HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.61 of 2010 1st April 2010 Between: R.Vittal Swamy and another … PETITIONER(S) and Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others … RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.61 of 2010 ORDER: While several contentions are urged by Sri K.S.Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioners, in support of his submission that the compound wall of the temple should be razed to the ground, more so since the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, vide letter dated 30.10.2009, had informed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (5th respondent) that demolition of the unauthorized construction was scheduled to take place at 10 A.M. on 31.12.2009, Sri K.V. Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the 7th respondent, would question the petitioners locus standi to file the Writ Petition. Learned Counsel would submit that, while the application filed earlier for construction of the compound wall was rejected by the Corporation, the 7th respondent has resubmitted the application and the same is pending consideration of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation; and that no further construction would be taken up till the application resubmitted by the 7th respondent is considered by the respondent-Corporation and a decision is taken thereupon. In view of the submission made by Sri K.V. Satyanarayana, Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the 7th respondent, I see no reason to examine the rival contentions including the petitioners locus standi to file the present writ petition. Suffice it to hold that, since the 7th respondent has resubmitted the application seeking permission for construction of a compound wall, I see no reason, as at present, to accede to the petitioners request that the compound wall be demolished pursuant to the letter addressed by the Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (West Zone), Hyderabad, dated 30.12.2009. Needless to state that this order shall not preclude the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation from taking action in accordance with law after a decision is taken on the application resubmitted by the 7th respondent herein. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 1st April 2010 CVRK/MRKR