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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY

WRIT PETITION No.9117 of 2019

Dated:02.04.2026 Between:

B.Padma and 20 others.

…Petitioners And:

The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary,

Revenue Department, Hyderabad and seven others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed to issue a writ of Mandamus directing the

respondents to allot houses to the petitioners under the VAMBAY Housing Scheme, as per their pattas and possession certificates, by evicting the illegal occupants, as per the inspection report dated 11.01.2012, or in the alternative, to direct the respondents to allot houses under Double Bed Room scheme (2BHK) at Krishna Nagar, Secunderabad, or at Hyderabad under any other welfare Housing

scheme.

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2. Heard Ms. Y.Sheelu, learned Counsel for petitioners, learned Assistant

Government Pleader for Assignment for respondent Nos.1 to 6 and

Sri G. Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.8.

3. Brief facts of the case as averred in the writ affidavit are that in the year 1996, the Government of the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh, through respondent No.5, issued 235 pattas to landless poor people, including the petitioners, who are residing at Krishna Nagar, Katta Maisamma Housing Colony, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad Mandal, and Hyderabad; that in the year 2006, the Government of India has introduced a Housing Scheme to the landless poor people by name ‘VAMBAY Housing Scheme’, which has been implemented in erstwhile of Andhra Pradesh and now, by Telangana State Housing Corporation

Limited.

3.1. It is further averred that under the aforesaid Housing Scheme, by demolishing 235 houses of the original patta holders, who include the petitioners, at Krishnanagar, 484 houses were constructed approximately in Acs.2.00; however, only 135 of the patta holders were provided with houses under the VAMBAY scheme and the remaining 100 patta holders were not allotted houses under the VAMBAY Scheme; and that the remaining vacant houses have been illegally occupied by third parties. Aggrieved by non-allotment of houses at

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Hyderabad or Secunderabad to the petitioners under any of the Housing Schemes

in vogue, the present Writ Petition is filed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the number of possession certificates issued significantly outnumbered the number of houses available; that during construction of houses under the VAMBAY Scheme, in the year 2004-05, extensive fraud occurred as regards issuance of possession certificates and pattas

to illegal occupants and third parties by government officials.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioners relied upon the letter dated 27.11.2015 addressed by respondent No.5 to respondent No.3, (which were said to be obtained through RTI Act), wherein it is stated that respondent No.5, after field inspection by 11 Tahsildars, submitted a report in the year 2012 confirming the irregularities that occurred in VAMBAY Scheme. The report revealed that genuine families holding D-Form pattas were denied allotment of houses under the VAMBAY scheme, while some families basing on possession certificates

obtained by fraudulent means occupied the houses.

5.1. Learned counsel for petitioners further submitted that when the Government officials tried to evict the illegal occupants by issuing notice, the latter approached this Court and filed Writ Petition Nos.33856 of 2010, 268 of 2011

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and 10576, 10577 and 8353 of 2012 and this Court passed interim order granting

status quo.

6. Learned counsel for petitioners finally submitted that several representations were given by the petitioners to respondent No.3 for allotment houses under the VAMBAY scheme as per their pattas and possession certificates, but till date, houses are not allotted to the petitioners. He further submitted that the Government is constructing ho