IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 21062 of 2008 Between: Syed Najeebuddin, S/o. Syed Yousufuddin, R/o. H.No.1-7-136/2, Police Line, Mahbubnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Mahbubnagar Municipality, Rep by its Commissioner, Mahaboobnagar, 2 Town Planning Officer, Mahbubnagar Municipality, Mahbubnagar, .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not considering petitioner application, dated 11-08-2008 for proposed construction of house in Plot No.7 extent 84 sq.Yards, in survey No.1030/1, in Ward No.1 Block No.7 situated at Old Premnagar (Vivenkanandanagar) Mahabubnagar in accordance with law is illegal, contrary to law, without jurisdiction, against principles of natural justice and arbitrary and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MOHAMMED ABDUL RASHEED Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: MR.P.RADHAKRISHNA The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21062 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled by Syed Najeebuddin assailing the action of the respondents in not entertaining the building permission application. The petitioner claims to have purchased 84 square yards of land in Plot No.7 comprised in Survey No.1031/1 in Ward No.1, Block No.7 of Old Premnagar (Vivekanandanagar), Mahabubnagar District. Originally K.Nagendar Rao, Ex-Servicemen was allotted an extent of Ac.1.24 cents of land in Plot No.7 and he was given liberty to sell the land after 10 years of the date of assignment as per G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11.11.1993. The said Nagendar Rao obtained permission for construction of the house, but he did not proceed with the construction. Therefore, the petitioner submitted an application seeking permission to construct a building on the site purchased by him. But, the respondents refused to entertain the application. Hence, the writ petition. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri P.Radha Krishna, learned Standing Counsel of Mahabubnagar Municipality has received notice on behalf of the respondents. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel of Mahabubnagar Municipality appearing for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are not entertaining his application seeking permission for construction of a building in Plot No.7 comprised in Survey No.1031/1 in Ward No.1, Block No.7 of Old Premnagar (Vivekanandanagar), Mahabubnagar District. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that his application will be considered in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to entertain the application of the petitioner and consider the same in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 and the Rules and Regulations framed thereunder. __________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 25.09.2008 va