Disposed

M v. Bhaskara Rao(Ips), Secunderabad and 3 Others v Chief Secy, State of Telangana, Hyderabad and 7 Others

Telangana HC17 Feb 2022WP(PIL)/236/2017

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

In a common order disposing of PILs regarding the construction of a Secretariat and Assembly buildings on Defence land, the Court observed that the State cannot construct anything while the Ministry of Defence is the titleholder and in possession without transferring the land.

What did the court decide?

Writ Petitions (PL) Nos. 236 and 250 of 2017 stood disposed of.

M v Bhaskara Rao(Ips), Secunderabad… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Telangana HC (2022)

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE THE CHIE F JAUfJ-rcE sArrsH CHANDRA SHARMA

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JU RI T ETI7t STICE ABH,NAND KUMAR SHAVI W.P/plLt.No.236 of 201 PU8Lt7 Cr NT ER E T LITIGATI o N :236 N 2 LIF 01 7

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4 Squadron leader Anil Bhalla. S/o Late_Amar prakash Bhalla Aged 69 years, Occ : Retired R/o ptot no^'t1 potisetty,Enctive Vi;;ril;,'i'Ju'.. r.ru.t Hospitat, Secunderabad Cantonment Secunderaoio- sdooro TrAN NT,: AFJpB 600tN Aadhar No.: 8565 73i8 7262 Bank ruame: SynOicaie'ea;'k eank nl"-Ni.: 30322010045362 Branch :^picket branch |FSC Co'Oe, SiNeOOOaOai.^"-'-'

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...PETITIONERS

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AND

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State of Telangana, Represented by its Chief Secretary Secretariat Building Saifabad, Hyderabad.

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2 Union of lndia, Represented by Principal Secretary Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

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lvlinistry of Defence, Represented by Defence Secretary, Kashmir House, New Delhi.

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Secunderabad Cantonment Board, Represented by CEO, SCB.

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Defence Estate Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad.

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Sub Area Commander, Botarum- 500010.

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Chief Executive Officer,, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad.

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Airport Authority of lndia, Corporate Headquarters Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, Block-A, New Delhi-1^{10 003.}

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.,. RESPON DENTS

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the^{Twin Cities}

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o 10 017 P PIL^M 471 F2¹⁷ mstances^statedin P etition^{underSection 151 CPCPrayingthat in theclrcu} the affid^{avit filed in suPPorto{ the Petition, theHish court may be pleased to direct} the resp^{ondentsto turnishall necessarYPartic ula rs as to thePresent statusof the} prolect of^{establishing newSecretariat and AssemblYBuildings on 33 acreson} Bison^{Polo Ground and 22 acies of GYmkhanaG ro und}

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N 2 F 17 IL MP.^NO:4720F 017

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Petitionundersectionl5lCPCprayingthatin'th€CirCumstancesstatedin the affidavit^{filed in supportoi} 'n""^{itiitiJn' int uign court mavbe pleased to} restrain the^{Respondents tront""n"ngi;gthe natureol th" t"nd comprisingof bison} polo ground and^{gymkhana g;";;; ;i Secunde'abadi''r funheranceof establishing} New Secretariat^{anO nssemoty UuitJingt in vition of the measuresto be takenin} ;.;";i;i;i;;n polo and^'cvmtnana Grounds as^susgested -bv^the-Under 'S-#Li"tv to the Government of lnoia to the Chref of Army Staff and Director 6i""rrib"i"n""^{Estates,RK Puram, New Delhivide communication daled23-2-} 1996.

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I.A. N 30F 17 P PIL MP. O: 50 oF 20 7

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Between

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l.KolaRajaiah,S/o.LateKolaDakaiah,agedT2years,RetiredSuperintendentof Police, R/o.D.No.7-1-211^{t38,Shiva Bagh, Ameerpet,Hyderabad}

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Thangede^{Prabhakar Rao, S/o. T.BuchamRao,aged 66 years, Retired} - Supeiintendent of Police, Ryo. Flat No.9O2, Amber Block, lvly Home Jewel' Madheenaguda, HYderabad.

