IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 27206 of 2009 Between: Rohit Agarwal S/o. Late Sri Nandlal R/o H.No. 4-1-306, Troop Bazar, Hyderabad ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by the Commissioner, Hyderabad 2. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rajendranagar Circle-6,. Rep., by the Deputy Commissioner, Rajendranagar Mandal, R.R. District. .....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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari a) Call for the records/proceedings pertaining to the assessment/revision of property tax in respect of the petitioner’s property bearing Municipal No.7-4-150/4, Gagan Pahad, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District from the 2nd respondent’s jurisdiction and quash the same for being arbitrary illegal, in violation of the principles of natural justice and in violation of the mandatory statutory provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act 1955 and in violation of Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India and; b) declare the impugned demand notice dated 9-12-2009 issued by the respondent corporation as illegal for being ultra vires of the mandatory statutory provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and consequently set aside the same and c) further be pleased to pass such other further orders as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated 14-12-2009 & 17-12-2009 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI P. THIRUMALA RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri R. Radhakrishna Reddy, S.C. for GHMC for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: “The Deputy Commissioner, Rajendranagar Circle, and her previous incumbent have appeared and stated that the impugned notice was issued by mistake. They also undertook to take corrective steps. Their presence is dispensed with until further orders. Post on 19/12/2009 ‘for Judgment’ in the Motion List.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad 2. The Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rajendranagar Circle-6,. Rajendranagar Mandal, R.R. District. 3. One C.C.to Sri P.Thirumala Rao Advocate. (OPUC) 4. One C.C.to Sri R.Radhakrishna Reddy Advocate. (OPUC) 5. one spare copy. TKK HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 24-12-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 27206 OF 2009 D I R E C T I O N DRAFTED BY TKK DT.24-12-2009. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 24-12-2009 Note :- Post on 19/12/2009 ‘for Judgment’ in the Motion List. ORDER W.P.NO. 27206 OF 2009 D I R E C T I O N