IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15667 of 1994 Between: Ukku Nirvasitula Samkshema Sangam rep. by K. Appa Rao, S/o Ramulu, General Secretary Kanithi Colony, Visakhapatnam ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner, Gajuwaka Municipality Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam 2 The Govt. of A.P. rep. by Secretaray Housing & Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad .....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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other writ or order or direction, directing the respondents to fix the house-tax for the houses of the members of the petitioners Sangam on Par with other rehabilitated Colonies by strictly following the Rules issued under G.O.Ms.No.438 dt: 29-10-90 by declaring the action of the 1st respondent in fixing the house-tax at Rs.5/- per sq. meter to the houses of the petitioners Sangam as per the Notification No.252/93 dt: 17-8-93 as arbitrary and discriminatory. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.BALI REDDY (Not appeared) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following O R D E R (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Bilal Nazki): Nobody appears when the case is called. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-appearance and non-prosecution. No order as to costs. ___________________ (Bilal Nazki, J) 26th August, 2004. ____________________ (P.S.Narayana,J) vrn To 1 The Commissioner, Gajuwaka Municipality Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam 2 The Govt. of A.P. rep. by Secretaray Housing & Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad 3 Two C.Cs to the Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, High COurt Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two C.D copies