IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION NO.34849 OF 2011 DATE: 16.03.2026 Between:

M/s.Ramky Estates & Farms Ltd., Office at Plot No.23, Rohini Layout, Opp. to Cyber Towers Hyderabad and another.

…. Petitioners and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Rep.by its Metropolitan Commissioner, Tarnaka, Hyderabad and another.

…. Respondents

ORDER:

The instant writ petition has been filed, declaring the action of the respondents in issuing proceedings dated 20.10.2011, purporting to cancel the master plan sanctioned to the petitioner in respect of the Integrated Township at Srinagar Village, called ‘DISCOVERY CITY’, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and without jurisdiction and set aside the same, and consequentially permit the petitioners to continue with the development of said project in accordance with the revised master plan issued on 06.08.2011 in accordance with the development agreement dated 28.01.2008 and pass such other order, or orders as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

2. The brief facts of the case are that, the 1st petitioner is a company involved in the development of real estate projects, and the 2nd petitioner herein is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Company incorporated for the purpose of development of the integrated township project, titled as ‘Discovery City’, as a joint venture with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (now HMDA). It is stated that the then Government of A.P., in order to decongest the city and its surrounding Municipalities, and to meet the growing needs of residential, commercial and office space with better infrastructure facilities through the development of integrated townships, has proposed to develop integrated township in the vicinity the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road, and appointed the then Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) as a Nodal Agency, which had identified suitable locations for the proposed townships, including the present place of Srinagar village.

3. It is also stated that, the petitioner No.1 prior to the Government's proposal has independently approached various land owners in the said village for acquiring the said lands, which are close to the Outer Ring Road, and accordingly entered General Power of Attorney’s with the various land owners in Sy.Nos.151, 153 to 155, 217, 218, 221 to 235 of Srinagar Village, and Sy.No.54 of Imamguda village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, totally admeasuring to an extent of Acs.374.24 guntas, which are under the urban land limits.

4. Further, the petitioners alleged to have submitted a proposal to the HUDA on 06.12.2006 proposing to undertake the development of township under joint venture model by resolving the pending litigation. The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority has issued an advertisement in the newspapers, inviting Expression of Interest- cum-Request for proposal for submission of the Competing Counter Proposal from the eligible and competent developers for development of the project under Swiss Challenge Approach under the provisions of A.P. Infrastructure Development Enabling Act, 2001.

5. Further, it is stated that the Request For Proposal (RFP) documents covered all the details of the development of the township indicating an extent of 5% of the township to be set apart for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Housing and the guidelines further provide for utilization of the said land, for different purposes along with 37.5% of the total land for residential purpose including

5% for EWS, by the HUDA, and after due process of evaluation of the proposals and due deliberations, the petitioners were selected as successful bidders. Pursuant to which, Letter of Intent, dated 12.11.2007 was issued. Thereafter, HUDA forwarded the same to the Government for consideration, and for approval for Joint Development Model, vide letter dated 21.02.2007. The Government after consideration forwarded the said