IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.30747 of 2025 DATE OF ORDER: 15.04.2026 Between:

Sri. Ghouse MD Khan.

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

…Respondents

ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for MA&UD appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri.Raparthi Venkatesh, learned standing counsel for GHMC appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 5. With their consent, the writ petition is being taken up for disposal.

2. This writ petition has being filed seeking the following prayer:-

“to declare the inaction of the Respondent Nos.2, 3, 4 and 5 against Respondent No.6 by not considering the Representation made by the Petitioner before the official Respondents and failing to consider survey report dated 11.09.2025 for immediately demolition of the dilapidated structure at H.No.16-4-440 and 16-4-441, Chachalguda, Hyderabad, and consequently direct the Respondent Nos.2, 3, 4 and 5 to take immediate and necessary action against Respondent No.6 considering Petitioners representation to demolish the said schedule property.”

3. Brief facts as stated in this writ petition are that the petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of two mulgies/shops, bearing Nos.16-4-440 and 16-4- 441, admeasuring to an extent of 52.77 Sq.yards or equivalent to 43.47 Sq.Meters, situated at Chanchalguda, Hyderabad, having acquired the same through registered sale deed bearing document No.439 of 2024 dated 17.01.2024. It is submitted that the respondent No.6 had illegally occupied the subject property and the same is in dilapidated condition and may collapse at any time due to natural calamites. The petitioner on 23.07.2025, made a representation and requested respondent No.4 to demolish the subject property. Thereafter, respondent No.3 by observing that the subject property is in dilapidated condition and may collapse at any time, issued notice under Section 459 of GHMC Act, 1955 bearing No.440/TPS/ACP/C6/CRZ/GHMC/2024 dated 15.05.2024 and directed the owner/occupier to pull down/secure/remove/repair the same within (7) days. It is further submitted that on 01.08.2025 and 08.08.2025, respondent No.3 pasted the notice on the subject property, however, till date the subject property is not demolished.

Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court on 10.10.2025, directed the respondent Nos.3 and 5 to pass final orders pursuant to the notice dated 15.05.2024 and structural stability report vide letter dated 11.09.2025, by affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and respondent No.6, in accordance with law, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, however, till date no final orders are passed. Learned counsel for the petitioner would pray this Court to direct the respondent Nos.3 and 5 to pass final orders in a time bound period.

5. The learned standing counsel for GHMC appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 5 submits that in terms of the interim order dated 10.10.2025, the respondent authorities would pass final orders in accordance with law.

6. 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 451 of GHMC Act, 1955 “451. Inspection of buildings in course of erection, alteration etc.:- The Commissioner may at any time during the erection or re-erection of a building or the execution of any such work as is described in Section 433 make an inspection thereof without giving previous notice of his intention so to do.”

Section 456 of GHMC Act, 1955 “Dangerous Structures Removal of structures, trees etc., which are in ruins or likely to fall:- (1) If it shall at any time appear to the Commissioner that any structure (incl