Telangana HC orders unsealing of sanctioned floors, directs civic body to consider regularisation plea on Rs 3 lakh costs
The question: Whether the petitioner can seek consideration of regularisation of unauthorised floors after a show-cause notice and sealing of the building
The Telangana High Court, Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy, disposed of a writ petition against a municipal show-cause notice by directing the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation authorities to unseal the sanctioned stilt plus two upper floors of a building, while keeping the unauthorised third, fourth and fifth floors sealed. The petitioner was directed to apply for regularisation within ten days, and the authorities to decide it within four weeks, subject to the petitioner depositing costs of Rs.3,00,000. The petitioner, a businessman, challenged show-cause notice dated 22.08.2026 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Circle No.45, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation. The notice stated that he had constructed a building on Plot No.26 (Western Part) at Krishna Reddy Enclave, Neknampur Village, Gandipet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, in deviation of the sanctioned plan. The sanctioned plan was for stilt plus two upper floors, but he had built additional third and fourth floors and centring for the fifth floor. The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution sought to declare the notice illegal, arbitrary and discriminatory, and to have his representation for regularisation considered. An interim application sought to restrain the respondents from interfering with the construction. The State of Telangana (Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department), the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and the Deputy Commissioner were the respondents. The Court heard the petitioner's senior counsel and the standing counsel for the Cyberabad Municipal Corporation.