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Sunkary eitafiinah^{Rao, S/o.Late S.odelu,aged 66 years,RetiredChief} Vigilance Manager,^{PowerGrid Corporation of IndiaLtd , Equivalent to} ln;pection GenJral^{of Police, Fyo.H No.1-4-886/1/1 1, NewBakaram, Gandhi} Nagar, Hyderabad.

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Thitipamuta^{Yadaiah,S/o. T.Rajaiah,aged68 years, RetiredWarrantOfficer,} R/o. Bolaram, Secunderabad.

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Sardar Devender^{Singh, S/o. Late fvlohan Singh,aged 66 years, R/o'Of} Sickwadi, Karimnagar,^Telangana.

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,,,,PETITIONERS/

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PROPOSED RESPONDENTS 9 TO¹³

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rN wP(PlL).NO.236/201 7

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AND

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M.V.BHASKARA RAO(lPS), S/o^N.4, Chandra Raju^{Dora,Aged 76 years occ:} Retired (Director General of Police)^{R/o 242laneno 1} ,^{Street No. 6 Teachers} Colony, East Marredpally, Secunderabad A.P 500026^{PAN No.: AELPM} 9152J'Aadhar No.: 7557 2329 0774^{BankName:Andhra Bank, Bank A/c} No.:1168 1001 100 3427 Branch^{Picket, Secunderabad branch IFSCCode:} ANDB 0001 168.

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Vivek Jaisimha, S/o Late^{M.L JaisirnhaAged 53 years, Occ :} Business/Cricket PIayer R/o Second Crescent^{Road,Sainikpuri,} Secunderabad 500094 PAN No.: AALPJ^{8296L Aadhar No.: 778117894684} Bank Name: Bank of^{Baroda BankA/c No.: 1262 0100 000 207 Branch:} Marredpally IFSC Code: BARBOMARRED.

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3, Turlpati Bharadwaj, S/o^{TurlapatiSeshachalamAgedqq yearsOcc:} Chirtered Accounlint^{Rto 1-11'252t4911/171 l\ilotilalNehru Nagar, Begump€t} Hvderabad 500016 PAN No.: ABIPT^{9434C AadharNo: 7905 24682700} eink l.lame: Andhra Bank Bank^{A/c No.:04351001 '1005797Branch:} Prakasham Nagar IFSC^{Code: ANDB 0000435.}

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Souadron^{teader Anrl Bhalla,S/o Late Amar Prakash Bhalla Aged69 years'} Oic : Retired^{R/o plotno 11 Pohsetty EnclaveVikrampuri. near Nest Hospltal'} Seiunderabao^{Cintonment Secundirabad500026PAN-No:AFJPB6001N} XIinii-N"., 'SO3ZiOr asoi izlg^{tzaz Bank Name: Svndicate Bank Bank A/c No:} OO+seOz Branch^{: Picketbranch IFSCCode: SYN80003032}

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...RESPONDENTS/WRIT^{PETITIONERSIN}

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wP(PlL)'NO'236/2017

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State of^{Telangana, Represented by its Chief Secretary Secretariat Building} Saifabad,^HYderabad'

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6,Unionoflndia'RepresenredbyPrincipalSecretaryMinistryofDefence,New Delhi.

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Ministry^{of Defence' Representedby DefenceSecretary' Kashmir House'} New Delhi.

