IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.195 of 2026 DATE:18.03.2026 Between:

V.Manohar Rao and another ….Appellants And M/s. SRL Builders & Developers and 37 others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT

Heard Sri Vedula Srinivas, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri K.Rama Krishna, learned counsel appearing for the appellants; Sri G.Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri A.Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 33; Sri V.Siddhartha Goud, learned counsel representing Sri V.Narasimha Goud, learned Standing Counsel for Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) (respondent No.38) and perused the record.

2. This writ appeal is preferred under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, against the order dated 20.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.Nos.35305 of 2025. By the said order, the learned Single Judge disposed of the writ petition at the admission stage, without notice to the present appellants (respondent Nos.6 and 7 in the writ petition), and directed the District Collectors of Medchal- Malkajgiri and Sangareddy (