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 : 1974 of 2009 Between: M/s. Tejaswi Jewellers (Pvt.) Limited, Amrutha Topaz Building, Panjagutta, Hyderabad rep. by its Managing Director, B.S. Neelakanta, S/o. Late B. Somesekharam, R/o.6-3-665/1, Panjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. 2. The Additional Commissioner (Advertisement Section), Head Office, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. 3. M/s. U.S.M. Business Systems Pvt. Limited, (Authorized Advertisement Fee Collection Agent of GHMC), 1-8-319/2, Pattigadda Road, Behind Ford Show Room, Begumpet, Secunderabad-500 003. .....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned notice dated 08.01.2009 demanding to pay advertisement fee without disposing the representation of the petitioner dated 09.06.2007 as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently set aside the same; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI C. PRAKASH REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Smt. Kalpana Ekbote S.C. for GHMC for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: There shall be interim stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the issuance of impugned notice dated 8-01-2009, to be in force, for a period of three (3) weeks. Post 30-11-2009. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. 2. The Additional Commissioner (Advertisement Section), Head Office, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. 3. M/s. U.S.M. Business Systems Pvt. Limited, (Authorized Advertisement Fee Collection Agent of GHMC), 1-8-319/2, Pattigadda Road, Behind Ford Show Room, Begumpet, Secunderabad-500 003.( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. One C.C.to Sri C. Prakash Reddy Advocate. (OPUC) 5. One C.C.to Smt. Kalpana Ekbote Advocate. (OPUC) 6. one spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 ORDER W.P.NO.1974 OF 2009 INTERIM STAY Bsr Dt. 20-11-2009 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 ORDER W.P.NO.1974 OF 2009 INTERIM STAY