WP/33374/2026 of Mr.Akula Laxman Vs The State of Telangana on 5 October 2026

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking the following relief: ....to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT of MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of Respondent No.4 in not considering the application dated 10-09-2026 made by the petitioner for the construction of the buitding of First Floor 86 Second Floor on the Shutter bearing No.2-71/3 situated at Pitlam Village and Mandat, Kamareddy District admeasuring 56.25 Sq.Yds is illegal, arbitrary, u nconstitutiona l, violative of Atticles 74, 27, and 300-4 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct respondent No.4, and consequently !E

direct the respondent No'4 not to dispossess or demolish anY structure' And to dispose of the said apptication within a specified time frame and pass and to Pass...

2. Heard M/s Glx Law Firm and Legal Services' learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and Sri Pradeep Reddy Katta' learned stan(ling counsel for Gram Panchayat, appearing for respondent No.4. With their consent, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself'

3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner purchased the shutter bearing No.2-71l3 under Sale Deed No'2725 of 2015' dateC 03.08.2015, reglstered before the Sub-Registrar' Banswada' DiStrict Kamareddy, admeasuring 56.25 Sq. Yards, situated at Pitlam Village and Mandal, Kamareddy District' with permission bearing No.78l14, dated 24'17'20!4' The petitioner's mother purchased the adjacent property under Sale Deed No 316 of 2002' dated06.02.2oo2,inSy.No.39/E.2,H.No'2-71/2,admeasuring 45 S;q. Yards, with permission bearing No'40/07' dated 26'09'2007' As both properties are situated side by side' the petitioner approached a mediator for obtaining permission for construction of the First and Second Floors. An application dated 10 09'2026 was submitted along with the relevant documents' rvherein both prot)erties were shown together as measuring 100 Sq Yards'

The petitioner thereafter proceeded with the construction under the impression that the requisite permission was granted. On 24.09.2026, the petitioner received a notice bearing Roc.No.:/L88/2026, dated 23.09.2026, from the 4th respondent- Gram Panchayat. Thereafter, the petitioner approached the Gram Panchayat office and was informed that there was no permission and that the documents submitted were not proper.

4. While the matter stood thus, the petitioner had also applied for online building permission through the TS-bPASS/Government portal on 10.09.2026 for construction of the First and Second Floors over the shutter bearing No.2-71/3. The 4th respondent thereafter issued the notice dated 23.09.2026, directing the petitioner to stop the construction of the First Floor and remove the constructed poftion within three (3) days. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed the present Writ Petition.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the 4th respondent issued the notice dated 23.09.2026, directing the petitioner to stop the construction and to remove the constructed portion on the ground that the construction was made without obta in ing permission.

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5. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent No'4 submits that the petitioner proceeded with the construction without obtaining the requisite permission from the competent authority'

7. Learned counsel for contention, Placed relia n ce the Petitioner, in support of his upon Section 7(2) of the Telangana State Building Permission Approval and Self Certification System (TS-oPASS) Act, 2020, which reads as follows: "(2) For ptot size upto 75 square yards (6j square meters), and the construction of ground or ground plus one f loor, will not require any permission ' The applicant however need to register ontine with a token amount of Rs.1 and duly self certifying his title, the size of the plot and floors, it shatt atso not require a completion certificate or occupancY certificate' Any plot bigger than 75 sq yards cannot be split for this purpose or this provision cannot be misused for taking up constructions in government or prohibited or disputed land and action as prescribed shalt be initiated for violations noticed"'

8. Having regard to the above provision and the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties' the petitioner is directed to make the requisite online reglstration/application' pay theiokenamountofRs.l/.,andsubmitself.certificationofthetitle, size of the plot and floors, as contemplated under Section 7(2) of theTS-bPASSAct,2020,withintwo(2)weeksfromthedateof receipt of a copy of this order. Till then, status quo obtaining as on -

To, today shall be maintained by both the parties. Upon submission of the requisite online registration/application by the petitioner, the respondent authorities shall consider the same and take appropriate action in accordance with law.

9. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, mlscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed SD/. K.V.O. NARSI BABU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER J

1. The Principal Secretary The State of Telangana, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Secretariat Building Hyderabad 500022.

2. The District Panchayat Raj Officer (DPO),, at lntegreated Compilax, Kamareddy, district Kamareddy

3. The Mandal Development Officer (MPDO), at Pitlam Village as mandal, District Kamareddy

4. The Panchayat Secretary The Pitlam Gram Panchayat, Pitlam village and mandal Kamareddy District.

5. One CC to M/s Gix Law Firm And Legal Services, Advocate [OPUC]

6. Two CCs to GP for Panchayat Raj Rural Development, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

7. One CC to Sri Pradeep Reddy Katta, SC for Gram Panchayat[OPUC]

8. Two CD Copies t<flo rKsY

HIGH COURT DATED: 0511012026

ORDER

WP.No.33374 o12026 CC TODAY \ HE S-i,17e zVB ? TT 1?0 () DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS. erl bl.b

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