IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7444 of 2007 Between: Rajendra Prasad Gupta S/o.late Nagaramal R/o.15-9-561/3, Mahboobgunj, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, rep. by its Commissioner, Municipal Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 2 Mohd. Ishaq S/o.Abdul Gani R/o.No.19-2-197/7, Begumbazar, Hyderabad, A.P. 3 Mohd. Maqbool S/o.Mohd. Jahangir R/o.H.No.19-5-197/1, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 4 Smt.Kahdeerunnisa Begum W/o.Mohd. Osman R/o.H.No.19-2-197/2, Qazipura, Hyderabad, A.P. 5 Smt.Mohammadi Begum W./o.Mohd. Siddiqui R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/3&4, Meer Alam Tank, Hyderabad, A.P. 6 Mohd. Azeezuddin S/o.Mohd. Ashrafuddin R/o.19-2-184/12/A/5 Sultanshahi, Hyderabad, A.P. 7 Smt.Zeenath Bi W/o.Mohd. Ishaq R/o.No.19-2-197/6, Begumbazar, Hyderabad, A.P. 8 Mohd. Sirajuddin S/o.Mohd. Zahiruddin R/o.H.No.19-2-197/10, Nampally, Hyderabad, A.P. 9 Shaik Imam S/o.Shaik Omar R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/11, Ramnastpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 10 Gulam Ghouse, S/o.Gulam Dastagir R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/12, Ramnastpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 11 Mohd. Ismail Cureishi S/o.Mohd. Jaffer Qurashi R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/14, Yakutpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 12 Mohd. Abdul Jaleel S/o.Abdul Raheem R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/15, Osmanshahi, Hyderabad, A.P. 13 Smt.Janma Begum W/o.Abdul Hameed R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/16, Palam Road, Hyderabad, A.P. 14 Smt.Ahmed Begum W/o.Khairat Ali R/o.No.19-2-197/18, Kamatipura, Hyderabad, A.P. 15 Smt.Ameena Begum W/o.Hassan Mian R/o.No.19-2-197/18/1, Chataknipura, Hyderabad, A.P. 16 Hafez Mohd. Abdul Khader S/o.late Gulam Mohiuddin R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/20/1, Qazipura, Hyderabad, A.P. 17 Smt.Ghousia Begum W/o.Mohd. Yousuf, R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/22, Ramnastpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 18 Mohd. Yousuf S/o.Pashu Mian R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/22/1, Jiaguda, Hyderabad, A.P. 19 Mohd. Khaleel Ahmed S/o.Mohd. Abdul Raoof, R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/22 Ramnastpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 20 Syed Mohammed S/o.Syed Jaffer R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/23/1 Bundalguda, Hyderabad, A.P. 21 Smt.Zainab Bee D/o.Abdul Aziz R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/1, Ramnastpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 22 Shaik Shafi Ali S/o.Shaik Yousuf Ali R/o.No.19-2-184/12/A/26, Chelapura, Hyderabad, A.P. 23 Mohd. Abdul Rasheed S/o.Abdul Salem R/o.No.19-2-197/27, Ramnastpura, Hyderabad, A.P. 24 Sohrab Ali S/o.Hazrat Ali R/o.No.19-2-197/27/1, Bandalguda, Hyderabad, A.P. 25 Smt.Qamarunnissa Begum W/o.Mohd. Ghousuddin R/o.No.19-2-197/27/2, Bandalguda, Hyderabad, A.P. 26 Mohd.Ismail S/o.Abdul Raheem R/o.No.19-2-184/28, Syed-Ali-Guda, Hyderabad. 27 Smt.Razia Begum W/o.Hameed Hussain R/o.No.19-2-197/29, Moghalpura, Hyderabad. 28 Ameer Be W/o.late Ahmed Saheb Quraishi R/o.No.19-2-197/3/1, Qazipura, Hyderabad. A.P. 29 Mohd. Gulam Dastagi Quraishi S/o.Late Mohd. Ismail R/o.No.19-2-197/3/4, Ramnuspura, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad. A.P. 30 Mohd. Azizul Rahman S/o.Mohd. Ismail R/o.No.19-2-197/3/5, Ramnuspura, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad. A.P. 31 Smt.Mahmoda Bee D/o.Siddi Mohd. Sharfuddin R/o.No.19-2-197/3/6, Ramnuspura, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad. A.P. 32 Mohd. Khasim Alias Mohammed Mian S/o.Mohd. Burhan R/o.No.19-2-197/3/7, Ramnuspura, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad. A.P. 33 Smt.Khaja Begum D/o.Mohd. Afzal R/o.No.19-2-197/3/8, Ramnuspura, Hyderabad. A.P. 34 Mohd.Mumtaz S/o.Mohd Abdullah, minor per guardian Mohd. Wahid R/o.No.19-2-197/3/9, Ramnuspura, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad. A.P. 35 Wazida Begum Mohd. Younus W/o.late Mohd. Ibrahim residing at No.20-4-973/12/A, Kilwat, Hyderabad. 36 Smt.Bano Bee W/o.Mohd. Yousuf R/o.19-1-1002, Gullakhidki, Hyderabad. 