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Secunderabad^{Cantonment Board' Represented by CEO'SCB}

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9.^{Defence Estate Officer' Secunderabad Cantonment' Secunderabad'}

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10.Sub^{Area Commander' Bolarum- 500010'}

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1 l.Chief^{Executive Officer" Secunderabad Cantonment' Secunderabad'} arters^{RaiivGandhi Bhawan'}

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,' r. ^.,*q^r"",',, "'Jili--?litS[?BJ^ffi

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1 TO⁸

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...RESPONDENTSIRESPONDENTS lN wP(PlL)'NO^236/2017

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Petition^{Under Scction} ^,^rd.r^{in tne aitiJavit filed in support} :itf^{i:l![ir; H":: JlUr: l.#trs} justlce. s, in s ll: ?: i I J^".i:?ls'T a ;^tr 017 N ..4 F2¹⁷ MP N^.(70

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Between S/o.^{Late Basheer Uddin Ali Khan' 6-2-30iC' Saifabad'} qhri Zaheer Uddin^{Ali Khan'} iyOeraoaO^{- 500004} RESPONDENT

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Between

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RESPONDENT^Nog . IMPLEAO^{PETITIONER/PROPOSEO}

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AND

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M.V.BHASKARA^{RAO(IPS), S/o l\il Chandra Raju Dora' Aged76 y-ears Occ:} ' ii;ir;Ei iill"iidr cli"iir ato zaz lane^{no 1.} -street^{No:6 reachers} "? Coti ".il

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ii;i;;;'E;si Marredoallv, securioerauao^{A P 500026PAN No:AELPM} gi#i'h"-di i, ilo..-1"sii'zizs ot74 Bank Name:^{Andhra Bank, Bank A/c} N":ii68 1iio1 rco zqzl^{eranin: Picket, Secunderabad branch IFSCCode:} ANDB 0001 168.

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years, ., Occ :

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1. Vivek Jaisimha, S/o^{Late M.L JaisirnhaAged} -53 - e;"i;"JCii"ie1' Play", FVo second Crescent Road, -Sainrkpuri ^, SeirnGiaO"O SO0O94^{PAN No.: AALPJ 82961 AadharNo: 778117894684} ai"t f.rur",^glni of^{AaroOa BankAlc No.: 1262 0100 000 207Brcnch:} Marredpally IFSC Code:^BARBOMARRED

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Turloati Bharadwai, S/o^{TurlapatiSeshachalamAged58 years Occ:} - cnahereo Account;nt Rto 1-11'252t49t1l171 l/otilal Nehru Nagar. Begumpet Hyderabad 5000'16 PAN No.: ABIPT 9434C^{AadharNo.: 7905 246827OO} Bink Name: Andhra Bank Bank tuc No.: 043510011005797^Branch: Prakasham Nagar IFSC Code: ANDB 0000435.

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Squadron leader Anil Bhalta, S/o Late Amar Prakash Bhalla Aged 69 years, 9!9 r_l9!lgd^{R/g ptot no 11 potisettyEnctaveVikrampuri.nearNest Ho'spital,} secunoerabad Cantonment Secunderabad 500026 pAN No.: AFJPB 6001N Aadhar No.: 8565 7318 1262 Bank Name: Syndicate Bank Bank A/c No.: 30322010045362 Branch :^picket branch tFSC 6oOu, SYr.fBOOOSOaZ

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...RESPONDENTSMRIT PETITIONERS NOS.1 TO 4

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5 Staje,oJ Tetangana, Represented by its Chief Secretary Secretariat Building Saitabad, Hyderabad.

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6 Unlon of lndia Represented by prjncipal Secretary Ministry of Defence, New

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7 ff:y$1,fl|.^{O"t"r"e, RepresentedbyDefence Secretary, Kashmir House,}

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8 Secunderabad Cantonment Board, Represented by CEO. SCB.

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Defence Estate Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad.

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Sub Area Commander, Bolarum_ 5OOO1O.

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1 1 . Chief Executive Officer,, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad.

