Telangana High Court
WP/27575/2026 of Singa jogi Govardhan Vs The State of Telangana, on 20 August 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO:27575 OF 2026 Between: Singa Jogi Govardhan, S/o. Poshalu, aged
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO
WRIT PETITION NO:27575 OF 2026
Between:
Singa Jogi Govardhan, S/o. Poshalu, aged about 35 years, Occ ; Agriculture, Rl/o. Gundlapally (Dindi) (V and M) Nalgonda District.
.....PETITIONER
AND
1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principle Secretary, lrrigation Department, Secretariat Buildings, Tank Bund, Hyderabad.
2. The Executive Engineer, lrrigation (lB) Department, Gundlapally (Dindi) (V
and M), Nalgonda District.
3. The Assistant Engineer, lrrigation (lB) Department, Gundlapally (Dindi) (V and M), Nalgonda District.
4. The Panchayath Secretary, Dindi Gram Panchayath, Gundlapally (Dindi)
(VandM), Nalgonda District, T.S.
.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 oI the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or direction declaring the action of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents in interfering with petitioner residential plot bearing No.6 in block No.1
in Sy.No.196 of Gundlapally (Dindi) village and Gram Panchayath, Nalgonda District is bad arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 not to interfere the above petitioner plot for construction /permission of his house.
|.A.NO:1 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 pleased to direct the respondent No.'1 to grant house permission in response of petitioner application clt.3-8-2026 and further directing the respondents No. 2 and 3 not to interfere with t1e petitioner house construction of his house in plot No,6 in block No.'1 in Sy.No.196
of Gundlapally (Dindi) village.
Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI P.VENKATESWAR RAO
Counsel for the Respondent Nos,1 to 3 : SR G.SANDEEP, AGP FOR lRRl AND
COMM AREA DEV
Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : SRI K.PRADEEP REDDY, SC FOR GRAM
PANCHAYAT
I'he Court made the following ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SRI T'USTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESI{WAR RAO
WRIT PETITION No.27575 OF 2026
DATE,:20.o8.2o26
Between:
Singa Jogi Godardhan
...Petitioner
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep. by its Principal Secretary,
Irrigation Department,
Secretariat Buildings,
Tank Bund, Hyderabad and 3 others
.,.Respondents
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ORDER
This writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: "to issue a Writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Maldamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or direction declaring the action of the 2"d ald 3'd Respondents rn interfering with petitioner residential plot bearing No.6 in block No. 1 in Sy.No. 196 of Gundlapally (Dindi) village and Gram Panchayath, Nalgonda District is bad arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 not to interfere the above petitioner plot for construction/ permrssion of his house..."
2. Heard Sri P. Venkateshwar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Gumalla Sandeep learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development, appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri K. Pradeep Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Gram Palchayat, appearing for respondent No'4. Perused the record'
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of Residentia-l Plot bearing No.6 rn Block No.1 in Sy.No.196 of Gundlapally (Dindi) Village and Gram Panchayat, Nalgonda District (herein after referred to as "the subject plot"), having purchased the same from Singa Jogi jangamma through a registered Sale Deed Doc No 4954 of 2008, dated 17.17.2021 in the office of the Sub- Registrar. Devarakonda.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that on 03.08.2026 the petitioner made an application to respondent No.4 to grant permission for construction of his house in the subject p1ot. The application filed by the petitioner received by respondent No.zl, but not grarted permission by informing that there is a dispute about the part of Sy.No.196 of the subject plot as some iancl is belongs to Irrigation Department, but no rejection order is oassed. It is further submitted that when the petitioner is trying to construct house in th e said p1ot, responcient Nos.2 and .1 interfering r,,,,ith the construction and influencing the Gram Panchalrat not to grant permission.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the subject matter of the present writ petition 1S squarely covered by thg order passed by this Court in W.p.No.43962 of 2022 dated t1.12.2024, order in this writ petition and requests the Court to pass similar
6. Leamed Government pleader for Irrigation appearing for the respondents has fairiy submitted that the property to an extent of Ac.O2.I2 guntas, forming acquired for the purpose of Dindi part of Sy.No.196 was Project. It is further submitted that there is no dispute with regard to acquisition of arr extent of Ac.02.12 guntas forming part of Sy.No.196 and at the same time, there is also no dispute with regard to the total extent of Sy.No.196 consisting of Ac. 1g.19 guntas. It is further submitted that the dispute in this writ petition is only to the extent purchased by the petitioner under registered sa_le deed forming part of the land acquired by the Government to an extent of Ac.O2.l2 guntas.
7. In view of the above, to put a quietus to the litigation, respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to conduct survey, with the assistance of the Assistant Director, Survey Settlement and it Lald Records for fixation of boundaries to the extent of the land acquired by them after issuing notices to the petitioner and all the persons, u,ho are interested and affected by the said survey in accordance with larv, .,vithin a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. For any reason, if the respondents do not complete the survey, fixation of boundaries of the lands to a,n extent of Ac.02.12 gutnas, in Sy'No.196, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the construction activit) ol the pet-itioner in an5 manner. f
8. With the above said directions, the writ petition 1S disposed of. There sha11 be no order as to costs. Miscellaleous petitions pending, if arr5', shall stand closed /[RUE COPYII ":3,5*"gc"S+Sk
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C.C, TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 2010812026
ORDER
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