IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13860 of 1994 Between: Machilipatnam Rate Payers Welfare Association, rep. by G. Rama Chandra Rao, S/o Ramanaiah, President, R/o Kojjalipeta, Machilipatnam, Krishna Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Commissioner, Municipality of Machilipatnam Machilipatnam, Krishna Dist. 2.The State of A.P., rep. by Secretary Housing and Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ, Order more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring Act 20 of 1989 and the rules framed under G.O.Ms.No.624, dt: 7-10-1993 and section 91 of the Act and also all further actions based there under as illegal, null and void and for a consequential direction directing the respondents to drop all further actions in this behalf and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.V.UPENDRA GUPTA Counsel for the Respondents: Standing Counsel for Municipalities. The Court made the following : JUDGMENT: (PER BN, J) Nobody appears although the case appears under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-appearance and non-prosecution. No costs. -------------------------------- (Bilal Nazki, J) 30TH August, 2004 -------------------------------- (S.Ananda Reddy, J) LUR Copy to: 1.The Commissioner, Municipality of Machilipatnam Machilipatnam, Krishna Dist. 2.The Secretary, State of A.P., Housing and Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3.Two CD copies.