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Airport Authority of lr safdarjuns Airpbrt, bl:':( i:If8ff%il?io,t 8fi" Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan,

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...RESPONDENTS/RESPONOENTS

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1 TO 8

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,n" .,fo"j,lii?,,3J';'"t"""j:T^{1s1.,cPC pravrns thar} in rhe, mp eao tne'peiit;;,J,",Tfi::,:I;,', *:ilr -'i,J;iilidill #triIJ,.4;1T l;

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lA NO: 1 OF 2019

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'n" "'l""jlli?"x:'iJ:ff::l^{1?'':"cPravine thar n the} tr#i?.t5;fi,',ffi**ruffi,"*,

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lA NO: 2 OF 2019

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Petition under^{Section 151 CPC pray'ngthat in the circumstancesstated in} tne affiOivii^{fifeO in supportof the petition, the High Co(rrt may be pleased to-receive} the documents^{as per list en"fo.eO as additionalDocumentson behalf of the} Petitioners.

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IANO:3OF2 19

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Between

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l.ShanthaSinha,W/o.LateAjoyKumarsrnha'aged69years'Occ:Social W;k;;, tA,^{antrenchment Road, Manedpally'Secun^derabad- 500026'}

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2.^{yashwant Ramamurthy, Slo in.nr.".Lrthy,aged 64 years, Occ:Architech,}

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nlo io"O No.2. West Marredpally' Secunderabad'

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1. P.subhadra^{Suryanarayana, WIo P S'ryunu'"yana'aged 58 years' Occ:} " i1#; S;;rcpJoon, wo H I'toz1' Rukmini Devi Colonv' Ptase^{ll' Wellinston}

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;;;i;. [oa^{G"te, west Marredpallv' secunderabad- 500026}

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IMPLEAD PETITTONERS

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AND

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1 fi^{ui:f',,g::'ffi frl*ff g,i3ff;.;g[ipil],ig.",,y} ANDB^0001168.

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2 VivekJaisrmha.s/oLateMLJarsirnhaASgdil,yearsOcc: C'::'r"",$'s:{Riifi}tntr:{$i$tig$r,lrll#5Jis* B'f fi^{B o * o* *' o}

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'rl?i.,il,",ilf^{,'?fl L iJ} "o

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;rt[#**-rffi B',il,,|3["-"]1iP3.^E::: ryr;gqul",5stlfft^{xft db booo+gs} '*,:'*fl

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im*t#*****mu*8m.ry ...RESPONDENTS/WRIT^PETITIONERS

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q state ofTelangana'^{Representedby its Chief Secretary Secretariat Building}

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bv^{Principarsecretarytririnistry oi De{ence' New}

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,.^{'r",[,of Defence' Represented by Defencesecretary' Kashmir House'}

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New^Delhr'

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New^Delhr'

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1. Secunderabad^{Cantonment Board' Represented byCEO' SCB'}

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Defence^{Estate Officer' Secunderabad Cantonment' Secunderabad'}

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,O.arb^{O'"u Commander' Bolarum- 500010'}

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1 l.Chief^{Executive Officer" Secunderabad Cantonment' Secunderabad'}

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.''^b'

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l2.Airport Authority^{of lndia, CorporateHeadquart^ersRajivGandhiBhawan,} Saida4ung Airpbrt, Block-A,^{NewDelhi-1 10 003.}

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...RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Section 151 CPC^praying that in the^{circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court^{may be pleasedto} implead the petitioners as Respondent No. I to^{11 in the Writ Petition (PlL)No. 236} ol 2017 in the interest of^justice.

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lA NO: 4 oF 2019

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Between:

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Kanteti Lohitha, D/o. Kantetl Vara Prasada Rao, Occ : Student and NCC cadet, Aged 20 years, resident of H. No.4-1-'121106/4, VST Colony, Nacharam, Secunderabad - 500 076.

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Vineela Togarrathi, D/o.T.Uday Kumar, Occ : Student and NCC cadet, aged 19 years, resident of 12-5-70, Sunder Raju Residency, Vijayapuri Colony, Flat No.404, Tarnaka, Secunderabad - 500 017.

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Angel Vinod, D/o. Col. P.G. Vinod, Occ: Student and NCC cadet, aged 21 years, resident of H.No.12, Sitamahal Building, SP Road, Opp : City Court Complex, Secunderabad - 500 003.

