IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20157 of 2008 Between: Ahmed Nijamuddin S/o.Ahmed Yousufuddin R/o.H.No.8-2-612/B/2, Road No.11, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Represented by its Commissioner, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 Hyderabad Municipal Water Supply & Sewerage Board, Represented by its Managing Director, 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 or any appropriate writ or writs or direction/s more particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not undertaking with repair/renovation work on the wall situated on the western side of his property i.e., between underground Nala and schedule property bearing No. 8-2-618/20/C, Road No.11, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, to ensure that drainage water will not seek into his schedule property is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the repair/renovation work undertook by the petitioner on the western side wall of the schedule property bearing No. 8-2-618/20/C, Road No.11, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, and be pleased to pass such other order/s. COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER: MR.RAJAGOPALLAVAN TAYI COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NO.1: (SC FOR MCH CIRCLES 3&5) SMT.KALPANA EKBOTE COUNSEL FOR RESPONDENT NO.2: (SC FOR HYDERABAD MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD) SRI K.SUDHAKAR REDDY The Court made the following Order: This writ petition has been ﬁled by Ahmed Nijamuddin assailing the action of the respondents in restraining him from undertaking the repairs/renovation work on the wall situated on the western side of his property i.e., between underground nala and premises bearing No. 8-2-618/20/C, Road No.11, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. When the writ petition came up for admission, Smt Kalpana Ekbote learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation received notice on behalf of respondent No.1. She submits that the respondents are not interfering with the repairing work allegedly to be undertaken by the petitioner. In view of the statement made by the learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1, the apprehension of the petitioner is not based on sound reasons and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. B.SESHASAYANA REDDY,J Dt. 18.09.2008 lvl Note: CC in two days b.o. lvl