IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR Date: 25.02.2026 Between:

Pillanagovi Krishna and another … Petitioners And The State of Telangana, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Department of Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and Three others.

… Respondents

ORDER

This writ petition is filed with the following prayer:

“…. declaring the action of Official Respondents No.2 and 3 and in not taking any action against the illegal constructions made by the 4^th Respondent and not acting in implementing already issued “Speaking Orders” directing unofficial respondent to voluntarily remove unauthorized construction 2^nd floor and pent house is illegal arbitrary and violation of Art 14 of Constitution of India, and to direct the Respondents No.2 and 3 to upheld the rule and law of GHMC building permission rules in removing the unauthorisedly constructed 2^nd floor and pent house by the unofficial Respondent on Permitted Ground and 1 upper floor in plot No.129/A situated at Goutami Nagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hayathnagar RR.,”

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that on the earlier occasion on 29.10.2025, respondent No.3, Deputy Commissioner, Circle No.3, GHMC, Hyderabad, had issued a show-cause notice to the respondent No.4 with respect to unauthorized construction of 2^nd upper floor + pent house on existing ground + 1 upper floor and projection of slab into set back area without obtaining permission over the subject property. Thereafter, a speaking order dated 03.12.2025 was passed by the respondent No.3 directing the respondent No.4 to voluntarily remove the unauthorisedly constructed 2^nd upper + pent house on permitted Ground + 1 upper floor over the subject property within 15 days from the date of receipt of the order failing which action would be initiated as per rules. It is further submitted that subsequent to passing of speaking order dated 03.12.2025, the authorities have not taken any further course of action for removal of unauthorized construction.

3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents would submit that subsequent to the speaking order dated

03.12.2025 appropriate steps will be initiated, if not already initiated.

4. In that view of the matter, recording the aforesaid submissions and with the consent of the learned counsel on either side, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents authority to take appropriate action, in accordance with law, subsequent to the speaking order dated 03.12.2025, within a period of two weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR Date: 25.02.2026 LSK