M/s. Namishree Projects Vs The Asst. Director of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

M/s. Namishree Projects Vs The Asst. Director of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of at admission stage (with consent): Respondent No. 4 directed to dispose of the Petitioner's appeal/revision application dated 15.01.2025 within six (06) weeks of receipt of the order; respondents restrained from taking coercive steps pursuant to the impugned demand notice dated 12.11.2024 pending adjudication; miscellaneous applications closed; no order as to costs.

Issue for consideration

Whether the inaction of official Respondents Nos. 1 to 4, particularly Respondent No. 4, in failing to dispose of the Petitioner's statutory Appeal/Revision Application dated 15.01.2025 challenging Demand Notice No. 5669/Civil Constructions/2024 dated 12-11-2024 (Rs.3,39,35,220/- towards normal seigniorage fee plus ten times penalty) is illegal and arbitrary, and whether a mandamus should issue directing time-bound disposal.

Court's answer

Recording the submissions of counsel on either side, and in terms of the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.23975 of 2024 dated 02.09.2024, Respondent No. 4 is directed to dispose of the Petitioner's appeal/revision application dated 15.01.2025 within a period of six (06) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Ratio / Principle

Pending adjudication of the appeal/revision application dated 15.01.2025, the respondents are directed not to take any coercive steps against the Petitioner pursuant to the impugned demand notice dated 12.11.2024.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (W.P. No. 134 of 2026, decided 06-01-2026) — M/s. Namishree Projects v. The State of Telangana (Mines and Geology Department) and others — High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (N.V. Shravan Kumar, J.) — Seigniorage demand — Mandamus for time-bound disposal of statutory appeal/revision — Held: With consent of parties, the writ petition was taken up and disposed of at the admission stage in terms of the Court's order dated 02.09.2024 in W.P.No.23975 of 2024; Respondent No. 4 (Secretary (Mines)) was directed to dispose of the Petitioner's appeal/revision application dated 15.01.2025 — challenging Demand Notice No. 5669/Civil Constructions/2024 dated 12-11-2024 for Rs.3,39,35,220/- towards normal seigniorage fee plus ten times penalty — within six (06) weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; pending such adjudication, the respondents were directed not to take any coercive steps against the Petitioner pursuant to the impugned demand notice; miscellaneous applications stood closed; no order as to costs.

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE^OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN^KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO: 134 OF 2026

Between:

M/s. Namishree Projects, Rep. by^{it's Partner Sri Susheel KumarJain S/o. Motilal} Jain, aged about 40^years, office^{located at1 5th Floor, T-19 Building,Ranigunj,} Secunderabad 500 003,

.....PETITIONER

AND

The Asst. Director of Mines and Geology,^{C/o. District CollectoisOffice} Complex, S-10, 2nd Floor, Kongara^{Kalan Village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal,} Ranga Reddy District, Telangana^{501 510.}

The Dy. Director of Mines and Geology^(fAC ),^Hyderabad $egion' -H.^No . 11-fi:5021311, Plot No. 38, Road^No. B,^{EastYadav Nagar Colony, Alkapuri} 'X' Road, Ramakrishnapuram, Nagole, Hyderabad 500 035.

3, The Director of Mines and Geology,,^{H. No. 5-922, Flat No. 203 and 2O4,2nd} Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza, Shahpur^{Wadi,Adarsh Nagar, Secretariat} Road, Hyderabad 500 029.

The State of Telangana, Rep. by^it's Secretary^(Mines ),^lnduskiesang . . Commerce ( Mines-t; Department,^{lll Floor,Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat} Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad⁵⁰⁰ 004.

The Cotlector,, Ranga Reddy District^{lntegrated District ffice Complex,} Kongara Kalan Village, lbrahimpatnam^{Mandal' Ranga Reddy District'} Telangana 501510.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal^{Corporation, Rep. by it's Commissioner,} Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 500^029.

