IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 24869 of 1999 BETWEEN: 1 K. Sitarami Reddy S/o Sivarami Reddy, R/o MIG-71, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 2 Smt. Rasool Bee W/o S. Fakruddin, R/o LIG-23, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 3 K. Ayyanna S/o K.V. Narasappa, R/o MIG-7 A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 4 S. Pranesha Rao S/o Ramachandra Rao, R/o MIG-6 A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 5 B. Venkataramana Rao S/o Govinda Rao, R/o LIG-29, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 6 M. Balanarasimhulu S/o Narasaiah, R/o MIG-27, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 7 K. Ramamurthy Setty S/o Sreenivasa Setty, R/o LIG-177, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 8 M. Basheer Ahmed S/o Haffis Ahamad, R/o MIG-21 A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 9 D.P. Prasad Rao S/o D. Annoji Rao, R/o MIG-28, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 10 Smt. M. Neelaveni S/o Late Chandra Sekhar Gowd, R/o MIG-66, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 11 D. John S/o Venkataiah, R/o MIG-42, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 12 S. Srinivasa Rao S/o Vittal Rao, R/o LIG-268, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 13 K. Seshagiri Rao S/o Vasantha Rao, R/o LIG-97 A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. 14 Smt. K. Vinodabai, R/o MIG-19, A.P.H.B. Colony, Adoni, Kurnool District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The A.P. Housing Board, Rep. by its Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Gruhakalpa, M.J. Road, Hyderabad. 2 The A.P. Housing Board, Rep. by its Chief Engineer, Gruhakalpa, M.J. Road, Hyderabad. 3 The A.P. Housing Board, Rep. by its Executive Engineer, Krishnanagar, Kurnool 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 particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in issuing the letter for increasing the cost of final price in respect of the houses handed over by it to the Petitioners, as arbitrary illegal, unjust, contrary to law, contrary to the allotment regulations disproportionate to the estimated cost, without rationale and also in violation of Art. 14, 21 & 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently set- aside the letters No /LIG/Adoni/EM2/96 dt.14-8-1996, No. /LIG/Adoni/EM2/96 dt.17-8-1996 and No. /IIP/LIG/Adoni/EM 2/EE (M)/KNL/97 dt.24-8-1997 etc. issued by the Respondents to the Petitioners herein, and fix appropriated final cost in respect of the Houses handed over to the Petitioners by the Respondent Board and pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.PALAKSHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.D.RANGANATHA KUMAR SC FOR HOUSING BOARD The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter was taken up for hearing on 07.08.2008, as none appeared, it was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Even today, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ and taken up for hearing, neither the petitioners appear nor there is any representation on their behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default of the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J August 14, 2008 DSK