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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT

HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL

WRIT PETITION No.2772 of 2026

Date: 27.02.2026

Between:

Faheem Hussain

..Petitioner

And

The State of Telangana, rep. by its

Principal Secretary,

Home Department, TG Secretariat,

Hyderabad and two others

..Respondents

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed seeking the following relief:-

“…to pass an order, direction or a writ particularly in the nature of

Writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent No.3

in preventing the petitioner from installing CCTV cameras on his

property bearing No.10-1-70/4, situated at Masab Tank, Saifabad,

Hyderabad for its safety and protection from encroachment is

highly illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional. Consequently, this

Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct the respondent No.3 not to

interfere with the installation of CCTV cameras by the petitioner at

his property bearing No.10-1-70/4 situated at Masab Tank,

Saifabad, Hyderabad being done for its safety and protection from

encroachment and pass…”

2. Heard Mr.Mohammad Adnan, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Sri M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government

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Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents and with their

consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the

admission stage.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the

petitioner is the owner and possessor of the property bearing

No.10-1-70/4 admeasuring 224 square yards, situated at Masab

Tank, Hyderabad, having acquired the same through a Deed of

Conveyance under G.O.Ms.No.59, executed by the Tahsildar, Asif

Nagar, Hyderabad. He would further submit that, three other

portions of the property admeasuring 224 square yards each were

conveyed in favour of the petitioner’s brother, mother and the wife

of his deceased brother. Within 20 days, the petitioner’s mother

transferred her portion to his elder by executing a registered gift

deed. He would further submit that the petitioner’s sister, who

could not avail the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.59 as she was not in

possession of the Government property, initiated a dispute

regarding the aforesaid property by filing a suit vide O.S.No.126 of

2023 on the file of the III Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court,

Hyderabad seeking for eviction. He would further submit that

since the petitioner has been residing in the U.S.A., he had

installed CCTV cameras around his property in 2021. While things

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stood thus, respondent No.3 summoned the nephew of the

petitioner and directed him to remove the CCTV cameras installed

based on false accusations that they were pointed at neighbours’

entrance doors and washroom ventirols, thereby infringing their

privacy. Upon being informs, the petitioner clarified to respondent

No.3 that the CCTV cameras were not equipped with any ‘see-

through’ features and were positioned to face only the road, the

boundary wall and the entrance gate. However, as respondent

No.3 threatened to fine an F.I.R. the cameras were removed.

Subsequently, as the neighbours provided their consent for

installation of cameras for safety and security, the petitioner

attempted to reinstall them on 19.01.2026. At that time,

respondent No.3 sent his employees to halt the installation work

without assigning any reasons. Aggrieved by the same, the present

writ petition is filed.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, basing on

the instructions submitted by Station House Officer, Masab Tank

Police Station, Hyderabad, would submit that basing on the

complaint lodged by one Ms.Sadat Begum alleging cheating,

criminal breach of trust, forgery and criminal conspiracy in respect

of fraudulent regularisation and registration of Government Ex-

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Servicemen quarters bearing H.No.10-1-70, Chintal Basthi,

Saifabad, Hyderabad, a case in Crime No.27 of 202 was registered.

During the course of investigation, it was revealed that the

petitioner and other accused persons had fraudulently obt