IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO Dated.22.04.2026 Between:

Smt. Zehra Begum.

…. Petitioner And Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep., by its Commissioner, BRKR Bhavan, Hyderabad and others.

…Respondents :: 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 writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondent Nos.1 and 2 in not discharging their duties under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and in not initiating action for the demolition of unauthorized construction undertaken by the respondent Nos.3 and 4 in property bearing H.No.20- 6-362, Syed Ali Chaubtra, Hyderabad damaging the petitioner’s house as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1 and 2 to demolish the said illegal construction in the said property and pass...”

2. Heard Sri V.M.M.CHARY, learned counsel for petitioner, and Sri Raparthi Venkatesh, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing for resp