Katapaka Balaiah Vs State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

Katapaka Balaiah Vs State of Telangana — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw the writ petition was granted; the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn without costs and miscellaneous petitions were closed. No substantive relief was decided.

Issue for consideration

Whether Respondent No. 5 acted illegally and arbitrarily in keeping the petitioner's plots (500 sq.yds in Plot Nos. 192 and 193, Sy. No. 62, Medipally Village, Peerzadiguda Municipal Corporation, Medchal-Malkajgiri District) on the prohibited list per orders in WP No. 30065 of 2024 dated 29.10.2024 even though the petitioner was not a party to that writ petition, warranting a mandamus declaration and deletion of the plots from the prohibited list.

Ratio / Principle

Permission was granted as sought for by learned counsel, and the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

Key takeaways

There shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶36
Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.ratio¶37

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 34359 of 2024 (High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, Special Original Jurisdiction, decided 12.08.2025 by Justice K. Sarath): The petitioner (S/o Late K. Buchaiah, aged about 55, PMC employee, residing at Vinayak Nagar Colony, Medipally) sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 declaring illegal and arbitrary Respondent No. 5's (Sub Registrar, Narapally) retention of the petitioner's plots measuring 500 sq.yds in Plot Nos. 192 and 193, Sy. No. 62, Medipally Village, Peerzadiguda Municipal Corporation, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, on the prohibited list pursuant to the High Court's orders in WP No. 30065 of 2024 dated 29.10.2024, on the ground that the petitioner was not a party to that writ petition, and prayed for direction to delete the plots from the prohibited list; IA No. 1 of 2024 under Section 151 CPC repeated the deletion prayer. Respondents included the State of Telangana (Principal Secretary, Revenue), District Collector Medchal-Malkajgiri, RDO Keesara, Tahsildar Medipally, Sub Registrar Narapally, and private respondents Katapaka Yadamma and Katapaka Bhanupriya. Learned counsel (Sri Padala Pravin Kumar) sought permission to withdraw the writ petition with an endorsement on the court bundle; permission was granted, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, no order as to costs was made, and miscellaneous petitions pending stood closed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdi,ction)

TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AI'GUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K. SARATH

WRIT PETITION NO:34359 OF 2024

Between:

[qtqpq\a -Bqlalah,^{S/o Late K. Buchaiah Aged about: 55 parsOcc: PMCEmptoyee} R:/9, H No,2-215 Vinayak Nagar Colony, Road M 1 near Erukalavya Commuhity Hall, Medipally Village and Mandal, Medchal - Malkajgiri District.

...PETITIONER

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State of Telangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Telangana Secretariat Hyderabad

The Diskict Collector, MedchalMalkaigiri District.

Revenue Divisional fficer, Keesara Medchal Malkajgiri District.

The Tahsildar, MedipallyMandal, Medchal Malkajgiri District.

The SubRegistrar, Narapally, Medchal Malkajgiri District.

Katapaka Yadamma, Wo Late K Danaiah, Aged about: 52 years. Occ: Labour, R/o.H.No.21zlB Vinayaknagar Colony, Medipally Village and Mandat, Medchal Malkajgiri District.

Katapaka Bhanupriya, D/o Late K Danaiah and W/o K. Maheswar, Aged about. 37 years. Occ.Labour, Fi/o.H.M.463213412 Babanagar, Medchat Malkajgiri District.

.,.RESPONDENTS

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 a writ or more in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent No. 5 in keeping the Petitioner's plots to an extent of 500 sq.yds in Plot No.192 and 193 in Sy.No 62 situated at Medipally Viliage, Peerzadiguda Muncipal Corporation, Medchal-Malkajgiri District in the prohibited

list as per this Hon'ble Court orders in^{WP.No. 30065 of 2024 dt. 29.1O.2024 even} though the Petitioner is not^{party to the W.P.No.30065/2024which is illegal,} arbitrary against to the^principles of^{naturaljustice andconsequentlydirect the} Respondent No.5 to delete the Petitioner's^{plots to an extent of 500 sq.yds in Plot} No.192 and 193 in Sy.No 62 situated at^{MedipallyVillage, Peerzadiguda Muncipal} Corporation, Medchal-Malkajgiri District^{from prohibited list.}

lA NO: 1 OF 2024

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.ti to delete the^{petitioner's plots to an extent 500 sq.yds in Plot} No.192 and^'193 in Sy.No 62 situated at Medipally^{Village, Peerzadiguda Muncipal} Corporation, Medchal-Malkajgiri District from the^{prohibited list,}

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI PADALA PRAVIN KUMAR

Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR STAMPS AND REGISTRATION

The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HONOURABLE SRI WSTICE K.SARATH WRIT PETITION No.34359 of2024

ORDER:

Learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition and made an

endorsement to that effect on ttre Court bundle.

Accordingly, permission is granted as sought for and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There

shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

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ORDER

WP.No.34359 of 2024

DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS In A- n^L @

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