IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3927 of 2003 Between: 1 M/s. Hotel Fishland, 6-1-1077, First Floor, Lakdi-Ka-Pool, Besides Amaravathi Theatre Hyderabd rep by its Partner, Sri D. Bhaskar Goud, S/o.Veeraswamy 2 Hotel Swagath Vegetarian Restaurant, 8-3-944/10-11, Opp Chowdary Mansion, Ameeerpet, Hyderabad-500 016 rep by its Partner, Sri D.Hari Shankar, S/o.D.Veera Swamy 3 Hotel Fishland Veg & Non-Veg. restaurant, & Mayuri Lodge, 8-3-945/3/2, Laxminarayana Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 016 rep.by its partner Sri.D. Ravinder, S/o D. Veeraswamy 4 The Crystal Coffee Club, situated in sudershan 70 MM Theater Complex, Chikkadapally, Hyderabad rep by its Partner, Sri D. Ravinder, S/o D. Veeraswamy ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner, Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 2 The Additional Commissioner (West Zone) Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, 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 writ order or direction more particularly nature of the writ of mandamus to call for the records relating to and in connection with the common demand notices issued in No. 2775/AI/WZ/ADVT/MEH/2002-2003 dated 10-02-2003 by the respondents and to set aside the same as being issued without jurisdiction, illegal unconstitutional, violative of Principles of natural justice and the provisions contained in Articles 14,19(1)(g),265 and 300- A of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner :MR.T.JAGDISH Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.KALPANA EKBOTE The Court made the following : ORDER : Heard the learned counsel for petitioners. There is no representation on behalf of respondents. In this Writ Petition, petitioners have questioned the common Demand Notices, dated 10-02-2003, issued in proceedings No.2775/AI/WZ/Advt./MCH/2002-2003, demanding Advertisement Fee. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioners that in Kasturi Brothers Dress Materials and Saree Shop, Hyderabad Vs. MCH[1] this Court dealt with the demands, which were issued under Section 421 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act and the issue involved in the present petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court referred above. I have also gone through the judgment referred above. The issues, which are decided in the above case, squarely apply to the facts of the case on hand. Hence, following the judgment referred above, common Demand Notices, dated 10-02-2003 issued in Proceedings No. 2775/AI/WZ/Advt./MCH/2002-2003, are quashed and the matter is remitted to the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad to give opportunity to writ petitioners to make their individual representations and consider their representations, if any, and pass appropriate orders after conducting enquiry on such representations. Subject to above directions, the Writ Petition is allowed. No order as to costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. 09th July, 2009. skmr [1] 2007 (1) ALD 481