Maheshwaram Varaprasad v. The State Of Telangana

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.46569 OF 2016 ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed by the petitioners seeking to declare the inaction of respondents 2 and 3 in passing orders in the applications filed by the respective petitioners for regularizing their possession over their respective shops, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondents. With their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself.

Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, the learned counsel for the petitioners restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the respondents for disposal of the applications filed by the petitioners in the month of February, 2015, for regularization of their respective shops, at the earliest. It is their case that the petitioners have paid an amount of Rs.2,00,00,000/- (Rupees Two Crores only) towards regularization charges more than one year ago, however, till date no orders are passed. Learned AGP would submit that a suitable direction may be given to the 3rd respondent for disposal of the applications submitted by the petitioners, in accordance with law. Having regard to the rival submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent-Tahasildar to deal with the applications submitted by the petitioners in the

month of February, 2015, seeking regularization of their respective shops and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, after hearing the petitioners and other aggrieved persons, if any, as early as possible preferably within a period 4-5 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Miscellaneous petitions pending in this petition, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J Date: 02.01.2017 sur