IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 24583 of 2005 Between: Damaraju, Sadhana Rao, D/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o H.No. 8-11-92/7, Kranthinagar Colony, Saroornagar, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Andhra Pradesh Housing Board, M.J. Road, Hyderabad, Rep by its Chairman 2 The Executive Engineer (Hg), Central Divn., APHB, 2nd Floor, Gagan Vihar, M.J. Road, Hyderabad-1. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not refunding the deposited amounts pursuant to the allotment of HIG Flat at Singapore Class Township at Pocharam as being illegal, arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents to repay the amounts paid by the petitioner, and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.BRAHMAIAH CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MS.G.SUDHA The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 24583 of 2005 ORDER: The case of the petitioner is that pursuant to the notification issued by the 1st respondent, she had applied for allotment of HIG flat by depositing the earnest money; in the Singapore Class Township at Pocharam, near Hyderabad, vide application No.3611, and that she had been allotted Lot No.665. It is stated that she deposited the first instalment, in time. However, due to financial and health problems, she could not pay the subsequent instalments, as fixed, and made a representation, dated 08.07.2005, to the 2nd respondent, to refund the EMD of Rs.10,000/- and the first instalment amount of Rs.88,000/-, paid on various dates. The grievance of the petitioner is that the said application is not yet disposed of. Hence, this Writ Petition. No counter-affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the representation made by the petitioner dated 08.07.2005, and received by the respondents on 11.07.2005 by passing appropriate orders, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 13.03.2008 GJ