Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Telangana HC Directs Pigeon Menace Petitioner to Approach GHMC First
A doctor in Hyderabad filed a complaint in the Telangana High Court about too many pigeons in the city.
The court told the doctor to first talk to the city's government (GHMC) about the problem.
The doctor says the pigeons are causing diseases and the city government isn't doing enough to stop people from feeding them.
The court wants the city government to be notified and to respond before the court gets involved.
The doctor also wants the city to clean up the mess and fine people who feed the pigeons illegally.
The Telangana High Court directed a petitioner to approach the GHMC first regarding the pigeon menace.
The petitioner, Dr. Radheshyam Tapadia, seeks court intervention to direct the GHMC to restrict pigeon feeding in residential areas, hospitals, and historical monuments.
The court adjourned the matter for further hearing after eight weeks, asking the petitioner to notify the GHMC first.
The petitioner argues that the GHMC's inaction is illegal and arbitrary, violating statutory powers and constitutional articles.
The petition seeks enforcement of sanitation, penalties for unauthorized feeding, and humane population control measures.
- Who
- Dr. Radheshyam Tapadia, a city-based doctor, filed a PIL against the pigeon menace in Hyderabad.
- What
- The Telangana High Court directed the petitioner to first approach the GHMC regarding the pigeon menace.
- When
- The matter was adjourned for further hearing after eight weeks.
- Where
- The case is being heard in the Telangana High Court.
- Why
- The petitioner seeks the court's intervention to direct the GHMC to exercise its statutory powers to restrict pigeon feeding and enforce sanitation and penalties.
- Petitioner
- Dr. Radheshyam Tapadia
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Bench
- Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin
- Issue
- Pigeon menace in residential areas, hospitals, and historical monuments
- Statutory Powers
- Section 115(20) of the GHMC Act, 1955
- Constitutional Articles
- Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution
- Epidemic Diseases Act
- 1897
- Case Reference
- Virender Gaur vs State of Haryana