IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21722 of 2004 Between: A.V.Educational Society rep. by its Joint Secretary Reghuveer Reddy, Gaganmahal, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P.Housing Board represented by its Vice Chairman- Cum- Commissioner, Hyderabad. 2 Government of A.P., rep by its Principal Secretary Housing Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, 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, order or direction, one more particularly in the nature of writ of 'Mandamus' declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner's request for allotment of land in Kattelmandi where the petitioner's Andhra Vidyalaya High School is being run on a nominal price or by allotment by long lease as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and further declare the proceedings issued by the 1st respondent in Lr.No.32810/J5/J9/AEO(L)/MJR/76 dated 31-10-2004 as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of the A.P.Housing Board Act 1956 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the functioning and running of the petitioner's Andhra Vidyalaya High School, Kattalmandi in any manner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.C.V.RAJEEVA REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 21722 of 2004 ORDER: A.V. Educational Society, Hyderabad, impugns a letter, dated 31.10.2004, of the ﬁrst respondent asking the petitioner to vacate the premises/land admeasuring about 800 square yards. A perusal of the said letter shows that pursuant to observations made by Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.3962 of 1988, dated 03.03.1998 for negotiations between Andhra Pradesh Housing Board (APHB) and the petitioner, the School Committee was called for negotiations and an oﬀer was made to transfer the land for a consideration of Rs.18,000/- per square yard and that the School Committee demanded lease for 99 years, as a result of which, the petitioner was asked to vacate. Learned counsel for the petitioner brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner approached the Government for necessary redressal as against the impugned order and that the representations made to the Government are pending. Therefore, the learned Government Pleader for Housing was directed to get instructions in the matter. Today, after getting instructions, the learned Government Pleader submits that the Government has taken a decision to constitute a Committee to consider the request of the petitioner for allotment of land on lease basis. In view of this, this Court is not inclined to express any opinion on the propriety or legality of the impugned letter. The petitioner is given liberty to pursue the matter with the Government. The Writ Petition, with the above observation, is disposed of. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 24.09.2008 GJ