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,IMPLEAD PETITIONERS

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AND

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1 [/'1 V.BHASKARA RAO(IPS), S/o M. Chandra Ra.ju Dora, Aged 76 years Occ : Retired (Director Generat of^potice) FVo 242lane no 1 , Str6et No.'6 Teachers Colo^ny,_ East Marredpa y, Securiderabad A.p 500026 pAN No.: AELpI/ e'r5;lJ Aadhar No,t 7557 2329 0174 Bank Name: Andhra Bank, Bank A/c It9..i1168 '1001 100 342T Branch: picket, SecunderabaO Uiancn tFSC Code: ANDB 0001 168.

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2, Vivek Jaisimha, S/o Lats M._L Jaisirnha Aged 53 years, Occ : Business/Cricket ptaver R/o SeconO Cresieii- ni"O, Sainikpuri Secunderabad soo094pAN rrto.,eniFi azs-6iA;;;r, N;:, 77Bi 17Bg 4684 Bank Name: Bank of Baroda B"r1 n/"-'"I-iit"i'ii bli ooo 207 Branch:

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Turlpati Bharadwai. S/o Turlap_aii Seshachalam Aged 58 years, Occ: chartered Accounrdnr N. 1_i1:i!?!!stiiifi iiiiiilt Grnt ,.,r"sr., Besumper Hyderabad 500016 pAN No ABtpT 9434C H;;;;,J;: tsos 24aB zToo Bank Name: Andhra Bank p.",11 a,,q - Ni ,'?:lrrjdi ruoszsT Branch: Prakasham Nagar IFSC Code: ANDB OOOO+aS

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4 Squadron leader Anil Bhalta, S/o Late Amar prakash Bhalla Aged 69 years, occ : Retired Ry^o prot no r r eolietry Erciare y[f;i;r1j,i;rr, Nest Hospirat, secunderabad Cantonmenr S_ec_underabad 500026 iAN'N;.: AFJPB 600IN Aadhar No.: 8565 7318 zzoT e"ni il;"r"u:!"y;;;.;,;'"8;;* Bank A/c No.: 303220 i o04s362 Branch : picker oranc,r rn!i6'oiJ:i"viEooosoaz

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... RESPONOE NTS^lvRIT PETITIONERS

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t S:1r:#Tflilean€,Represented^{bv its chrer secretary secrerariatBuirdins}

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a 8:lf;il of lndia, Represented by principal Secrerary N4injstry of Defence, New

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, ff#g:,ilO"fence, Represented by Defence Secretary, Kashmir House,

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B. Secunderabad Cantonment

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Defence Estale ori^^" -- ".0' Represented by cEo, SCB. 10 sub Area cantonmenr, secunderabad. .::"'::*

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""r;;; --""",ourarum5000i0

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1'r. chief Executiye inderabad Cantonrnent, Secunderabad.

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1? Airoort Authoritv of lndia'^{Corporate HeadquartersRalivGandhi Bhawan} - SiiOarjrng Arrp'ort, Block-A, New Delhi'110 003'

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.,.RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under^{Section 151 CPC praying thatin thecircumstancesstated in} the affidavit filed^{in supportof the peiition,tfre Hign Court maybe pleased1o} implead the^petitioners as^{Respondent No. 9 to '1'1in the Writ Petition (PlL)N0 230} of 2017 in the^{interest of justice.}

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lA NO: 5 OF 2019

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Between

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Naredla Srinivas,^{S/o. Venkataiah, aged 65 years, RetiredaS Senior |VlanagerUnion} Bank of^{lndia, District President Loksatta Udyama Samstha, KarimnagarDistrict'} H.No.3-1^{-675,Vavilalapalli,Karimnagar.}

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...THIRD PARTY PETITIONER

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PROPOSED RESPONDENT^{No.1 5}

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AND

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Between:

