Telangana High Court
Smt. Ruqia Begum v. The State of Telangana
WP/18627/2026
- Decision date
- 2026-06-18
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- Judges
- B. Vijaysen Reddy
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[ 3183 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION NO:1 8627 0F 2026 Between: Smt. Ruqia Begum, w/o Sri Khaja Main Uddrn. Quadri' aged about 76 years' O"l. ff or."flord rlo 16-2-194, A Battery Line, Vijaya Nagar' Hyderabad ...PETITIONER AND '1 Telangana, Rep by Secretary' (Municipal Admrnistration)' . The State of Secretariat, HYderabad. Golconda Zone, Greater HYderabad MuniciPal 2. the Section Officer, Corporation, Khairtabad, Hyderabad Rep by lts Commissioner' Tank J Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Bund, Hyderabad .,.RESPONDENTS lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the Petition under Article 226 of circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be pleased toissueanappropriatewrit,orderordirectionmoreparticularlyoneinthenatureof No 2 in attempting to writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No 10-2-54lA AND 10-2-5418' demolish the petitioners prJperty bearing Municipal Lines' A Battery admeasuring 56 Sq. Yards or'46 82 Sq Meters' situated at Hyderabad on 6-6-2026 ancl threatening to come again to demolish in two to three days, as highly illegal and arbitrary' t.A. NO:1 OF 2026
PetitionunderSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedinthe affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased To direct the respondents No. 2 not to demolish the petitioners property bearing Municipal No' 10-2-54tA&rc-z-S4t}admeasuring56Sqyardsor46.82SqMeterssituatedatBattery Lines Hyderabad pending disposal of the main writ petition in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. AHMED KHAN & ASSOCIATES Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FoR MUNIGIPAL ADMINISTRATIoN & URBAN DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent No.2 & 3: SRI MIDDE ARUN KUMAR' SG FOR GHMC The Court rnade the following: ORDER :#6aMffia-::t HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAI) THE HONOT]RABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITON No.18627 OB 2026 DATE: 18-06-2026 Between: Mrs. Ruqia Begum ... Petitioner AND The State ofTelangana Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. ... Respondents ORDER: (ORAL) Heard IWs. Ahmed Khan and Associates, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Midde Arun Kumar, leamed standing counsel for GHMC, appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 3.
for GHMC submitted that pursuant 2. Leamed standing counsel passed by this Court for removal of to general orders encroachments on foot paths and public places, drive has been encroachments. initiated by the GHMC authorities to remove As the petitioner was found to have encroached public property, action has been initiated. If petitioner submits title documents, the 2 same will be considered and action will be taken in accordance with law 3. Recording the aforesaid submission of leamed standing counsel for GHMC, without entering into the merirs of the case, the writ petition is disposed of, directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the property bearing Municipal Nos.10-2-54lA and 10-2-5418 admeasuring 56 square yards situated at 'A' Battery iines, Hyderabad, without following due process of law. However, this order shall not come in the way of respondent authorities in issuing notice to the petitioner and taking action against her, by following the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act 1955 or any other law. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed SD/.M. VIJAYA BHASKER JOINT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// OFFICER tECTION
To, The State of Telangana' 1 The Secretary, (Municipal Administration)' Secretariat, HYderabad. Golconda Zone' Greater Hyderabad MuniciPal 2 iiJ'- 5".t,on' oni""t Corporation, Khairtabad, Hyderabad :s-:a:;:za=:;:iaiiE;;1**€7 3. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund' Hyderabad /-r" CC to SRI AHMED KHAN, Advocate [OPUC] 4. One 5. One CC to SRI MIDDE ARUN KUMAR, SC FOR GHMC [OPUC] ADMINISTRATION & URBAN 6. Two CCs to GP FOR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 7. Two CD Copies BN BS \ct- CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 1810612026 : i 1tt9 STAr4: o P ji JUN 2 02 D a\ 2 i oo -c .t ,it ORDER .:1r WP.No.18627 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ."{"b to W