Telangana High Court
WP/29255/2016 of C. Venkatesh Vs The State of Telangana on 4 February 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Originat Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 29255 OF 2016 Between: C, Venkatesh, S/o C. Venkat Ramulu, aged
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Originat Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO
WRIT PETITION NO: 29255 OF 2016
Between:
C, Venkatesh, S/o C. Venkat Ramulu, aged about 4g years, occ Business Ri/o H.No. 3-4-212 I 4A, Subash Gunj, Zaheer5bad, Ivledak Districi.
...PETITIONER
AND
'1. The State of Te,langana, rep by the principal Secretary, IMunicipal Administration Department, Tdlangana S6cretariat, HyUeraOaO.
2. The Zaheerabad Municipality Zaheerabad, Medak Diskict rep by the Commissioner
3. The District Collector, Medak District at Sangareddy
4. The Superintendent of Police, Medak District at Sangareddy.
5. The lnspector of Police, Zaheerabad police, Station, Medak Diskict.
6. The Joint Director, Animal Husbandry, Medak Dist at Sangareddy.
7. Qureshi Mohammed lsmail S/o. Mastan Sab eureshi, Khan Mohalla, Zaheerabad, Medak Diskict
8. Mohammed lsmail S/o. Mohammed Sadak Ali, Khan Mohalla, Zaheerabad, Medak District
9. lsa Miya S/o. Abdul Rahman, Khan Mohalla, Zaheerabad, Medak District RR 7 to 9 are impleaded as per C.O. dt. 28-9-16 in Wptvtp 39036 of 16
'l0.The State of Telangana Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department Secretariat Hyderabad., R10 is impleaded as per C.O.dt.Og.12.2O2S in lA No.2/2025.
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 ol 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to take appropriate action in accordance with law against the encroachers of Lateef Road at Zaheerabad Town, Medak District and to remove the illegally erected Tin sheds by encroaching the Lateef Road and to close down the entire illegal beef and meat business being carried on in the encroached portion of the said road pursuant to the representation dated 5-8-2016 given by the petitioner and also the letter vide Letter No. 101D12013-14 daled 2211012014 issued by the 6th respondent to the 2nd respondent.
LA. NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP. NO: 36224 OF 2016)
Petition under Sbction 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 2nd respondent to take appropriate action in accordance. with law and remove the illegally erected Tin sheds by encroaching the Lateef Road and to close down the entire illegal beef and meat business being carried on in the encroached portion of the said road pursuant to the representation dated 5-B- 2016 given by the petitioner and also the letter vide Letter No. 10/D/2013-14
dated 2211012014 issued by the 6th respondent to the 2nd respondent, pending disposal of the writ petition.
lA NO: 1 OF 2022
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 2nd respondent to take action as per the letter addressed by the District Collector, Sanga Reddy dated 26-8-2020, pending disposal of the main W.P.No. 29255 oI 2016.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI E S VARAPRASAD
Counsdl for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION &
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Counsel forthe Respondent No.2: Ms. SHARVANI GUDIPATI REP. FOR
SRI PUTTA KRISHNA REDDY,
SC FOR MUNICIPALITIES
Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR REVENUE
Counsel for the Respondent No.4 & 5: GP FOR HOME
Counsel for the Respondent No.6: GP FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDARY
Counsel for the Respondent No.7 to 9: SRI SRINIVAS REDDY BALAKISTI
Counsel forthe Respondent No.10: Gp FOR FINANCE
The Court made the following: ORDER
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TN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHAIAPATHI RAO
WRIT PETITION No.29255 of2016
DATE: O4.o2.2026
Between:
C. Venkatesh
...Petitloner
AND
The State of Telangana,
Rep., by the PrinciPal SecretarY,
Municipal Administration Department,
Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad and others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
This Writ Petition is hled under Article 226 of Constitution of India seeking the following reliet- ". . .to issue a tttit, order or direction more particalarlA one in the nature of Wit of Mandamus directing the respondents to take appropiote action in accordqnce tuith lau against tlrc encroachers of Lateef Road at Zaleerabad Town, Medak Di-strict and to remoue the illegallg erected. Ttn sheds bg encroaching the Lateef Road. and to close dou)n th.e entire illegal beef and meat business being mnied on in th.e encroached portion of the said road pursuant to th.e represenlotion dated 05.08.2016 giuen bg the petitioner and also the letter uide Letter No.10/ D/ 2013-14 dated 22' 1O'2014 i'ssued bg the N respondent and pass such other ord'er or orders. -."
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2. Heard Sri A. Ravi Shankar, learned counsel for the petitioner; Ms. Sharvani Gudipati, learned counsel representing Sri Putta Krishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsei for respondent No.2; Sri Srinivas Reddy Ba-lakisti, learned counsel for respondent Nos.7 to 9 and learned Government Pleader for Finance, for respondent No.lO Perused the record
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner contends that the present writ petition has been filed to remove the illegally erected tin sheds by encroaching the Lateef Road and running the illegal beef and meat business in the portion of the said road, which is causing lot of nuisance to the public in general. Since the said running beef business is detriment to the public health at large, the petitioner submitted representation dated O5.08.2O16. Pursuant to the said representation, though the respondents have filed counter proposing to take appropriate action by admitting the said encroachments, they are not taking so.
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4. Learned Standing Counsel would contend that they would take contemplated action forthwith within a short time and remove the said encroachments on the road margin by following due process.
5. In the counter filed on 20.09.2016, it is stated that the trade license was issued in the year 20O8 to run the beef shop temporarily. However, after frling of the writ petition, the respondent-Municipa.lity has stopped the collection of the trade license fee.
6. Be that as it may, when it is up to Municipality to relocate the unoffrcial respondents to a proper place. The beef shops are being run on the road margins by encroaching Lateef Road which is detriment to the public health. As such, respondent No.2 also admitted that they would remove the said encroachment by following due procedure.
7. It is emphasized by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the counter was filed by the respondent No.2 in the year 2016 and even after lapse of eight years, the respondent has not contemplated any action. Ilr \
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8. [n that vrew of the matter, the respondent No.2 is directed to remove al1 the sard encroachment by following due process of lau,within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is left open for the respondent No.2- Municipality to relocate the un-officia_l respondents to appropriate place.
9. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any are pending, shall stand closed I I/TRUE COPY// isf^RlH'[fl?[xft SECTION OFFICER SO' S To, +Hru':Xxi;5:l?lilsY.?!3fi:l t''Jl5':[3:'on Department' rhe state of The Commissioner, The Zaheerabad Municipality Zaheerabad' Medak District The District Collector' Medak District at Sangareddy i$i"-'-"''t{'$*1l3li.553tff*ligf +t{5,i*i;,i""'ru:", The PrinciPal Secretary' r t Secretariat HYderabao'
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ORDER
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