HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. PRAKASH RAO AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No. 14105 OF 2009 Dated 28th January, 2010. BETWEEN The Urban Huts and Slum Dwellers Development Association, rep. By its General Secretary Mr.Syed Ismail ….Petitioner and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Tank Bund, Hyderabad, rep. By its Commissioner & Special Officer, and, ors. … Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. PRAKASH RAO AND HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION No. 14105 OF 2009 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Prakash Rao) The petitioner herein is an Urban Huts and Slum Dwellers Development Association, a registered society under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act. In this Writ Petition, it seeks to declare the action of respondents 1 to 5 in not assessing the property for tax and allotting the Municipal Numbers to its members house plots situated at Sy.No.58 of Fatehullauguda, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents 1 to 5 to take steps and assess the property for tax and allot the Municipal Numbers to its members houses. Though the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner sough to refer several proceedings, contempt proceedings etc., and raise several contentions, having regard to the nature of relief sought for and scope of enquiry, it is not necessary to go into the same. Admittedly, the members of the petitioner association were allotted house site pattas in the year 2002 vide proceedings ﬁle No.MRO/1045/89 and RDO.B2/2401/1999 and the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer after conducting the inquiry demarked the land in Sy.No.58 of Fatehullaguda and allotted house site pattas. Thereafter the members of the petitioner- association have constructed houses, to which, power supply is also provided. Later, they ﬁled an application dated 28.5.2008 before the Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, L.B.Nagar Circle requesting to assess the property for tax and allot the Municipal Numbers for their houses. As there is no response from the respondent authorities, the petitioner-association has ﬁled the present Writ Petition. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents- Corporation ﬁled counter. It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel that there is a serious dispute as to the very allotment of house site pattas to the members of the petitioner-association and hence the matter is required to be inquired into. In view of the dispute as to the allotment of house site pattas to the members of the petitioner- association, and also possession and enjoyment thereon, it is not necessary to go into the pleas sought to be raised by both sides in this regard. Suﬃce it to say, wherever allotments are made and houses are constructed, if they ﬁled supporting material in evidence of allotment of house site pattas, necessarily, the respondents have to assess the property for tax and allot house numbers. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner-association to submit necessary and supporting material papers to the concerned respondent authorities in evidence of allotment of house site pattas. To avoid further delay, the petitioner-association is directed to ﬁle a separate representation together or individually by the members in respect of their respective houses, with supporting and necessary material as stated supra before the respondent authorities, who shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders within three months from the date of receipt of the representation. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. --------------------------------------- JUSTICE B. PRAKASH RAO ----------------------------------------------- JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY DATED 28T H JANUARY, 2010. MSNR. Note:CC in three days (BO) Msnr.