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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.9093 of 2026

DATE OF ORDER: 26.03.2026 Between:

Smt. Miriyala Manjula.

…Petitioner AND

The State of Telangana, Revenue (U.L.C) Department and four others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri.H.Somaiah Ezra Shastri,

learned Assistant Government Pleader for Assignment appearing for respondent No.1, learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development appearing for respondent No.2 and Sri.G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned standing counsel for GHMC appearing for respondent Nos.3 to 5. With their consent, the writ petition is being taken

up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition has being filed seeking the following prayer:-

“to declare the action of the respondent No.4 in issuing Shortfall Letter vide Notice No.042827/CMC/00156/IABP/C49/2026 dated 17.03.2026 to the Provisional Building permission of the petitioner vide Permit No. 042827/CMC/00156/IABP/C49/2026 dated 25.02.2026 as being illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, contrary to the provisions of GHMC ACT, 1955 and contrary to the Judgement passed this Honorable court in 2001 (3) ALD 600 WP No.25727 of 2000 dated 25.04.2001, WP No.16868 of 2022 dated 26.04.2022, WA No.403 of 2022 dated 05.07.2022 and WP No.540 of 2026 dated 07.01.2026 and consequently set aside the above the Shortfall Letter vide Notice No. 042827/CMC/00156/IABP/C49/2026 dated 17.03.2026 issued by respondent No.4 and to process the Building permission and issue work permit order in respect of Northern Part of Plot No.1032, in Survey

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Nos.78 to 93, admeasuring 150 Sq.yards (Out of 300 Square Yards), situated at Raja Rajeswara Nagar, Kondapur (V), Serilingampally (M), Under GHMC, Ranga Reddy District, T.S and bounded by North: Plot No.1031, South: Southern Part of Plot No.1032, East: 30 Feet Wide Road, West: Plot No.1047, without insisting the production of clearance

Certificate/NOC from ULC authorities.”

3. Brief facts as stated in this writ petition are that the petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of Plot No.1032, in Survey Nos.78 to 93, admeasuring 150 Sq.yards (Out of 300 Square Yards), situated at Raja Rajeswara Nagar, Kondapur, Serilingampally Mandal, Under GHMC, Ranga Reddy District, having acquired the same through registered sale deed bearing document No.18086 of 2025 dated 30.11.2025. It is submitted that the petitioner with an intention to construct residential building on the subject property made an application on 25.02.2026 and the respondent No.4 issued Provisional Building Permit Order in file No. 042827/CMC/00156/1ABP/C49/2026, dated 25.02.2026, granting permission for construction of Stilt for Parking + 2 upper floor on the subject property. The case of the petitioner is that the respondent No.4 on 17.03.2026, issued impugned shortfall letter bearing No.042827/CMC/00156/1ABP/C49/2026, stating that on inspection of site under reference for the proposal of construction of stilt + 2 upper floors for residential use “it is observed that the site is covered by Government land and has been entered in prohibitory watch register recording as ceiling surplus land and prima facie title is not established. Further the proposed site is falling in unapproved layout and the same is not regularized under any G.O issued by Government from time to time and also verified all the submitted

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documents along with proposed plans and it is hereby directed to submit an undertaking in Rs.100/- stamp paper duly notarized that after obtaining the building permission for the subject property, he will not club both the

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permission and construct the building” Aggrieved by the same, this writ

petition is filed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circumstance this Court in W.P.No.3949 of 2026 vide order dated 10.02.2026, passed the

following order:-

“10. Having considered the above