IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.15995 of 2026
DATE OF ORDER: 06.05.2026
Between:
Mr. K.Vinod Kumar, S/o. K.Laxmaiah
...Petitioner
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep. by its Principal Secretary,
Municipal Administration & Urban Development
Department,
Secretariat Building, Hyderabad & 4 others
...Respondents
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed questioning the action of respondent Nos.2 to 4 in interfering with the petitioner’s house consisting of G+3 floors constructed in the land admeasuring 230 square yards bearing H.No.1-195, Balaji Nagar, beside Hanuman Temple, Puppalaguda, Manikonda, Narsingi Circle-45, GHMC, Rangareddy District (hereinafter referred as “subject property”), without considering the petitioner’s application dated 02.05.2026 for regularization under Sections 455-A and 455-AA of GHMC Act, 1955 and in passing the order dated 30.04.2026 vide No.G1/UC/TPS/NGSG/SLPZ/CMC/2026/11 under Section 461-A of GHMC Act, 1955, directing the petitioner to vacate the 3rd floor of the subject property under the guise of earlier Show Cause Notice No.G1/UC/TPS/NRSG/SLPZ/CMC/2026/11, dated 16.02.2026 and speaking order No.G1/UC/TPS/NRSG/SLPZ/CMC/2026/11, dated 24.03.2026, which were issued without giving notice to the petitioner and were served upon the petitioner along with the notice issued under Section 461-A of GHMC Act, 1955, without affording an opportunity of hearing. A consequential prayer is sought to set aside the show cause notice, dated 16.02.2026 and speaking order dated 24.03.2026 and consequential notice issued under Section 461-A of GHMC Act, 1955, dated 30.04.2026 and to further direct respondent Nos.2 to 4 not to interfere with the petitioner’s subject property pending considering of the petitioner’s application dated 02.05.2026 for regularization under Sections 455-A and 455-AA of GHMC Act, 1955.
2. Facts giving rise to the filing of this writ petition are as follows:
The petitioner is a senior citizen and claims to be the owner of the subject property. The petitioner applied for building permission for construction of G+2 Upper Floors. Accordingly, the petitioner was granted permission by the then Puppalaguda Gram Panchayat vide building permission No.58/2011, dated 08.08.2011. Subsequently, when the petitioner intended to construct an additional floor i.e. 3rd floor, the petitioner made efforts to obtain a revised sanction plan by approaching the Municipal Authorities. However, the municipal authorities did not respond. The petitioner, being a senior citizen, entrusted the civil construction work to a contractor to look after the construction and obtain the required permission. The petitioner made a representation under Sections 455-A & 455-AA of GHMC Act, 1955 to respondent No.2 – Commissioner, GHMC for seeking regularization of deviations, if any, in respect of the subject property. However, the Municipal Authorities proceeded with further steps without considering the petitioner’s representation / application dated 02.05.2026 for regularization. It is further submitted that on 30.04.2026, the office of respondent No.4 – Deputy Commissioner, Narsingi Circle, Serilingampally Zone issued impugned (sealing) notice under Section 461-A of GHMC dated 30.04.2026, without considering the petitioner’s representation submitted for regularization of his subject property, dated 02.05.2026. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed.
3. Mr. Mayur Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner’s counsel on record would submit that the impugned notice dated 30.04.2026 issued by respondent No.4 is under challenge, wherein the respondent No.4 has directed the petitioner to vacate the subject premises and to stop all activities immediately, failing which, the premises will be sealed, without any further notice.
4. Learned Senior Counsel submits that a representation has been submitted to respondent No.2 on 02.05.2026 seeking regularization of deviations, if any, in respect of the subject property. In the representation, it is submitted that the subject premises was constructed on Ground + 2 upper floors pursuant to Gram Panchayat building permission No.58/2011, dated 08.08.2011 issued by the then Puppalaguda Gram Panchayat. In the said representation, the petitioner admits that one additional f
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