THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19106 OF 2007 DATED: 17-09-2007 BETWEEN: K. Sundar, S/o. Late A.S.Krishnaswamy Iyer …Petitioner and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. By its Estate Officer and two others …Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19106 OF 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents, seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 and 3 in disposing of the application of the petitioner dated 18-12-2004 for conversion of the leasehold lands into freehold which was acknowledged by the first respondent on 28-12- 2004 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the provisions of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 1 and 3 to immediately dispose off the application of the petitioner in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.816, dated 09-08-1994 read with subsequent G.Os such as G.O.Ms.No.1239 dated 03-12-2003 etc. 2. It is stated that the petitioner made his application in conformity with the G.Os. issued by the Government and though there was lot of correspondence between the petitioner and the respondents, but, however, the respondents did not dispose of the application of the petitioner for conversion of leasehold lands into freehold, even though the petitioner was ready and willing to comply the terms of the G.O. for getting the same converted into freehold. Therefore, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition. 3. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel for the Corporation and after perusing the government orders including G.O.Ms.No.1239 dated 03-12-2003 which provides for disposal of the applications received even up to 31- 12-2004, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to dispose of the application of the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ S. ANANDA REDDY, J. Dated: 17-09-2007 Note: Issue Copy within one week. B/O Rns