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IV.V.BHASKARA^{RAO(lPS), S/o M Chandra Raju Dora,Aged.76y-ears Occ:} ii"iiili ?bli"ii"i clneiir^{of poticet Rto 242 tantino 1 , street No 6 reachers} 6;i;;;^{'E;;i -t'/";[oJirrv,} s""u'ioerabad^{A.P 500026PANNo : AELPM} ;i#i''A;&;, i'6 .-1\ii'zizs^{ot74Bank Name: AndhraBank' Bank A/c} r.'rir. l roa i00f fio 3427^{Branch: Picket, Secunderabad branch IFSCCode:} ANDB 0001168.

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2 Vivek Jaisimha,^{S/o Late lvl.LJaisirnhaAged} ^53 ,^years'Occ: eir'Jii".-.7c;iik"t^{Player R/o Second Crescent Road' sainikpuri} ^ ' SUiri,iGi"'u!ii-so0oe4'PAN^{No.: AALPJ82eolAadharNo:-7781 1789 4684} il;k'N;;;;b;;t-or^{eaoo" BankA/c No.: 1262 0100000 207 Branch:} N,4arredpally IFSC^{Code: BARBOI,1ARRED}

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3 Turloati Bharadwat,^{S/oTu'lapatiSeshachalam Aged} .58^{years Occ:} a;;"n;;"j;;.;i;iint^{n,o r-i,l-zszt4gt1t171N,4otilalNehru Nagar'Besump-e-t} I"J"[iro soooro^{pnr.r No.: AelPr 9434cAadhar tlg' Z99s 24682700} ii;;k-N;;;-;"ihra Bant< Bank^{A/c No: 0435100110057e7Branch:} Fiakasham^{Naqar IFSCCode: ANDB 0000435'}

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4 Souadron leade'Anil^{Bhalla.Sio LateAmar Prakash Bhalla Aged69 years'} 6:::"R;;|.;;H"^pioi "'o^{I :por i"iivEnctauevikrampurr'nearNest Hospital'} ;#ril;;;;; ir'nt-on."nt secun'l!*oao^{500026 PAN-No-: AFJPB6001N} irii'"i'Ni,.,^aso s iva^{tzazBank Name: Svndicate} .Bank^{Bank A/cNo:} g052ioi00as362-arancn Picket branch^{IFSCCode: SYN80003032}

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...RESPONDENTS^{NOS.1 TO 4MRITPETITIONERS}

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5 State of^{Telangana, Represented by its ChiefSecretary SecretariatBuilding} Saifabad, Hyderabad.

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6 Union of lndia,^{Represented by PrincipalSecretary Ministryof Defence'New} Delhi.

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7 Ir,4inistry of^{Defence, Representedby DefenceSecretary' Kashmir House'} New Delhi.

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Secunderabad^{Cantonment Board, Represented by CEO' SCB'}

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L Defence^{EstateOfFicer,Secunderabad Cantonment'Secunderabad-}

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Sub Area^{Commander' Bolarum-5000 10'}

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1 1 . Chief Executive^{Officer', Secunderabad Cantonment' Secunderabad'}

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12 Airoort Authoritv of lndia,^{Corporate HeadquartersRajivGandhi Bhawan'}

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daiaariung Airport, Block-A, New Delhi-1 10 003'

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..RESPONDENTS^{NO.5TO1 2/RESPONDENTS}

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NOS.1 TO S lN^{WP(PIL).NO.236 OF 2017}

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13.Kola Rajaiah, S/o.^{Late Kola Dakaiah' aged 72 years, RetiredSuperintendent} of Police, Fyo.D.No.7-'l-211l38,^{Shiva Bagh,Ameerpet,Hyderabad}

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'l4.Thangede Prabhakar Rao, S/o. T.Bucham Rao, aged 66^{years, Retired} Supeiintendent of Police,^{Fyo. Flat No 902, Amber Block, My Home Jewel,} Madheenaguda, Hyderabad.

