IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13349 of 2002 Between: 1. G. Maruthi, S/o. Mallaiah, aged 36 years, Pvt. Employee 2. G. Sridhar, S/o. Mallaiah, aged 30 years, Pvt. Employee, Both are permanent residents of Boyawada locality, Karimnagar, Presently residing at H.No.3-18-193, Pragathinagar, Ramanthapur, Hyderabad. … Petitioners And 1. The Municipal Council, rep. by its Chairman, Karimnagar Municipality, Karimnagar. 2. The Commissioner, Municipal Council, Karimnagar. 3. Nagula Satyamma, W/o. Kannaiah, aged about 53 years, R/o.8-3-228/1, Kattarampur locality, Karimnagar, Karimnagar 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 may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 herein to dispose the appeal filed by the 3rd respondent herein against the notice of demolition issued by the 2nd respondent vide C.O.No.G1/UC/MCK/2000, dated 21-08-2000 and also pursuant to the order passed by this Hon’ble Court in W.P.No.18465/2000, dated 09- 08-2001 within 3 weeks form the date of receipt of the order by duly declaring the inaction of the respondents 1 and 2 herein in not disposing the appeal filed by the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary and unjustified. Counsel for the petitioners: Mr. V. Ravikiran Rao Counsel for the respondents: Mr. J. Kanakaiah The court made the following Order: The only grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that the appeal filed by the third respondent against the notice dated 21-08-2000 issued by the Commissioner, Municipal Council, Karimnagar, vide C.O.No.G1/UC/MCL/2000, is not being disposed of. The second respondent, Commissioner, Municipal Council, Karimnagar passed orders under Section 228(3) of A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965 (for short ‘the Act’) vide notice dated 21- 08-2000, directing removal of certain unauthorized structures raised by the third respondent herein, in contravention of the sanctioned plan. It is submitted that against the said orders, third respondent has filed appeal, as provided under Section 345(1) of the Act. In view of the limited relief sought in the writ petition and as the appeal filed by the third respondent against the notice dated 21-08-2000 is a statutory one, as provided under Section 345(1) of the Act, I dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent, Chairman Municipal Council, Karimnagar, to dispose of the appeal that is said to have been filed by the third respondent against the notice dated 21-08-2000, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order, if not already disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. March 23, 2009 MRR