37 Mohd. Yousuf S/o.Mohd. Jehangir R/o.H.No.19-2-197/4/2, Ramnuspura, Hyderabad. A.P. 38 Amar Bin Sahid Ba Ismail R/o.Pahadi Shareef, H.No.19-2-197/4/2/1, Ramnuspura, Hyderabad. A.P. 39 Mohd.Dawood Khurshid S/o.Mohd Hussain R/o. H.No.19-1-197/4/3, Ramnuspura, Hyderabad. A.P. 40 Smt.Rayeesa Begum W/o.Mohd. Yousuf, R/o. H.No.19-1-197/4/4, Ramnuspura, Hyderabad. A.P. 41 Smt.Hashmat Bee W/o.Hasan Mohammed R/o. H.No.19-1-197/4/5, Ramnuspura, Hyderabad. A.P. ....RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in respect of the illegal constructions made by the respondents 2 to 41 herein at premises bearing Nos. 19-2-184 and its sub-parts and 19-2-197 and its sub-parts at the erstwhile Meersagar Nagar Village and presently at Rasmatpura (Bahadurpura), Hyderabad, without obtaining any building permission, as illegal, arbitrary in gross violation of the Building Bye Laws, the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation act, 1955, the Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas Development Act, 1975, the master plan formulated under it and the zonal regulations and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 1st respondent to forthwith demolish the said illegal structures and pass such other appropriate orders as are deemed fit and proper in the interests of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.KODURURAMA CHANDRA REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No. 7444 of 2007 Order: In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks to declare the inaction of the first respondent in respect of the illegal constructions made by respondents 2 to 41 at premises bearing Nos.19-2-184 and 19-2-197 and its sub-parts, situated at the erstwhile Meersagar Nagar village and presently at Rasmatpura (Bahadurpura), Hyderabad, without obtaining any building permission, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently to direct the first respondent to demolish the said illegal structures. The petitioner states that he is an agreement holder of the entire land in question and that he also filed a suit in O.S. No. 892 of 1980 on the file of the V Additional Judge, City Civil court, Hyderabad, for specific performance of the agreement of sale. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the subject land is notified as industrial area in the master plan prepared under the A.P. Urban Areas Development Act, 1975, the unofficial respondents 2 to 41 made illegal constructions therein for residential purpose. A counter affidavit is filed by the first respondent-Municipal Commissioner. In the counter affidavit, it is categorically stated that the buildings/houses have been constructed about 25 to 30 years back and the petitioner is claiming the property in question by way of an agreement of sale, dated 26.08.1974. It is also stated that individual notices were issued to respondents 2 to 41 and necessary action is already initiated. The petitioner is claiming his right over the property in question based on an agreement of sale dated 26.08.1974. It is fairly submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that after filing the present writ petition, the suit filed by him for specific performance was rejected and the appeal is pending against the said rejection order. In any event, there is no explanation at all from the petitioner about the abnormal laches and delay on his part in approaching this Court. Further, as seen from the counter averments, it is clear that the alleged constructions were made by the unofficial respondents 2 to 41 about 25 to 30 years back. From the above, it appears that the petitioner, having filed a suit for specific performance, has approached this Court and filed the present writ petition alleging illegal constructions, which were made about three decades back, without explaining any delay and laches on his part. In view of the dismissal of the suit and for the unexplained delay and laches on the part of the petitioner in approaching this Court, I do not find any merit in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, it is made clear that if any illegal constructions are made in the property in question, it is open for the first respondent-Municipal Corporation to take appropriate steps in accordance with law. No order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. Date: 27.04.2009 Nsr