IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1209 of 2009 Between: 1 Madhusudhan Karmakar, S/o. Rabindranath Karmakar, 2 Aparna Karmakar, W/o. Madhusudhan Karmakar, ..... Petitioners AND 1. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, tankbund, Hyderabad. Rep by its Commissioner. 2. The Assistant City Planner,q Town Planning Section, Circle No.V, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Sardarmahal, Charminar, Hyderabad. .....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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction I. declaring the action of the respondents officials dated 23.01.2009 on which date they came to the H.No.21-7- 487/2, Situated at Shakker Kotha, Charkaman, Hyderabad belonging to the petitioner and directed not to proceed with the construction and threatening to demolish the structure raisd, based on the entries in the TSLR is illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and contrary to the spirit of the judgment rendered by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.NO.25727 of 2000 dated 25-04-2001 Reported in 2001(3) ALT 200 followed in W.P.No.14837 of 2006 dated 20-7-2006 reported in 2006(6) ALT 144 and W.P.No.18104 of 2006 dated 1-09- 2006 reported in 2006 (6) ALT 282 II. by restraining the Respondents and his subordinates from interfering with the construction of building and demolsihing, removing or pulling down the construction carried out by the Peititoners in H.No.21-7-487/2, situated at Shakker Kotha, Charkaman, Hyderabad belonging to the petitioner. III. declaring that the original plans filed by the petitioner stand approved under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act there by setting aside the letter No.487/2/7/21/ACP/C5/GHMC/2008 dated 26/12/2008. IV. allowing the writ petition with cost The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of . SRI .VISHNU SHARMA, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri R.Radha Krishna Reddy, learned standing counsel for GHMC who takes notice on behalf of respondents the Court made the following ORDER: “ Sri R.Radha Krishna Reddy, learned standing counsel for GHMC takes notice on behalf of respondent. There shall be status quo existing as on this day with regard to the constructions allegedly made by the petitioners. Status quo is to be understood that neither the respondents shall proceed with the demolition nor the petitioners shall proceed with the construction. Post after two weeks in the motion list”.’ ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner.,Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, tankbund, Hyderabad. 2. The Assistant City Planner, Town Planning Section, Circle No.V, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Sardarmahal, Charminar, Hyderabad.(1 & 2 BYRPAD 3. one spare copy 4. One CC to Sri Vishnu sharma, Advocate (OPUC) khb HIGH COURT BSSR,J DATED:29-01-2009 Post after two weeks in the motion list. Order: WP.NO.1209/2009 Status quo Khb Drafted on:30-01-2009 HIGH COURT BSSR,J DATED:29-01-2009 Post after two weeks in the motion list. Order: WP.NO.1209/2009 Status quo