IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2358 of 2009 Between: 1.Virgin Mobile India Ltd. 2nd Floor, ANR Centre, Road No. 1, Banjarahills, Hyderabad - 500 034 Rep by its Asst. Manager Mr. G. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Sri Rama Murthy : Aged 33 years, Occ : Asst. Manager (Finance) 2.Mr. G. Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Sri Rama Murthy, For M/s. Virgin Mobile India Ltd. 2nd Floor, ANR Centre, Road No. 1, Banjarahills, Hyderabad - 500 034. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Warangal Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, Warangal, Warangal District. 2 M/s Mahendra Fashion, H.No. 4-9-128, Chowrasta, Hanumakonda, Warangal District. .....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 Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in threatening to take coercive steps for removal of the boards erected by the petitioners company with out giving opportunity what so ever and action of the 1st respondent authorizing the 2nd respondent to exercise the statutory power as arbitrary, illegal and ultra virus to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 and in violation of the well settled principle of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.C.V.NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.DURGA NAGESWARA RAO The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.2358 of 2009 Order: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in threatening to take coercive steps for removal of the boards erected by the petitioner-company without giving opportunity whatsoever, and the action of the first respondent in authorizing the second respondent to exercise the statutory power, as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of principles of natural justice. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners and admitted to by the learned Standing Counsel for Municipalities appearing for the respondent- Corporation that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court passed in W.P.No.27320 of 2008, dated 16.12.2008, and they agreed to dispose of the writ petition in terms thereof. Hence, following the judgment in W.P.No.27320 of 2008, dated 16.12.2008, this writ petition is disposed of on the same terms, at the admission stage. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 10.02.2009 Note: 1.Office to annex copy of judgment in W.P.No.27320 of 2008, dated 16.12.2008, to this order. 2.Issue CC by tomorrow. (b/o) VGB