WA/1221/2025 of M MADHUSUDAN REDDY Vs THE STATE OF TELANGANA on 7 November 2025

[ 34s4 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN AD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO: 1221 OF 2025 Writ Appeal under clause 1 5 of the Letters Patent Appeal Preferred Against the Order Dated 1 5-1 0-2025 Passed in W.P.No.22021 of 2025 on the file of the High Court. Between: lvl Madhusudan Reddy, S/o. Late [,4.Janardhan Reddy Ex-Chairman, UNMIASS, Partner of lr,4 RK Tools Aged About 69 years, Occupation Business R/o H. No1-2-361511, Kakaliya Nagar Habsrguda, Hyd erabad-500007 .APPELLANT/PETITONER AND

The State Of Telangana, Represented by Principal Secretary to Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department Dr. B.R Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana-500022. Telangana lndustrial lnfrastructure Corporation Ltd, Represented by_Zonal Manager Zonal Office, lndustrial Park, Jeedimetla Hyderabad-500055 Election Officer and Deputy Zonal lvlanager, Telangana. lndustrial lnfrastructure Corporation Ltd Medchal-Siddipet Zone, Zonal Office Jeedimetla, Hyderabad- 500055- The Commissioner, lndustrial Area Local Authority (IALA)- Uppal K-2, Plot No.9, lDA, Uppal Hyderabad-500039 Uppal Notified Municipal lndustrial Areas Service Society (UNMIASS)' K-2, Piot No.9, lDA, Uppal Hyderabad-500039

...RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 SUSPEND the order Dated 15.10.2025 in WP No.22021 ol ito25 of the Hon,bte Single Judge Counsel for the Appellant: SRI RAJKUMAR GUMMI counsel for the Respondent No.1: Gp FoR MCPL ADMN utttsAN DEV Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 4: SRI M. SRIKANTH lEDDy, SC Counsel for the Respondent No.5: SRI MADHAVA RAO AMBADIpUDI The Court Delivered cthe following: JUDGMENT

.tHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VAIflTI RAMAKRISHNA R.EDDY W.A. No.l22l of 2025 JUDGMENTi eer t ton'bte sti rtsuce K.tak:hnon) Heard Sri Rajkumar Gummi, learned counsel for the appellant, leamed Govemment Pleader for Municipal Administration for respondent No. l, Sri M.Srikanth Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos. 2 to 4 and Sri Madhava Rao Ambadipudi, leamed counsel for respondent No.5.

2. The unsuccessful writ petitioner has filed the present intra- court appeal under Clause l5 of Letters Patent.

3. Writ Petitioner filed W.P.No.2202l of 2025 against the respondents to set aside the election notification No.TGIIC- I AI-A/UPPAL lElectionsl2025-28, dated I 5.07 .2025, to dec lare the eligible voter list published with the said notification as illegal, to declare that the TGIIC lacks statutory competence to conduct such elections in the absence of explicit authorization post G.O.Ms.No.196, dated 21.01.2017 and to direct the respondents to produce any such legal instrument, ifany, and to pass other orders'

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4. Respondents 2 to 4 and 5 have filed counters in the said writ petltlon

5. Vide order dated 15.10.2025, leamed Single .ludge dismissed the said writ petition holding that once the election proccss is set on motion, any challenge relating to conduct or ,,ralidity of the election cannot be entertained under Article 226 of tlrc Constitution of lndia

6. As discusscd supra, petitioner sought to tl:clare that the respondent Nos.f to 4, i.e., TGIIC lacks statutorl c,Jmpetence to conduct such olections in the absence of explicit aurh,orization post G.O.Ms.No. l9(r, dated 2l .01 .2017 . Petitioner also rlaced reliance on thc G.O.lVIs.No. 196, dated 21.01.2017 and circular dated 21.10.2016 issued by the 3'd respondent to contend that the said elections werc conducted pursuant to circular daied 21.10.2016 which was repealed vide G.O.Ms.No.t96, datrrd 2i.01.2017 I{owever, the said aspects were not considered b.i the learned Singte Judge in the impugned order.

7. Learned counsel for the appellant, learncd Govemment Pleader tbr Nlunicipal Administration & Urban Der.elopment, \

,J learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos'2 to 4 and leamed counsel appearing for respondent No'5 did not dispute the said fact.

8. In the light of the same, with the consent of leamed counsel for the appeltant, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos'2 to 4 and 5, the impugned order dated 15'10'2025 in W'P'No'22021 ol 2025 passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside and the matter is remitted back to leamed Single Judge to decide all the issuesraisedbythepartiesintheaforesaidWritPetition.Libertyis granted to the writ petitioner to seek expeditious disposal of the said writ petition.

9. Accordingly, Writ Appeal is allowed' Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed' There shall be no order as to costs. SD/-I. NAGA LAKSHMI JOINT REGISTRAR G //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

The Princioal Secretarv to Municipal Administration and Urban Development o.""rrt."[t oi a.n A,i,o"ot a|, T6langana Secretariat, Hyderabad, The Slate Of Telangana, Tela ngana-50002 2. Th, Tonallvlanaoer Zonal Oltice, Tedtana lndustrlal lntrastructure c"ip-oirtlo" Lio, Tnoustriar Park, Jeedimdtla Hvderabad-500055 Election Officer and Deplty Zonal lrrlanager, Telargana-. lndustrial r-nrriiiiu"lrre Corporatibn Lto Medcrrat-S-iddipet Zone, Zonal office Jeedimetla, HYderabad- 500055 The Commissioner, lndustrial Area Local Authorlty (IALA)- Uppal K-2' Plot No.9, lDA, Uppal HYderabad-500039

\ 5 Uppal Notiried Munrcioar rndustriar Areas service Sociery (UNr\4|ASS), K-2, Ptot No.9, IDA. Uppat'HyderaOiO_SOObi-S-- """ "

6. The Section Offrcer, Writ Non_Services Section, Hiqh Court for the State of Telangana. at Hyderabad.

7. One CC to Srr Rajkumar Gummi, Advocate [OPUC]

8. One CC to Sri fi.4. Srikanth Reddy, SC[OpUC]

9. One CC to Sri lr/adhava Rao Ambadipudi, Advocate[OpUC]

10. Two CCs to GP for l\,4unicipal Administration Urban De\ elopment, High Court for the State of Tetangana, at UyOeraOaO iOUij-- '

11. Two CD Copies TJ t{ /u//

\ HIGH COURT DATED:0711112025

JUDGMENT

WA.No.1221 of 2025 ALLOWING THE WRIT APPEAL WITHOUT COSTS fi1 tr H il 74 \) ( o ( \1 \1.-'2<r \r 'tt I i, Itu 2025 '' :1 :-.' -- -, =-::--' \-L/ ? 'lD I ey