THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.25616 of 2005 BETWEEN: M/s. In & Out Marketing and Advertising Pvt. Ltd. Rep. by its Director Mr. Sowmya Chatterjee PETITIONER And 1. Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Tank Bund, Hyderabad, rep. by its Commissioner, and another. RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K. Durga Prasad Counsel for the respondents: Mrs. Dr. Y. Padmavathi The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard Sri K. Durga Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Dr. Y. Padmavathi, learned counsel for the respondents. As per the permission granted by the respondents the petitioner was authorized to display hoardings at the graveyard situated at Road No.1 & 3, Nagarjuna Junction, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, up to the size of 93 sq. meters. However, it appears that the petitioner erected hoardings exceeding the said size and thereby violated the conditions of the permission. It is on this premise the impugned order has been passed. The said order has been challenged in this writ petition on the sole and substantial ground that before passing the impugned order the petitioner was not issued any notice. A perusal of the order does not show that the same has been passed without any notice to the petitioner. During the course of arguments, it has transpired that the said permission was granted for the year 2004-2005. This Court while admitting the writ petition suspended the operation of the impugned order. Consequently the hoardings were not demolished. Since the permission was granted for a limited period, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition has become infructuous. He however, states that the hoardings still stand on the ground and the municipality is competent to take appropriate action. In view of the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous reserving liberty to the respondents to initiate appropriate action for removal of hoardings if they deem it necessary, after due notice to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 25th February, 2011 Js.