IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4864 of 1997 Between: David Memorial Education Society, Tarnaka, Secunderabad, Rep.by its Secretary, Sri R.James David, S/o. Late Dr.R.David R/o. Marredpally, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, rep., by its commissioner, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Secunderabad Division, Secunderabad. .....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 a) declaring the action of the respondents in assessing the premises of the petitioner bearing No.12-13-1275 , Tarnaka, Secunderabad, to property tax as illegal, and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.468, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (TC) Department, Dt.31.7.1993. b) direct the respondents to refund the amount of Rs,58,864/- collected by them from the petitioner society towards the property tax for the premises; and c) to restrain the respondents from assessing the premises to property tax or to collect the same. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.VENKATESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4864 of 1997 ORDER: ( Per the Honourable Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) When the matter was taken up, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered against the writ petitioner, by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court reported i n A.V. Education Society, Hyderabad, Vs. Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad & another[1] Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed in terms of the above said Judgment. _______________________ Justice T.Meenakumari __________________________ Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar Dated: 25.8.2008 Nn. THE HON'BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.V. SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 4864 of 1997 (Order delivered by the Honourable Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 25.8.2008 [1] 2006(3) ALD 657 (DB)