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Marikunta Venkanna v. The Principal Secretary

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: RENUKA YARA

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High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2026-04-21. Marikunta Venkanna v. The Principal Secretary. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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134421 ]N THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENry FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT PETITION NO: '12000 OF 2026 Between: 1. Marikunta Venkanna, S/o Nagiah, Age 42 years, Occupation: Agriculture F/o. Tantoli(v), Adilabad rural(m), Adilabad District. 2. Ponnari Chinnamma (Died), Rep. by her Legal hair and natural son Bheemanaveni Bheemanaveni Devanna, S/o. Mallesh Age. 70 years Occ. @ Agriculture, R/o. Tantoli(v), Adilabad rural(m), Adilabad District. ,.. PETITIONERS AND 1. The Principal Secretary, Represented by its Secretary. Department of Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana. 2. Additional Agent to Government & Project Officer, ITDA, Adilabad Hqrs. , Adilabad. 3. Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare), Hqrs. , Utnoor, Adilabad 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, order, or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondent No. 1 in not disposing off the Stay Application filed along with the Revision Case bearing No. 1798 of 2025, dated. 2311212025 before Respondent No. l authority filed by petitioners herein as illegal, arbitrary, violation of articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitution of lndia besides being contrary to the rules, regulations and the prescribed procedure and consequentially Stay the operation of Order Passed by Respondent No. 2 in LTR Appeal No. A4ILTR/0412024, dated. 0410912025 confirming the ejectment order passed by Respondent No. 3 in TWA110912024, dated. 30/09/2024 until the disposal of the Revision Case bearing No. 1798 of 2025 before Respondent No.

1 authority in the interest of justice. l. A. NO: 1OF 2026 '151 Petition under Section CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay the operation of Order Passed by Respondent No. 2 in LTR Appeal No. AllLfRll(l 2024, dated. 0410912025 confirming the ejectment order passed by Respondent No. 3 in TWA1 /09/ 2024, dated. 30/0912024 in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI T. SRUJAN KUMAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: SRt S. YOGESH, ASST. cp FOR SOGTAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA W. P. No. 12OOO of 2o26 DATE:21. o,4. 20. 26 Between: Manikunta Venkanna .. . Petitioner AND The Principal Secretar5r, Represented by its Secretar5r, Department of Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telalgana, and 2 others. ...

Respondents ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer: '... to issue a wit, order, or directton more particularlg one in the nature of urit of Mandamus declaing the qction of Respondent No. l in not disposing off the Stag Appltcation fited along uith the Reuiston Ca. se beaing No. 1798 of2O25, dated 23. 12. 2O25 before Respondent No. l authoritg jlled bg petitioners lerein as illegal, arbitrary, uiolation of articles 14, 16 and 21 of the constitutton of India besides being contrary to the rules, regulations and the prescribed procedure and conseEtentially Stag the operation of Order Pa-ssed bg Respondent No. 2 in LTR Appeal No. A4/ LTR/ 04/ 2O24, dated O4. O9. 2O25 anfinning the ejectment order po-ssed bg Respondent No. 3 in TWAL /O9/ 2O24, dated 30/O9/2024 untit tlrc disposal of the Reuision Case bearing No. 1798 of 2O2S before Respondent No. l outlnritg in the interest of justice. .. . " 2. Heard Mr. T.

Srujan Kumar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. S. Yogesh, Assistant Government Pleader for Sociai Welfare appearing for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Perused the entire record. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have preferred a revision before the respondent No. l cha,llenging the order dated O4. O9. 2O25 passed by the respondent No. 2 in LTR Appeal No. A4/LTR/O4/2024 and the same is registered and numbered, but the stay application is not taken up for consideration till date. Since there is no stay order in the revision, the petitioners are facing threat of ejectment by the respondent No. 3, therefore, he seeks stay of operation of the impugned order dated O4. O9. 2O25 passed by the respondent No. 2. 4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare produced written instructions stating that the revision in R. P. No. 17 98 TW . LTR 2025 is pending / / consideration before tl. e respondent No.

1 and submits that the main writ petition may be disposed of by staying the impugned order dated 04. 09. 2025 nl disposal of the revision pending before the respondent No. 1. 5. Having regard to the submissions rnade by both tJ:e counsel the Writ Petition is disposed of by staying the operation oforder passed by respondent No. 2 in LTR Appeal No. A4ILTRlO4l2O24, dated O4. O9. 2O25, confirming the ejectment order passed by Respondent No. 3 in TWAL|O9l2O24 dated. 3O. O9. 2O24 until the disposal of the Revision Case bearing No. 1798 of 2o25 before Respondent No. 1 authority. However, there sha-Il be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition, shall stand closed. SD/. A. H,S. GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR NOTE: That the Paragraph No. S of the Order dated 21 . 04. 2026 in WP No. 12000 ol 2026 is amended as per the Orders of Hon'ble Court dated 28. 04. 2026 in lA No. 2 ot 2026.

This amended order shall substitute the earlier order which has already been dispatched on 27. 04. 2026. SD/- A. H. S. GOWRI SHANKAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// 6 SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Secretary, Department of Tribal Welfare, The Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad, Telangana. 2. Additional Agent to Govemment and Project Officer, ITDA, Adilabad Hqrs. , Adilabad. 3. Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare), Hqrs. , Utnoor, Adilabad District 4. One CC to SRI T. SRUJAN KUMAR REDDY, Advocate [OPUC] 5. Two CCs to GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUTI 6. Two CD Copies BN GJ HIGH COURT DATED: 2110412026 -=:: r'. ; . 4. ,) .. ,. AMENDED ORDER i, ) "-''tj l,r) ') ? 1? $ i'. ", \t- . J 0 NPf WP. No. 12000 of 2026 -1r,'-. . J DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS {,,, 1r'

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