High Court Orders DGP to Probe Cherlapally Police Station Operating from Private Building

The Telangana High Court has ordered the Director General of Police (DGP) to investigate whether the Cherlapally police station in EC Nagar, Cherlapally, within the Malkajgiri commissionerate, is operating illegally from a private residential building without lawful authority. Justice EV Venugopal issued the directive while disposing of a writ petition filed by the property owner, Tirumala Laxmanacharyulu, who claimed the police occupied his premises without his consent.

The High Court ordered the DGP to complete the inquiry and take appropriate action in accordance with the law within three months. The petitioner, Laxmanacharyulu, who is a purohit, approached the court expressing fear that he could not directly evict the police force from his property.

According to the writ petition, Laxmanacharyulu had leased his residential building in EC Nagar to the Cherlapally Notified Municipal Industrial Area Services Society. He alleged that the society then handed over the premises to the Cherlapally police station without his knowledge or written permission. The petitioner stated that he had previously submitted a formal representation to the authorities on February 27, 2026, seeking the eviction of the police, but no action was initiated.

Laxmanacharyulu also contended that rent for the building had remained unpaid for several months and that electricity bills were pending. He sought the intervention of the court to address the illegal occupation of his private property.

In response, the government counsel opposed the petitioner's claims, arguing that the owner had voluntarily leased the property to the Cherlapally Notified Municipal Industrial Area Services Society. The counsel further stated that the society subsequently rented the premises to the police station.

Regarding the financial allegations, the government counsel submitted to the court that the society had already cleared the entire outstanding rent arrears. A total of ₹2.16 lakh was deposited directly into the petitioner’s bank account in March 2026. Because of this transaction, the government argued that the allegation of non-payment of rent was no longer valid.