Telangana High Court
WP/31712/2026 of B. Sridhar Rao Vs The State of Telangana on 23 September 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION NO: 317'12 OF 2026 Between: 1. B. Sridhar Rao, S/o. Gopal
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEVI
WRIT PETITION NO: 317'12 OF 2026
Between:
1. B. Sridhar Rao, S/o. Gopal Kishan Rao, Aged 73 years, Occ. Retired Teacher, R/o Bairampally Village, Mldjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
Presently residing at H.No.6-74l1 1, Plot No.45, SLNS Colony, Balapur X
Road, Meerpet, K.V. Rangareddy, Telangana - 500 097.
2. B. Ravi Kumar Rao, S/o. Gopal Kishan Rao, Aged 62 years, Occ. Private Employee, R/o Bairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
...PETITIONERS
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Secretariat Road, Hyderabad- 500022
2. The Director General of Police, Lakdikapul Road, directly opposite Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana500004.
3. The Superintendent of Police, Mahabubnagar-509001 , Mahabubnagar Diskict.
4. The Circle lnspector (Rural Circle), Jadcharla, Mahabubnagar Districl509301.
The Station House Officer, Jadcherla Police Station, Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar District-509301
5. The Station House Officer, Jadcherla Police Station, Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar DistrictS09301 .
6. The Tahsildar, Midgil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
7. The Mandal Surveyar, O/o.The Tahsildar, Midgil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
8. Salla Venkatamma, Wo. Chennaiah, Aged 62 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o. Bairampally Village. Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
9. Karoor Ramulu, S/o Sayanna, Aged 62 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.Bairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
10. Bayya Kishtamma, Wo. Anjaneyulu, Aged 60 years Occ Agriculture, R/o.Bairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
1'1 . Bayya Parandhamulu, S/o. Jangaiah, Aged Major, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.Bairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
12.Bayya Chinna Ramulu, S/o. Yellaiah, Aged 70 years,, Occ. Agriculture, R/o.Bairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
13.Bayya Rama Krishna, S/o.Bayya Chandraiah, aged 45 years, Occ.
Agriculture, R/o.Bairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that rn the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of Respondents 4 and 5 in not providing protection to conduct survey and fix the boundaries for the agriculture land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts. situated in Sy. No.33 of Bhairan pally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, pursuant to the Survey contemplated by the respondents 6 and 7 vide file No. C/13396'19/2026, dated 0€r-09-2026 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust, violative of Articles 14,21 and 300-4 of the Corstitution of lndia anc consequently to direct the respondents 4 and 5 to provide p'otection to conduct survey and fix the boundaries for the agriculture land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts.
situated in Sy. No,33 of Bhairampally Tillage, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, pursuant to the Survey contemplated by the respondents 6 rnd 7 vide file. No.
Cl 133961912026, dated 09-09-2026.
l.A. NO: 'l OF 2026
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be :leased to direct the respondents 4 and 5 to provide police protection to conducl survey and fix the boundaries for the agriculture land admeasuring Ac.2.00 gts. situated in Sy. No.33 of Bhairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District scl'edule to be held on 24-09-2026, pursuant to the proceedings in file No. C1133961912026, dated 09-09-2026 of the respondents 6 and 7, pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI VENKATESHVARLU GUMMADAVELLY
Counsel for the Respondents Nos. 1 to 5: SRI D. PRADEEP, AGP FOR HOME
Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 5 to 7: GP FOR REVENUE
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAI)
THE HON'BLE SMT.JUSTICE TANGIRALA MADHAVI DEYI
WRIT PETITION No.31712 of 2026
(CNR No. HBHC0 1 0652 512026)
DATE:23.09.2026
Between:
B.Sridhar Rao and another
Petitioners
AND
The State ofTelangana and others
Respondents
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:: ORDER::
Challenging the action of respondents No.4 and 5 in not providing protection to conduct a survey and fix the boundaries for the agricultural land admeasuring Ac.02-00 guntas, situated in Survey No.33 of Bhairampally Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, this writ petition has been hled
2. Heard Sri Venkateswarlu Gummadavelly, Ieamed counsel for the petitioners, and Sri D. Pradeep, leamed Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for respondents No.1 to 5
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3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the ORC granted in favour of unofficial respondents No.8 to 13 r,vas cancelled by the appropriate authority, and thereafter, the petitioners were put in possession. However, in order to fix the boundaries, the petitioners approached the Iahsildar for a suruey, and, vide endorsement dated 08.09.2026, the Tahsildar directed the petitioners tc approach the Surveyor for the survey of the land and also to obtain protection from the police for the said purpose. Pursuant thereto, the petitioDers approached the Surveyor, and it is submitted that the survey is fixed to be held on 24.09.2026 at 10:00 AM. Coples of the survey notice are marked to the petitioners and the unofficial respondents.
4. The leamed Assistant Government Pleader for Home, on written instructions, submitted that the petitioners had rrpproached the Superintendent of Police, Mahabubnagar District, vrho is not the concerted police authority, and that, if the Surueyor matrles a requisition, the necessary police protection would be granted. Therefore, according to the leained Assistant Government Pleader, there i: no inaction or failure on the part of the respondent police. The lt:arted Assistant Govemment Pleader. on oral instructions, submitted that the unofficial TMD,J w p _317 7).2026 respondents are refusing to receive the notices and mav create some problem.
5. Having regard to the above contentions of both the parties, this court finds that the concerned rahsildar himself advised the petitioners to obtain protection from the police while conducting the survey. Therefore, the petitioners have made representations to the Station House Officer as well as the Superintendent of police, and, since the survey is due to be conducted on24.09.2026, the concerned Station House Officer, i.e., the Station House Officer, Midjil, is directed to provide police protection to the Surveyor to conduct the survey and see that law and order is maintained at the time of the survev.
6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending shall stand closed.
//TRUE COPY// SD/- T. SRIDEVI ./, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR sEc ON OFFICER
To, The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Secretariat Road, State of Telangana, Hyderabad-500022.
2. The Director General of Police, Lakdikapul Road, directly opposite Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana50J004
3. The Superintendent of Police, Mahabubnagar-s0g0O1 , Mahabubnagar District.
4. The circle lnspector (Rural circle), Jadcharla, Mahabubnagar District-509301. The Station House Officer, Jadcherla Police Station, Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar District-50930'1
5. The Station House Officer, Jadcherla Police Station, Jadcherla, Mahabubnagar District509301 .
6. The Tahsildar, Midgil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
7. The Mandal Surveyar, O/o.The Tahsildar, Midgil Mandal, Mahabubnagar District.
8. One CC to SRI VENKATESHVARLU GUMMADAVELLY' Advocate [OPUC]
9. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]
10. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT] 1 1 . Two CD Copies AGK AGK @
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ORDER
WP.No.31712 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS @ .l-5 A &