IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17544 of 2008 Between: 1 Smt. Andhra Laxmi Devi W/o.Sri A Naidu 13-1-245 Mothi Nagar,Hyderabad-18 2 Mrs D.Padmavathi W/o.D.S.R.C Prasad Flat No.101 Amar Apartments Bagyanagar Colony Kukatpally,Hyderabad-72 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation rep.by its Deputy Commissioner Serilingampally,Hyderabad 2 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation rep.by its Deputy Commissioner Tank Bund,Hyderabad 3 The Revnue Divisional Officer Chevella Division Attapur R.R District 4 Hyderabad Urban Development Authority rep.by its Vice Chairman besides City Civil Court Secunderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of the 1st respondent in not considering and granting the building permission to the petitioners in respect of their plot bearing No.702 and 668 respectively covered by Sy.No.44/1 situated at Miyapur Ranga Reddy District Hyderabad as arbitrary illegal and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider the application of the petitioners dt.12-03-2008 and to grant building permission to them in respect of their said plots in light of the order dt.02-03-2007 passed in WP No.3973/2007 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.SHIV KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.KALPANA EKBOTE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 17544 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. Petitioners calls in question the inaction of the respondents on their building permission application dated 12-3-2008. 2. 1st petitioner is the owner of plot bearing 702, admeasuring 500 square yards in Survey No. 44/1, situated at Miyapur village and the 2nd petitioner is the owner and possessor of Plot NO. 668, admeasuring 400 square yards covered by Sy.NO.44/1. They submitted building permission application, dated 12-3-2008. There being no action on their application choose to approach this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, Smt. Kalpana Ekbote, learned standing counsel received notice on behalf of the respondent 1 and 2. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue received notice on behalf of Respondent No.3 and Sri M. Dhanajaya Reddy, learned standing counsel received notice on behalf of the respondent NO.4. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 5. The factual aspect of petitioners filing building permission application is not in dispute. 6. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents 1 and 2 to consider the building permission applications dated 12-3-2008 of the petitioners in accordance with the provisions of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act and Rules framed there under and pass appropriate orders. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 19th August, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 17544 OF 2008 19th August, 2008.