Telangana High Court
N. Narsing Rao (Died As Per Lrs Pp7 To 9) vs The State Of Telangana on 16 July, 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
HYDEABAD
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY
WRIT PETITION No.19200 of 2023
DATE:15.07.2026
Between
N.Narsing Rao, (died),
reptd by his LRs.
...Petitioners
AND
The State of Telangana,
rep. by its Principal Secretary,
Revenue Department, Hyderabad
and four others.
...Respondents
ORDER:
This writ petition is filed seeking the following substantive relief:-
“to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the A P Gazette Notification
Supplement to Part-II No.6A dated 09.02.1989 issued by the 2nd
Respondent insofar as the entries at Sl.Nos.2893 in including the
lands of the petitioners admeasuring Acs.1-28 Gts in Sy.No.648,
Ac.00-31 Gts in Sy.No. 659 and Acs.1-26 Gts in Sy.No.660 situated
at Malkajgiri Village and Mandal Medchal-Malkajgiri District
(erstwhile Ranga Reddy District) as arbitrary, illegal, unjust,
without jurisdiction apart from being in gross violation of
principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of the
Wakf Act 1954 and Wakf Act 1995 and violative of the
Fundamental and Constitutional Rights guaranteed under Articles
14, 19, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently,
to set aside the said Gazette Notification insofar as the entries at Sl
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LNA, J
WPNo.19200 of 2023No 2893 is concerned and direct the respondents not to treat the
aforesaid lands as Wakf lands and further direct the respondents
not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the
petitioners over the said lands in the interest of justice. ”
2. Heard Sri B.Satish Kumar, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners,
Sri Farhan Azam Khan, learned Standing Counsel for Wakf Board and learned
Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue.
3. Learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that in similar
facts and circumstances, a learned Single Judge of the erstwhile High Court of
Andhra Pradesh, vide order dated 22.09.2016 in WP.No.33133/2014, set aside
the Gazette Notification, dated 22.09.2016 holding that the survey conducted
under Section 4(3) of the Wakf Act, 1957, is not saved under Section 112 of the
Wakf Act 1995. He further submitted that aggrieved by the said order, the Wakf
Board preferred appeal vide WA.No.1432 of 2016, wherein a Division Bench of
this Court vide Judgment dated 04.12.2023 confirmed the order of learned
Single Judge in WP.No.33133/2014 to the extent of setting aside the notification
dated 15.11.2001 issued with regard to the subject property therein. However,
the Division Bench set aside the findings recorded by the learned Single Judge
that survey conducted under Section 4(3) of the Wakf Act, 1954 is not saved
under Section 112 of the Wakf Act, 1995.
4. Learned Counsel for the petitioners further submitted that the present writ
petition may be disposed of in terms of the common order passed by the
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LNA, J
WPNo.19200 of 2023
Division Bench of this Court in WA.No.1432 of 2016, WP.No.23242/2008 and
WP.No.19205/2019 dated 04.12.2023.
5. Learned Standing Counsel for Wakf Board did not dispute the aforesaid
submissions of learned Counsel for the petitioners.
6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned Counsel for the
petitioners and learned standing Counsel for Wakf Board, the writ petition is
disposed of in terms of common order dated 04.12.2023 passed in WA.No.1432
of 2016, WP.Nos.23242/2008 and 19205/2019 and the Andhra Pradesh Gazette
Notification Supplement to Part-II, No.6A dated.09.02.1989 at Serial No.2893,
insofar as it pertains to the subject property is quashed. There shall be no order
as to costs.
7. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
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LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY, J
Date:15.07.2026
Note: Registry is directed to annex
a copy of the common order dated
04.12.2023 passed in
WA.No.1432/2016, WP.Nos.23242/2008
And 19205/2019, to this order
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