IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 7744 of 2009 Between: Md. Ziaullah Khan, S/o. Late Md. Asadullah Khan Aged about 54 years, Occ: Business, R/o. Abu Dhabi, UAE, Permanent R/o. H. No.1-4-770, Opp. Sri Sai Raja Deluxe Theatre, Musheerabad, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Deputy Commissioner, Circle No.III Liberty, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT 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 of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondent Corporation in demanding the Property Tax pertaining to the premises bearing H.No.1-4-770, Musheerabad, Hyderabad, basing on revised Annual Retable Value of the premises done unilaterally without disposing off the Complaint Dt.25.4.2007 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of HMC Act and further direct the Respondent Corporation to dispose off the Complaint Dt.25.4.2007 of the Petitioner received by the Respondent Corporation on 26.4.2007. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. C .RAGHU Counsel for the Respondent: MR. R. RAMACHANDRA REDDY, STANDING COUNSEL FOR GREATER HYDERABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Being aggrieved by the notice dt.7.3.2007 with regard to enhancement in municipal tax, the petitioner had filed a complaint on 25.4.2007. Till today, the complaint has not been disposed of by the Deputy Commissioner of the respondent - Corporation. 2. The grievance which has been ventilated in the petition is with regard to non-disposal of the aforesaid complaint dt.25.4.2007. 3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent has submitted that possibly the complaint might have been disposed of. 4. We, therefore, direct that if the complaint of the petitioner dt.25.4.2007 has not been disposed of so far, the same shall be disposed of within four weeks from today and the final outcome shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks thereafter by Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due. 5. In view of the above direction, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 17-04-2009 bnr