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Court : High Court for the State of Telangana
Case No : Writ Petiton No. 1919 of 2026
Judges: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY
Parties : M/s. Lead Space & Others Versus The State of Telangana Rep. By its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Hyderabad & Others
Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: D.B. Chaitanya, Advocate. For the Respondent: Government Pleader for MCPL Admn Urban Dev
Date of Judgment : 22-01-2026
Head Note :-
Subject
Summary :-
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules Mentioned:
- None

2. Catch Words:
Not mentioned.

3. Summary:
The GHMC and HYDRAA counsel argued that no coercive action should be taken against the petitioners’ hoardings without due process. They directed the petitioners to submit a representation, along with evidence of payment of prescribed advertisement fees, as per circular Lr.No.568/Advt/HYDRAA/2025 dated 14.03.2025. The Court ordered the petitioners to file this fresh representation within ten days. Upon receipt, respondents 3 and 5 must hear the petitioners and pass appropriate orders within four weeks. All pending miscellaneous applications in the writ petition are closed, and no costs are awarded. No coercive steps are to be taken pending compliance.

4. Conclusion:
Petition Dismissed
Judgment :-

1. Heard Mr. D.B. Chaitanya, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. G. Madhusudhan Reddy, learned standing counsel for the GHMC, appearing for respondent No.4, and Mr. R. Sameer Ahmed, learned standing counsel for HYDRAA, appearing for respondent No.5.

2. Learned standing counsel for the GHMC and learned standing counsel for HYDRAA, submitted that no coercive steps will be taken with regard to the flexis, hoardings/advertisements erected by the petitioners in the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, without following due process of law. The petitioners may be directed to submit representation in terms of the circular vide Lr.No.568/Advt/HYDRAA/2025 dated 14.03.2025 issued by respondent No.5 where under direction was given to all the Municipal Corporations and Municipalities within ORR limits not to remove the hoardings/advertisements of the agencies which have paid the prescribed fees to the Government till 31.03.2023 and waiting to get their licences renewed after the new policy proposed to be brought in by the Government. As and when such representation is submitted, appropriate action will be taken in accordance with law.

3. Recording the aforesaid submissions, this writ petition is disposed of, directing the petitioners to submit fresh representation along with evidence showing payment of the prescribed advertisement fees in terms of the circular videLr.No.568/Advt/HYDRAA/2025 dated 14.03.2025 issued by respondent No.5 within a period of ten (10) days from today. On receipt of such representation, respondents Nos.3 and 5 shall dispose of the same by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter. Pending such exercise, respondent authorities are directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in the writ petition stand closed.
 
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