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development^{Authority,Rep. by it's} - Commissioner Swamd Jayanti^{Complex, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar Road,} Srinivasa Nagar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad,^{Telangana500038.}

.....RESPONDENTS

Petition Under Article 226 of^{the Constitutionof lndia prayingthat in the} circumstances stated in the^{affidavit filedtherewith, the High Court maybe}

pleased to kindly issue appropriate writ, order or directiorr more so one in the nature of a mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the official Respondents 1 to 4 more particularly the 4th Respondent h( rein in not disposing of the statutory Appeal / Revision Application dt. 1 5-(l -2025 filed by the Petitioner challenging the demand Notice No. 5669 / Civil Co rstructions I 2024 dt. 12-11-2024 for payment of Rs.3,39,35,22Ol-towards norma ;ergniorage fee plus ten times penalty as illegal and arbitrary and conseqtr, ntly d irect the 4th Respondent herein to dispose of the same in a time bound r-r rnner. in lhe interest of law and justice.

l.A.NO:1 OF 2026

Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the ci^-r g651s;,6". stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High courl may be pleased to kindly stay the operation of the impugned demand Not r e No. 566g / civir constructrons I 2024 dl. 12-11-2024 of the 15'l Respondent herein including the consequential premature letter No. 6313 / RR / RR Act t '.a )24-z dt.24-12-2o2s failing which the Petitioner herein would be put to irreparab e oss and hardship.

Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI PANNALA SRINIVAS

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.i to 4 : Gp FOR MINES A\ D GEOLOGY Counsel for the Respondent No.S : Gp FOR REVENUE

99!lg"l^{for the Respondent No.6 : SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN I lEDDy, SC FOR} GHMC

Counsel for the Respondent No.7 : SRI V.NARASIMHA GO|J ), SC FOR HMDA

The Court at the stage of admission made the following Ott )ER

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE ST.A.TE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICE N.V.SHITAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.134 of 2O26 DATE OIr ORDEIT 06.07.2026

Between:

N4/s Namishree Projccts.

... Petitioner

AND

I he State of Telangana, Minc.s ancl Ccology Departrncnt and Six others. ... Respondents

ORDER

Hearcl learned courrsel for the pctitioncr and learrrc'd Assistant Cor..ernmont I'leader for Mines ancl Ceologv appearing for rcspondcnt Nos.1 to 4, learned Assistant (lovcrnmtnt Plcacler for Revcnue appearing for respondent No.5, Sri.C.Madhusucl harr Reddy, learned standing counsel for GHMC appcaring for respondent No.6 and Sri.V.Narashima Coud, learned stanrlinB counscl for HMDA appearing for responclent No.7. With their consent, this rvrit pctition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stagc itself.

This writ petition is f ilcd secking the follovving prayer:-

"lo declare the bLnction on llrc pnrt of tlrc olfcial Raspondent Nos. l lo 4 ruot c pnrticularly tfu 4tt, Ilcsporrdent herein ut disposirtg of tlrc stlttttoty Appenl/ Rettision AppLication dt 15.01.2025 ftled hy the Petitioner clnllenging tlte demand Nofi:r, No.5669/Ciuil Cottstructions / 2021 dt^'12.11.2024 .l'or pnytncnt of Rs.3,39,35,220/-touut rtls nortntl seigtloruge fee ltlus ten tittrrts petnlty ns illcgnl utd trltitrnnl utd constlluently

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"1. ln ttieu ol tlrc nbtttt sttltntissiorts, tlisWrit pctitiott i ,1is1utsL,tl of itt Lerrtrc ol tltt ot-tlt,r, l ed 13.06,2024 in W.p.No.14S)rt tl: 2024 nnd rcspttndttr! llo.7 is rlirccted to disposa thc ret,ision, dLtlr t )3.0i.2021 lilcrl^brytltr: t),'tttrctltr u'ttltitt n pLtrtod of six (06) toccks lt,,t t the datc of t'((.tpt oJ rt toptl ol tltis ortler. Pending adjudicnttt,t oI Lit stud t't't'tsion, tlrt rt'sltottt{tttls nrc ilirccted nol to tti;i, lntl r ,rcfi L \lcl1s lgnnst lltL lt(litiotrr ut pltrsuil(:c o.l tlw tnrlsrrgtrcd rlL t rotLI ttttlict, dnft'tl 29.01 1024. Nrt ardcr ns to r:osts."

