IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.31772 of 2025 DATE: 12.02.2026 Between:

Sri Mohammad Umar.

...Petitioner AND The State of Telangana,, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Minorities Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 4 others.

…Respondents

ORDER

This writ petition is filed seeking following relief:

“…to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent No.4 police in taking action on the respondent No.5 to direct the respondent No.4 to register a crime against the respondent No.5 who obtained his present position as Assistant Director in T.S. Urdu Academy by means of impersonation B.A. Degree from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad and consequently direct the respondent No.4 to register a crime against the respondent No.5 for the offence he committed under Section 319(1), 316 (2) and 336 (2)

of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 …”

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home and learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 5. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had worked as a librarian in the erstwhile Urdu Academy, Andhra Pradesh, at Visakhapatnam, where he is said to have filed an application under the RTI Act with regard to the qualifications of the employees working in the Telangana State Urdu Academy, Hyderabad. He further submits that information pertaining to Respondent No. 5 has also been furnished to the petitioner under the RTI application.

3.1. He submits that, upon verification of the certificates of the unofficial respondent, it was revealed that the unofficial respondent had passed B.A. in First Division in the Urdu medium from Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. Despite this, the unofficial respondent does not have any writing skills in Urdu, and the said B.A. degree is alleged to have been obtained by Respondent No. 5 through impersonation. Accordingly, he submits that the petitioner filed an application to Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Gachibowli, under the RTI Act, seeking information with regard to the hall tickets and answer sheets of Respondent No. 5, which have not been furnished for the past three years.

3.2. However, he submits that the petitioner filed a complaint before the Abids Police Station, Hyderabad, and it was replied that the complaint filed by the petitioner did not disclose any criminal offence. Accordingly, the petitioner was advised to approach the Telangana State Minorities Welfare Department for redressal. Since the petitioner’s complaint was not registered, he submitted a complaint to the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, seeking registration of a case. He further submits that the unofficial respondent obtained a B.A. degree in Urdu medium in First Division without having knowledge of the said subject and is drawing a basic salary of Rs. 1,04,430/- per month by submitting an impersonated B.A. degree certificate to Respondent No. 3.

3.3. He further submits that the present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction from this Court to enquire into the Urdu writing skills of the unofficial respondent and to take appropriate legal action against the unofficial respondent. Stating so, he would seek to pass appropriate orders.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, basing on the written instructions of the Sub-Inspector of Police, Abids Police Station, Hyderabad, submits that since the petitioner has filed a petition before the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Respondent No. 4 has addressed a letter to Respondent No. 3 seeking certain information regarding unofficial Respondent No. 5 to verify the grievance raised by the petitioner. He further submits that, although the petitioner filed a petition before the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad without there being any