THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.30828 OF 2011 ORDER: 1. This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent in mutating the name of the petitioner in Property Tax Assessment Register maintained by the respondent in respect of building bearing D.No.13-1-1, Railway Station Road, Narsapur Town, West Godavari District, pursuant to the application made by the petitioner on 16.08.2011, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to mutate the name of the petitioner in the register. 2. The brief facts, which are necessary for disposal of this Writ Petition, are that the petitioner is a society registered under the provisions of Registration of societies Act (Act 35 of 2001) bearing Regn.No.183 of 2011 dated 11.08.2011. An extent of Ac.0.20 cents of land in Survey No.13/2 of Narsapur Town, West Godavari District was alienated in favour of Narsapur Town Congress Committee for construction of an Independence Day Memorial Hall by the then Commissioner of Land Revenue, Chepauk, Madras, on 12.01.1950. A shed was constructed on the said land, which was used for the purpose of social and charitable activities. When the shed became dilapidated, the petitioner made an application to the respondent for permission to construct a permanent building on 21.09.1998. On being satisfied with the application, the respondent accorded permission vide permit No.132 of 1998 dated 15.12.1998 and the petitioner constructed the building by completing the same in the year 2000. The respondent assessed the same to property tax payable @ Rs.3,042/- for six months and assigned D.No.13-1-1, Railway Station Road, Narsapur, in 2002. The petitioner gave the said building on lease to the local Congress Party Office in 2002 and the lessee is required to pay the property tax to the respondent on behalf of the petitioner. Accordingly, the lessee was paying property tax to the respondent and monthly rent to the petitioner. The rents so derived from the building are being used for social and charitable activities. After expiry of the said lease, the lessee vacated the building in March 2011 and the petitioner took possession of the same. On verification of the records, the petitioner noticed that the respondent wrongly issued tax receipts in the name of the lessee viz., Congress Office. In view of the same, he made an application on 16.08.2011 to the respondent requesting him to mutate the name of the petitioner in the property tax assessment register in respect of the said building, which was also acknowledged. Though three months elapsed, the respondent has not mutated the name of the petitioner in the property tax register and hence, the petitioner is constrained to file the present Writ Petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that after obtaining permission from the Municipality, the petitioner raised the subject building and it was assessed to property tax, but the name of the petitioner has not been mutated in the municipal records and hence prays for a direction to the respondent to mutate the petitioner’s name in the municipal records. 4. On the other hand, Sri S.Nageswara Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Municipality, submitted that appropriate decision will be taken in accordance with law and prays to give a direction to the respondent to take appropriate decision. 5. The case of the petitioner is that he constructed the subject building after obtaining necessary permission. The said property has also been assessed to the property tax, but the name of the petitioner has not been mutated in the municipal records. The name of the petitioner, as the owner of the building, has to be considered and mutated, which decision has to be taken by the respondent- municipality. The petitioner is said to have made a representation dated 16.08.2011 for mutation of his name and appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondent in accordance with law to get the name of the petitioner mutated in the municipal records. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 16.08.2011 for mutating his name in the municipal records in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _____________ (K.C.BHANU, J) 22nd November 2011 RRB