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15.Sunkary Bjlakishan^{Rao,Sio. Late S odelu' aged 06 years, RetiredChief} Vigilance Manager, Power^{Grid Corporation of lndia Ltd} '^{Equivalent to} lnipection General of^{Police, R/o.H.No.1-4-886/1/11,NewBakaram, Gandhi} Nagar, Hyderabad.

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l6.Thrtipamula Yadaiah,^{S/o,T.Rajaiah, aged 68 years,RetiredWarrantOfficer,} FYo. Bolaram, Secunderabad.

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17,Sardar Devender^{Singh, S/o.Late [,4ohanSingh, aged 66 years, FyoOf} Sickwadi, Karimnagar,^Telangana.

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....RESPONOENTS NOS.13 to^17lPROPOSED

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RESPONDENTS NOS.9 to^{13 in WP(PlL).No.236of 2017}

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lS.Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, S/o.^{Late Basheeruddin Ali Khan, aged 59 years,} H,No.6-2-30/C, Saifabad,^Hyderabad

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RESPON DENTS No.18/PROPOSED^{RESPONOENT No.14}

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ln WP (PlL).No.236 of 2017

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Petition Under Section^{151 CPC prayingthat in the circumstances statedin} the affidavit filed in support of the^{petition,theHigh Court may be pleased to pass} orders for impelading the third^{party petitioner as respondent No.15 in the Writ} Petition (PlL) No. .236 ol 2017^{tor fair and proper disposalof Writ Pelition in the} end s of^justice.

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Counsel for the Petitioners^{: SRI.SUNIL B.GANU}

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Counsel for the Respondent^{No.1: GP FORGENERAL ADMINISTRATION} Counsel for the Respondent^{Nos.2, 3, 5 to 7 : SRI.NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR} RAO, ASST SOLICITOR GENERAL

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Counsel for the Respondent^{No.4: SRI.K.R.KOTESWARARAo}

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Counsel for the Respondent^{No.8: SRI.E.MADAN MOHAN RAo}

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Counsel for the Proposed^{Respondent: SMT.G.BHANU PRIYA}

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Counsel for the Proposed^{Respondent: SRI.DEEPESH BAHADUR} Counsel for the Proposed^{Respondent: SRI.C.RAMESHSAG,qR}

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WP.(PlL).NO: 250 OF 2017

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Between:

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Viiander Bahadur Sahqal, S/o^{Bishender Bahadur Sahgal,aged about68 years,} Ryo^g.lr]o.ZO+, Akbar Rdad,^{Tadbund,SecunderabadPAN No.: ARGPS4105B Aadhar} No.:9345 865i 3612 Bank A/c^{No.:063500101002125 Bank Name:, CorporationBank,} Secunderabad Gunrock Enlcalve^{Branch, IFSC Code: CORP0000635}

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..PETITIONER

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AND

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1 . State of Telangana, Represented by its Chief Secretary^{SecretariatBuilding} Saifabad, Hyderabad.

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Union of lndia, Represented by Principal Secretary^{lr,linistryof Defence, New} Delhi.

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Ministry of Defence, Represented^{by DefenceSecretary, Kashmir Hguse, New} Delhi.

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Secunderabad Cantonment Board, Represented^{by CEO, SCB.}

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Defence Estate Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment,^Secunderabad

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Sub Area Commander. Bolarum 500010.

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Chief Executive Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad

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,..RESPONDENTS

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Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia^praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court^may be^pleased to issue to issue appropriate writ, order or direction one in the^nature of writ^of mandamus directing Respondent no. 2 to 7 not to^permit further alteration of the land use in respect of Bison Polo Ground and Gymkhana Ground situated^at Secunderabad Cantonment for the^proposed user as^proposed by the^Respondent no. 1 for construction and establishment of New Age Secretariat,^{Assembly building} and Kalabharati, the same being ultra vires the^provlsions of the Cantonment^Act and affecting the ecology, environment and valuable rights of the citizens^{of the Twin} Cities under Article 14.21 and 28 of Constitution of lndia.

