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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.8763 of 2026

DATE OF ORDER: 25.03.2026 Between:

Sri.C.V.Vinod Kumar and one other.

…Petitioners AND

The State of Telangana, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department and five others.

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader

for MA&UD appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri.P.Krishan Reddy, learned standing counsel for Municipality appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4. 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 inaction of Respondents more particularly Respondent No.4 in not considering the Representation Dated 25.02.2026 it is requested to take necessary action against construction made in deviation to the permissions Dated 09.07.2025 vide permit Nos.0084/NGRM/IABP/2025 and 0085/NGRM/IABP/2025 in plot amalgamation and making one building structure without maintain the setbacks and encroaching into the main road and digging the cellar illegally by the Respondent Nos.5 and 6 is against to the Section 10(2) and 10(6) of the Telangana State Building Permission Approval and Self Certification system (TSBPass) Act, 2020 and is illegal, arbitrary, unjust and also in violation of Principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the Respondent Nos.3 and 4 to take action against the Plot Amalgamation and remove the setbacks and encroachments on the road made by the

Respondent Nos.5 and 6.”

3. The learned standing counsel for Municipality appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4 submits that if the petitioners’ representation dated

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25.02.2026, is still pending for consideration, the respondent authorities

would consider the same and take action in accordance with law.

4. In the case on hand, it is pertinent to refer to Section 7(6) of the Telangana State Building Permission Approval and Self Certification System (TS-BPASS) Act, 2020 (for short ‘the TS-BPASS Act’), the same are extracted

hereunder:-

“7. Approval of Building Permissions-

(6) Citizens shall be encouraged to bring to the notice of Municipality and District Collector cases where unauthorized construction or construction in violation of or in excess of permissions, in the manner prescribed. The identity of such informers shall be kept confidential. All such cases shall be examined within a week from such information and appropriate action initiated. The information shall be incentivized in all such cases where the information, furnished by him is found to be

correct.”

5. For better appreciation, this Court deems it appropriate to refer some of the relevant Sections of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act,

1955 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the GHMC Act’).

Section 428 of the GHMC Act, 1955

428. Notice to be given to commissioner of intention to erect a building: (1) Every person who intends to erect a building shall give to the commissioner notice of his said intention in a form, obtained for this purpose under Section 435, specifying the position of the building intended to be erected, the description of building, the purpose for which it is intended, its dimensions and the name of the person whom he intends to employ to supervise its

erection.

Section 433 of GHMC Act, 1955

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433. Notice to be given to the Commissioner of intention to make additions, etc., :-

“Every person who shall intend.

(a) to make any addition to a building; or (b) to make any alteration or repairs to a building; not being a frame-building, involving the removal or re-erection of any external or party-wall thereof or of any wall which supports the roof thereof, to an extent exceeding one-half of such wall above the plinth level, such half to

be measured in superficial feet; or (c) to make any alteration or repairs to a frame- building, involving the removal or re-erection of more