LAWS(TLNG)-2025-10-62

SANTOSH HOOLI Vs. STATE OF TELANGANA

Decided On October 10, 2025
Santosh Hooli Appellant
V/S
State of Telangana Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of respondent No.2 in not paying the compound interest @ 24 % per annum from 14/9/2007 to 30/7/2015 on Rs.51,66,800.00 paid by the petitioner, as arbitrary, illegal and unjustified.

(2.) Heard Sri T. Bala Mohan Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri V. Narasimha Goud, learned Standing Counsel for HMDA.

(3.) Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is native of Hubli, Karnataka and presently settled in USA and he is an NRI; that petitioner participated in the auction conducted by respondent No.2 on 14/9/2007, for sale of open plots and the petitioner became highest bidder in respect of plot No.666/A, Miyapur Residential Complex, Miyapur, and paid the entire sale consideration of Rs.51,66,800.00 vide Challan Nos.10068/ 2007-08 dtd. 17/9/2007 for Rs.5,00,000.00, 10255/2007-08 dtd. 19/9/2007 for Rs.7,91,000.00 and 45/2007-08 dtd. 1/10/2007 for Rs.38,75,100.00 towards plot cost as per the terms of auction, by obtaining loan from ICICI Bank for an amount of Rs.48,00,000.00 and was paying monthly EMI of Rs.63,000.00; that petitioner is under the impression that auctioned plots are free from litigation as the same were auctioned by Government agency, however, surprisingly he came to know that respondent No.2 allotted the said plot to D. Vijaya Jyothi in the year 1990 i.e., much prior to the auction dtd. 14/9/2007. In fact, registered sale deed No.7878 of 2015 was also executed in favour of D. Vijaya Jyothi. Despite payment of entire auction amount, respondent No.2 did not execute registered sale deed in favour of petitioner, therefore, the petitioner made several requests for execution of sale deed in his favour, however, the respondent No.2 did not execute the sale deed.