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A, F 17 WP PIL MP. NO: 494 OF 2017

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Petition Under Section 151 CPC^praying that in the circumstances statedⁱⁿ the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may^{be pleased} to^restrain the Respondents from changing the nature of the land comprising of Bison^Polo Grounds and Gymkhana^grounds of Secunderabad in^furtherance of^establishing new Secretariat and Assembly buildings in violation of the measures to be^takenin respect Bison Polo and Gymkhana^grounds as suggested by the Under-Secretary to the Government of lndia to the Chief of the Army Staff and The^{DirectorGeneral,} Defence Estates, R.K. Puram, New Delhi^vide communication^{dated23,2.1996.}

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Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI.V.V.N.NARAYANA RAO

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Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : GP^FOR GENERAL^{ADMINISTRATION}

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Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2, 3, 5 to 7 : SRI.NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO, ASST SOLICITOR GENERAL

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The Court made the following COMMON ORDER

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THE N' E TISH HAND AND THE IION' sRl CE ABIIIN KUMAR SHAVILI

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WRIT PETITION^{lPILl.Nos.236ar:d 250 of 2Ol7}

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COMM N ORDER: (Per the Hon'ble tlle ChielJuslice^{Salish ClLa'tdruSh1rma)}

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The^{presentpublic interest litigationshave been filed by} the petitioners^{beingaggrievedby the actionof the State} Government in^{proposingto construct a new Secretariat'} Assembly building^{and Kalabharatiin the cantonmentarea'}

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Various grounds^{have been raised, ir.rcludingthe ground} that the subject^{landbelongsto the Ministry of Defence' and} by no stretch of^{imagination,the Secretariat andother} structures can^{be constructedoverthe delence land'}

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Today, it has^{been brought to the notice of this Court} that the old^{Secretariat buildingis being demolishedand a} new Secretariat^{buildingis being constructed thereon and the} Iearned Government^{Advocatehas further stated that so tar} as the Assembly^{and otherstructuresare concerned'the} project has not^{been initiatedto construct them at someother} p1ace.

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ln the considered^{opinion of this Court' so long as the} MinistryofDefenceisthetitleholderoftheSubjectpropert]i and it is in^{the possessionof the Ministry of Defence'the} State Government^{cannot construct anything u'ithout the} land being transferred,^{in case it is permrssibleto the State} Government.

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With the aforesaid, the present public interest litigations

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stand disposed of.

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The miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall

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stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

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Sd/-T.TIRUMALA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

,TRUE COPY//

SECTION OFFICER

To 1 . The Chief Secretary, Secretariat Building Saifabad, State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

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The Principal Secretary, Union of lndia, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi.

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The Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Kashmir House, New Delhi.

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The Secunderabad Cantonment Board, Represented by CEO, SCB.

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The Defence Estate Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad.

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The Sub Area Commander. Bolarum 500010.

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The Chief Executlve Otficer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad.

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Two CCs to GP FOR GENERAL ADI,4|N|STRAT|ON,^High Court^for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

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One CC to SRl.V.V. N.NARAYANA RAO, Advocate [OPUC]

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One CC to SRI.K.R.KOTESWARA RAO, Advocate [OPUC]

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One CC to SRI.NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO, ASST SOLICITOR GENERAL IOPUC]

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10.One CC to SRI.SUNIL B.GANU, Advocate^(OPUC)

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1 1 . One CC to Sl,{T.G.BHANU PRIYA, Advocate^(OPUC)

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12.One CC to SRI.DEEPESH BAHADUR, Advocate^(OPUC) 13.One CC to SRI.C.RAMESH SAGAR, Advocate^(OPUC)

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14.Two CD Copies

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One spare copy

HIGH COURT

DATED:1710212022

COMMON ORDER

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WITHOUT COSTS.

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