IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 26350 of 2008 Between: M/s. Vishal Projects Ltd. having its office at Plot No. 22, Vishal House, Chandragiri Colony, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad - 500 015 Rep by Sri G. Sridhar Rao, S/o. Late G. Hanumanth Rao, Aged about 45 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner of Police, Basheerabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 3 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Director of Sports, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 4 The Station House Officer, Gandhinagar P.S., Hyderabad. .....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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to permit the petitioner to conduct "Yoga Shibir" at N.T.R. Stadium, lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad from 18-1-2009 to 31-1-2009 by declaring the inaction of the respondent in not considering the application of the petitioner for permission as arbitrary, and unconstitutional. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.MALLA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26350 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner intended to arrange for and sponsor Yoga Shibir by Yoga Guru Swamy Rishi Ram Dev between 26th and 31st of January, 2009. For that purpose, it applied to the respondents for leasing the NTR Stadium, situated opposite to Indira Park, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad, on 24.11.2008. The grievance of the petitioner is that no order has been passed by the respondents so far. It is stated that the experience in the previous years has shown that the applications were being rejected on one pretext or the other and due to uncertainty the programmes could not be conducted effectively. Sri R.Rama Chandra Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Municipal Corporation, submits that the application was made hardly one week back and it has to be processed shortly. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The NTR Stadium itself is brought into existence for public activities. Conducting of Yoga Shibir would be helpful to the citizens from different points of view. There can be some justification either for rejection of an application or for delaying consideration thereof, in case, the premises are sought to be put to commercial or political use. It would be in the fitness of the things that the application is processed at the earliest, so that necessary arrangements can be made. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall pass orders on the application made by the petitioner within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ Dt.03.12.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