Aluru Vijaya Bhaskar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Aluru Vijaya Bhaskar Vs The State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

No substantive relief granted: the Writ Petition was disposed of upon recording the submissions; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, were ordered to stand closed; there shall be no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the inaction of Respondent No.4 in processing application No.ID.TFP/19498616/0136515 dated 13.08.2024 by the petitioner for permission for felling of teak trees in Sy.No.579/2 of Kannala village, Palakurthy mandal, Peddapalli district is wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-4 (as printed) of the Constitution, and whether Respondent No.4 should be directed to consider the application and grant permission. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Recording the submissions that the petitioner's claim had been rejected vide proceedings dated 19.09.2024 (hence the grievance stood redressed) and that the petitioner had filed a fresh Writ Petition aggrieved by those proceedings, this Court disposed of the present Writ Petition without expressing any finding on the merits of the prayer.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction), WP.No.10824 of 2025, decided 24-04-2025 before The Honourable Sri Justice Pulla Karthik. Petitioner Aluru Vijaya Bhaskar prayed (under Article 226 of the Constitution; IANO under Section 151 CPC) for a writ in the nature of mandamus declaring the inaction of Respondent No.4 (Forest Divisional Officer, Peddapalli Division) in processing his application No.ID.TFP/19498616/0136515 dated 13.08.2024 for permission for felling of teak trees in Sy.No.579/2 of Kannala village, Palakurthy mandal, Peddapalli district wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-4 (as printed), and directing Respondent No.4 to consider that application and grant permission. On hearing, the Government Pleader for Forests submitted that the petitioner's claim was rejected vide proceedings dated 19.09.2024, hence the grievance stood redressed; counsel for the petitioner submitted that, aggrieved by those proceedings, the petitioner had filed a fresh Writ Petition. Recording these submissions, the Court disposed of the Writ Petition; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, were ordered closed and no order was made as to costs. No precedent was cited and no view was expressed on the merits.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE S ATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDE BAD (Special Original urisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE TWENTY OURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND A TWENTY FIVE

PRESE T

THE HONOURABLE SRI JU TICE PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION NO 10824 0F 2025

Between:

Sri.Aluru Vijaya Bhaskar, S/o: Alur Balaramakrishnaiah, Aged about 52 Years, Occ.Business, Resident of H.No.18-2-76, fi/laruthi Nagar, Godavarikahni, Ramagundem Mandal Peddapalli dist

..PETITIONER

AND

1 The State of Telangana, rep by its Prl Secretary Forest,^Energy, Environment, Science and Technolo Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad

The District Collector, Peddapalli dist, Peddapalli

The District Forest Officer, Peddapalli ist, 4. The Forest Drvisional Officer, Peddap lly Division, Peddapalli

The Tahsildar, Palakurthi mandal Ped apalli dist

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of the C nstitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file therewith, the High Court may^be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or directio more particularly one in the nature of ltrlandamus, declaring the in action of t e Respondent No.4^processing the application No.lD.TFP/1 94986 1 6/01 3651 5 ated 13.08.2024 by the Petitioner for permission for feeling of teak trees in Sy o.57912 of Kannala village, Palakurthy mandal, Peddapalli dist is wholely illegal, arbitrary and against the^principles of natural^justice and also violative of Article 14, 19, 21 and 300-4 of Constitution of lndia and consequently this Hon'ble ourt direct the Respondent No.4^to consider the the application No.lD.TFP/¹ 498616/01365'1 5 dated 13.08.2024^by the Petitioner and^grant permission for f eling of teak trees in Sy.No.579/2 of Kannala village, Palakurthy mandal, Pedd palli dist.

IANO: 1OF2025

Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to d irect the 4th Respondent to consider the application No.lD.TFP/I 949861 6/01 3651 5 dated 13 08.2024 by the Petitioner and grant permission for feering of teak trees in Sy.No.57gl2 of Kannara viflage, parakurthy mandal, Peddapalli dist

Counsel for the^petitioner: SRI VSRMV PRASAD SANAKA

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3 and 4: Gp FOR FORESTS

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 5: Gp FOR REVENUE

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTI E PULLA KARTHIK

WRIT PETITION No. o82 oF 2025,

ORDER:

Constitution of India, seeking the fo owing relief:

"...to rssuc e WnL Order ar directbn ilore parlt larllt one in the nature ol Llattdamus, dcclonttg tllc oLactio^ af lhe Rcspondent No 4 processilg Lhe applicalion No.tD TFP/ t9a98616/0t3551s dated 1308.2A24 b! tlE Petitioner for permrssion for feelng^{of teak treest,L Sg.No.579/2} of Keturala Vil ,^PalakurthA ItlandaL Peddapalh D$t Articles 14, is LLthollg dlrzlol, 19, 21 arbtrary aid 30A.A ottd of '.goitLst Coistitutrcn the pincipleoJ L u[ naturul and consequenllA psuce oud this Hon'ble Cou.lalso uiolottue oJ dLrccl lhe Responde1t No.4 to con-stdet tte tion No.ID.TFP/ 19498616/ O136515 datcd 13.08.2024 bg the Petiioner otLd grant mtissbn for feelng oJ teak trees in Sy.No.579/2 of Kornala V lage, Palokurllry \4anda Peddapalli Dist. and to pass.-.."

When the matter is take up for hearing, iearned Government Pleader for Forest su mits that the claim of the petitioner was rejcctcd uide proceedi gs, dated 19 .O9 .2024, hence, the grievancc of the pctitioner stands red ressed

Learned counsel for the petitio er submits that aggrieved by the proceedings, dated 19 .O9 .2024, e petitioner hled a fresh Writ Pctition.

Recording the above submi sions, this Writ Petition is disposed of.

Miscellane ous pe titions pendi g, i[ any, shail stand closcd

There shall be no order as to costs.

SD/.8.G. VYJAYANTHI STANT REGISTRAR

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SECTION OFFICER

To,

1 The Prl. Secretary Forest,Enegrgy, En orment, s niceea Techology Department, Secretariat, The State^of elangana, Hyderabad

2 The District Collector, Peddapalli dist, eddapalli 3 The District Forest Officer, Peddapalli ist, 4q The Forest Divisional Officer, Peddapa ly^{Division,Peddapalli} The Tahsildar, Palakurthi mandal Ped apalli dist

6 One CC to Sri VSRII4V Prasad Sanak , Advocate [OPUC] 7 Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Co rt for the State of Telangana,^at Hyderabad [OUT]

Two CC to The GP for Forests, High^C urt for the State of Telangana,^at HyderabadlOUTl

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DATED:2410412025

ORDER

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WP.No.10824 of 2025

DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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