IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAD AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23627 of 2009 Between: Amogh Boutique Hotel, 8-2-293/82/L 275 A/C, MLA Colony Road No 12, Banjara Hills,Hyderabad, Rep.by its General Manager,K.K Sharma ..... Petitioner AND 1 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep.by its Commissioner & Special Officer, Tank bund Road, Hyderabad 2 The Additional Commissioner(Advertisement Section), Head Office, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 3 M/s.U.S.M Business Systems Pvt Ltd (Authorized Advertisement Fee Collection Agent of GHMC)1-8-319/2, Patigadda Road, Behind Ford Show Room Begumpet,Secunderabad-500003 .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in treating the name board /board frames fixed by the petitioner on the business premises are covered by Section 421 of H.M.C Act and consequently demanding the fee vide proceedings No 245/AD1/Advt/GHMC/2008-09 SL No 6736, dt 23- 03-2009 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently set aside the same. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and order of the High Court dated. 3.11.2009 made herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri.SRINIVAS MANTHA, Advocate for the Petitioner and Smt Kalpana Ekbote, SC for GHMC for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2, the Court made the following: ORDER: Interim stay granted by this court on 3.11.2009 is extended by three weeks. Post on 30.11.2009. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Commissioner & Special Officer, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank bund Road, Hyderabad 2 The Additional Commissioner(Advertisement Section), Head Office, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 3 M/s.U.S.M Business Systems Pvt Ltd (Authorized Advertisement Fee Collection Agent of GHMC)1-8-319/2, Patigadda Road, Behind Ford Show Room Begumpet,Secunderabad-500003. 4. One CC to Sri.SRINIVAS MANTHA, Advocate (OPUC) 5. One spare copy. JU HIGH COURT LNRJ DT. 18.11.2009 POST ON 30.11.2009. ORDER WP NO. 23627/2009 EXTENSION. Drafted by JU Dt. 20.11.2009. HIGH COURT LNRJ DT. 18.11.2009 POST ON 30.11.2009 ORDER WP NO. 23627/2009 EXTENSION.