{. l.c.rrnr.l .()uns('l kr- thc pcLitirtncl fulthcr prr.rr I i> Ci,ur-t to pass sitnilar orders.r\ pass(,(l in !V.P.No.23975 of 2024 datrtil ( 1.09.202_1.

Learnerl Assistarrt Govcrnment pleader antl . rr.nerl stalldillil cour.tsol appe,lr rns for lcspondcnts did not dispute thc .. t1e.

Recorriirrll the submissions maLle by thc , arnccl counscl appearing on cither sirlc and in terms of the order pas,,r cl br.this Court irr W.I'}.No.23r)7t of 2021c{ated 02.09.2024, this writ petri .)n is dispose of directing rcsponclent No.-l to dispose the petitioner's prpeal/ revision application clati:d 15.01.2025 within a period of six (0ir .r,eeks fr.om the date of rcceipL of a copy of this order. Penclinl; Ldjutlication of appcal/revision apprlication dated 15.01.2025, the r. spondents are directed not to takc .it1v coercive steps against t I , pctitiot-rer it.r pursuar.rcc of thc impugncd dernancl notice, dated 1.271.' O24

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7 Accortlingly, this r.t rit petition is disposed of. I\4isccllane ous

applications, if anv pencling, shall stand closed. No ordcr as to costs.

SD/. P.PONNA KRISHNA ISTANT REGIST(AR ..-.

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\ ,\ SECTION \ OFFICER

To 1. The Asst. Director of Mines and Geology,^{C/o. Distirict} Qollector's^Office Complex, S-10,2nd Floor, Kongara^{KatanVillage,ldqhimpatnamMandal,} \

Ranga Reddy District, Telangana⁵⁰¹ 510.

The Dy. Director of [vlines and^{Geology ( FAC} )'^{Hyderabad Region' H. No.} 11-13-5021311, Plot No. 38, Road^{No.8, EastYadav NagarColony, Alkapuri} 'X' Road, Ramakrishnapuram, Nagole, Hyderabad 500^035.

The Director of Mines and Geology,,^{H. No. 5-922,Flat No. 203 and 2O4' 2nd} Floor, My Home Sarovar Plaza,^{Shahpur Wadi, Adarsh Nagar, Secretariat} Road, Hyderabad 500 029.

4 The Secretary (Mines), lndustries^{and Commerce( Mines-l) Department,lll} Floor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat^{Buildings, Saifabad, Stateof Telangana} at Hyderabad 500 004.

The Collector, Ranga Reddy^{District lntegrated District OfficeComplex,} Kongara Kalan Village, lbrahimpatnam^{Mandal, Ranga ReddyDistrict'} Telangana 501 510.

The Cbmmissioner, Greater^{Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund} Road, Hyderabad 500 029.

The Commissioner, Hyderabad^{Metropolitan Development Authority,Swarna} Jayanti Complex, Sanjeeva Reddy^{NagarRoad,SrinivasaNagar,Ameerpet,} Hyderabad, Telangana 500038.

B. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE,^{High Cou(for the State of Telanganaat} Hyderabad. [OUTI

Two CCs to GP FOR MINES^{AND GEOLOGY, HighCourtfor the State of} Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

10.One CC to SRI PANNALA SRINIVAS,^Advocate [OPUC]

One CC to SRI V.NARASIMHA^{GOUD'SC FOR HMDA,Advocate (OPUC)} 12.One CC to SRI G.MADHUSUDHAN^{REDDY, SC FOR GHMC' Advocate} (oPUC)

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DISPOSING OF THE W.P

WITHOUT COSTS.

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