IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO.29433 OF 2025 DATED : 05-05-2026 Between:

Sri Kasadi Srinivas ... Petitioner AND The State of Telangana Represented by its Principal Secretary, Panchayatraj Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, T.S and nine (09) Others.

... Respondents

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent Nos.1 to 5 in continuing the Malkapalli Grampanchayat, Kasipet Mandal, Mancherial District as scheduled area Grampanchayat contrary to the revenue records as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and discriminatory and consequently to direct the Respondent Nos.1 to 4 to pass appropriate orders on the proposal sent by the respondent No.5 vide letter No.M2/21/2025, dated 28.08.2025 to convert Malkapalli Grampanchayat as non-scheduled area and to pass such other order or orders.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present writ petition are that the petitioner claims to be a resident of Malkapalli Village, Kasipet Mandal and belongs to B.C-D community. The petitioner aspired to contest in the Grampanchayat elections as Sarpanch. It is s