IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 7079 of 2002 BETWEEN: Fazalunnisa Begum, W/o. Sri Alhaj Ali Ahmed Bader Saheb, R/o. H.No.6-3-894, Somajiguda, Hyderabad presently residing in United States of America, rep. by her General Power of Attorney Holder, Sri Khadeer Mohammed Khan son of Ahmed Khan H.No.3-6-214, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-500 029. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Principal Secretary to Government Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Vice Chairman, The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Begumpet, Hyderabad. 3 The Collector and District Magistrate, Hyderabad. 4 The Special Officer & Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The Commissioner, The Hyderabad Corporation of Hyderabad 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 , in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, direction or order, directing the Principal secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, the ﬁrst respondent herein, to forthwith dispose of the application dated 13/05/1998 of the petitioner for change of land use from residential use to commercial use of the premises bearing NO. 6-3-894, T.S.No.32, Ward No.88, Block-B of Somajiguda, Hyderabad, on merits in accordance with law without reference to the orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.333 MA, dated 07/07/1999; Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.KAMLAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled seeking a Writ of Mandamus to direct the ﬁrst respondent to consider and dispose the application of the petitioner dated 13.05.1998 for change of land use from residential use to commercial use in respect of the premises bearing No.6-3-894, T.S.No.32, Ward No.88, Block-B, Somajiguda, Hyderabad on merits. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court in WPMP.No.8865 of 2002 dated 26.04.2002, the application of the petitioner has been considered vide G.O.Ms.No.508 Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department dated 15.11.2002 stating that the major roads were already declared as commercial roads for grant of permission for the buildings abutting certain stretches of the road to change to commercial use. The premises of the petitioner is also covered under the aforesaid Government Order. 3. In view of the aforesaid G.O.Ms.No.508 M.A. dated 15.11.2002, I am of the opinion that no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J August 1, 2008 DSK