice to the petitioner for assessment and collection of advertisement tax or any statutory levy in accordance with law, and the petitioner shall respond to the same. However, if any unauthorized structures, including flex boards or hoardings not covered by the permissions and MOU dated 30.04.2025, are found on the subject stretch, it is open to the respondents to take action strictly in accordance with law by following due process.”

Learned Counsel for the petitioner prayed to dispose of the present writ petition in terms of above order.

4. Learned Standing counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4 did not dispute the same.

5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of order dated 09.02.2026 in W.P.No.3497 of 2026. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________________________ LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, J Date: 09.03.2026

Note: Registry is directed to annex

a copy of the order dated 09.02.2026

passed by this Court in W.P.No.3497 of 2026.

b/o

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