IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION No.31019 of 2013 DATE: 09.03.2026 Between:

P. Ramulu & others …Petitioners AND Adilabad Municipality, Adilabad, Rep., by its Commissioner.

…Respondent

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction, declaring the action of the respondent in locking the shops of the petitioners bearing Shop Nos.1 to 10, 12 to 15 & 17 to 18, Municipal complex, SBH Road, Shivaji Chowk, Adilabad on 25.10.2013 without issuing any notice and following due process and though the auction pursuant to the Auction Notice No.395/C.S/2012, dated 05.07.2012 has not been finalized as illegal and arbitrary and to pass such other order or orders…”

2. Heard Ms. V. Chitra Divya Sree, learned counsel representing Mr. C. Raghu, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Putta Krishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. Perused the record. Perused the record.

3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioners were allotted the subject shops on