THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.11086 OF 2011 Dated:28.04.2011 Between: Smt.Vasala Laxmi .. Petitioner And The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Represented by its Commissioner, GHMC, Liberty Circle, Hyderabad and another .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.11086 OF 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) The petitioner is statedly owner of a building bearing Municipal No.30- 1607/5 on Plot No.3 in Survey Nos.53, 69 and 79/2 of Malkajgiri Village admeasuring 266.60 sq. yards. The property was initially assessed to municipal tax under the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965. After merger of Malkagjiri area into Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), a demand was raised on 11.12.2009 for payment of Rs.75,421/- allegedly towards revised tax. The petitioner made a representation on 05.03.2010 objecting to revision and sought redressal in considering the assessment afresh. The petitioner alleges that the same has not been disposed of. In the meanwhile, the respondent issued a demand notice under Section 266(1) of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. The petitioner yet again made a representation on 09.03.2011. She alleges that the same has not been disposed of, but there is a constant threat to pay the demanded tax. Therefore, the petitioner filed the instant writ petition seeking invalidation of the demand notice, dated nil for Rs.3,56,743/-. The counsel for the petitioner requests that the second respondent be directed to dispose of the representation made by the petitioner. There cannot be any serious objection for conceding to such a request. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, we direct the second respondent to dispose of the representation, dated 09.03.2011 with respect to the demand notice PT.No.1170801225 pertaining to the petitioner’s house bearing No.30-1607/5. This exercise may be completed within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order duly communicating the same to the petitioner. The petitioner is given liberty to avail appropriate remedy under law. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) ______________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) 28.04.2011 KH