IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24952 of 2009 Between: 1. M/s. Virgin Mobile India Pvt. Ltd., A Company Incorporated Under the Companies Act, 1956 having its Registered Office at New Delhi and A.P. Circle Office situated at 2nd Floor, ANR Centre, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034. Rep. by its Mr.G.Srinivasu S/o. Sree G. Sree Rama Murthy 2 Mr.G.Srinivasa Rao S/o.Sri Rama Murthy, Asst. Manager (Finance) M/s. Virgin Mobile India Ltd. 2nd Floor, ANR Centre, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034. ..... Petitioners AND 1. The Municipal Corporation, Rajahmundry, Rep. by its Commissioner, Rajahmundry, West Godavari District. 2 M/s. USM Business Systems Pvt. Ltd., D.No. 80-16-5/1, Srinivasa Nagar, A.V.A. Road, Rajahmundry, East Godavari .....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 an appropriate Writ or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent herein is issuing the demand notice No. 0224. dated 27-10-2009 on behalf of the 1st respondent corporation, demanding the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs. 49,400/- towards alleged advertisement fee as arbitrary, illegal and ultra virus to the provisions of the A.P., Municipalities Act and consequently direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps for removal of the boards erected by the petitioners company without giving an opportunity and any other action may take by 1st respondent authorizing the 2nd respondent to exercise the statutory power as arbitrary, illegal and ultra virus to the provisions of the A.P. Municipality Act, and in violation of the well settled principle of natural justice; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI P.V.HARAGOPAL, Advocate for the Petitioners and of Sri A. Vishnuvardhan Reddy Advocate for the respondent No.1, and of Sri Y. Madhusudan Advocate for the respondent No.2, the Court made the following: ORDER: Post on 30-11-2009 in the Motion List. There shall be interim stay. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rajahmundry, Rajahmundry, West Godavari District. 2 M/s. USM Business Systems Pvt. Ltd., D.No. 80-16-5/1, Srinivasa Nagar, A.V.A. Road, Rajahmundry, East Godavari( 1 & 2 by RPAD) 3.One C.C.to Sri P.V.Haragopal Advocate. (OPUC) 4.One C.C.to Sri Y.Madhusudan Advocate. (OPUC) 5.one spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 IN THE MOTION LIST. ORDER W.P.NO. 24952 OF 2009 INTERIM STAY Bsr Dt. 24-11-2009 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 IN THE MOTION LIST. ORDER W.P.NO. 24952 OF 2009 INTERIM STAY