THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.28776 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner was granted lease in respect of certain amenities vis-à-vis a municipal contract at Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. A lease deed was executed on 11.11.2007 to be in force up to 30.11.2010. The petitioner states that on account of commissions and omissions on the part of Bhimavaram Municipality, the first respondent herein, the lease could not be worked out and she sustained huge losses. A suit is said to have been filed as regards some of the grievances. The cause of action for the petitioner to file this writ petition is that the respondents have locked the park on 19.12.2009 and prevented entry of the petitioner into it. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality. By locking the park, the first respondent has lived up to its expectations. A culture has developed in the Municipalities and other local authorities in the State, wherein providing public amenities is treated as the liability of the worst order and every possible effort is made to collect the amount in one form or the other. There cannot be any justification for the Municipality in locking the park, even if there was any basis for preventing the petitioner from working out the lease. It is not in dispute that the lease in favour of the petitioner is valid up to 30.11.2010. The petitioner does not dispute that certain amounts are due from her. Unless they are paid, she cannot be permitted to operate the lease. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the petitioner shall be entitled to exercise her rights under the lease on payment of the amount due in three instalments up to 31.03.2010. The lock shall be opened and the petitioner shall be permitted to commence the operation as and when she pays one-third of the amount due. The second instalment shall be paid within one month thereafter and the third, two months thereafter. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:31.12.2009 Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl