IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 12822 of 2003 Between: C.M.Iqbal Shareef,S/o. Moulana R/o. D.No.85, Arunachalam Chetty Shreet, Gudiatham, Vellore Dist. Tamilnadu State ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Vice Chairman & Managing Director Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad. 2 Conservator of Forests Adilabad Circle, Adilabad. 3 Divisional Forest Officer, Adilabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting upon on the petitioner to pay the collection charges in addition sale value vide its Proc.No.1959/2003-M5 dt. 27-6-2003 is contrary to the Short Sale Notice dt.6-6- 2003 as is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional besides being violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to insist up on the petitioner to pay the collection charges as it is not stipulated in Short Sale Notice dty.6-6-2003 and return the E.M.D. in case the tender is confirmed with collection charges to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.RAMACHANDRA RAO Counsel for the Respondent s: GP FOR FORESTS The Court made the following : ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting upon the petitioner to pay the collection charges in addition to sale value as per the proceedings dated 27-06-2003 on the ground that the same is contrary to the short sale notice dated 06-06-2003. It is represented by the counsel on either side that a similar writ petition has already been disposed by this Court. Following the same, this writ petition is also disposed of. ___________ 19-07-2004 vs To 1 Conservator of Forests, Adilabad Circle, Adilabad. 2 Divisional Forest Officer, Adilabad. 3 Two CCs to the G.P for Forest, High court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T) 4 Two CD copies. 5 The vice Chairman & ManagingDirector, A.P., Forest Development Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad.