HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6387 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners challenge the notice, dated 18.02.2011, issued by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, the second respondent herein, under Section 452 of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, (for short ‘the Act’) requiring the petitioners to explain as to why a shop constructed in premises bearing D.No.44-27-5/7, G.R.Towers Apartment Building, Railway New Colony, Visakhapatnam, be not demolished. It was pointed out that the shop was constructed contrary to the sanctioned plan and that the application submitted by the petitioners for regularization of the structure was rejected. A reference was made to the orders passed by this Court on an earlier occasion. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing counsel for the Corporation and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the third respondent. Basically a writ petition does not lie against a show cause notice unless it was issued by an authority not vested with the power. The petitioners do not dispute the power of the Corporation to issue the notice under Section 452 of the Act. Secondly, the respondents have clearly mentioned the circumstances under which the notice was issued. The petitioners can put forward their contentions in the form of a representation/reply to the show cause notice. The final action, if any, would ensue only after the respondents issue the notice under Section 636 of the Act. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of and the petitioners shall submit an explanation to the show cause notice within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY 14th March 2011 dr