IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 15879 of 2008 Between: 1 Gudemlla Anji Reddy, S/o. late Krishna Reddy, R/o. Plot No.223, H.No.1-5-633/3/4, Citizen Colony, Road No.10, OLD ALWAL, Secunderabad. 2 P.N.Rajani kanth, R/o. Plot No.221. H.No.1-5-633/3/5, Citizen Colony, Road No.10, OLD ALWAL, Secunderabad. 3 M.Padmalatha, R/o. Plot No.220, H.No.1-5-633/3/6, Citizen Colony, Road No.10, OLD ALWAL, Secunderabad. 4 Srinivas, H.No.1-5-633/6, Citizen Colony, Road No.10, OLD ALWAL, Secunderabad. 5 S.Nagaraju, R/o. Plot No.217, Citizen Colony, Road No.10, OLD ALWAL, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Chief Comissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad. 2 The Comissioner, Alwal Municipal Corporation, G.H.M.C. ALWAL, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a Writ, order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, directing the resondents herein to jprovide facilities of drainage, roads, sanitation, and uninterrupted electricity supply which are prerequisities to sustain meaningful life, irrespective of any plea of ﬁnancial inability as they are treating the rate payers of this citizen colony with discriminatory treatment, giving deaf ear to their personal and collective representations and approaches years together with some or other pretexts and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.N.JAGANMOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 15879 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by the petitioners who are ﬁve in number with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to provide basic amenities of drains, road and uninterrupted power supply. 2. The petitioners claim to be residents of Road No.10, Citizen Colony, Old Alwal, Secunderabad. They have ﬁled the writ petition assailing the action of the respondents in not providing basic amenities such as drains, roads and uninterrupted Power Supply and regular sanitation facilities. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission Sri R. Radha Krishna Reddy learned standing counsel of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation received notice on behalf of respondents 1 and 2. 4. When the writ petition came up for admission, with the consent of counsel appearing for the parties, it is taken for final disposals. 5. Learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents, on instructions, reports that necessary steps have been initiated for laying road at Citizen Colony, Old Alwal, Secunderabad. He placed on record the proposal sent for administrative sanction. Item No.30 in the proposals relates to laying of C.C.road at Citizen Colony internal lanes in GHMC Alwal Circle. 6. Since necessary steps have already been initiated by respondents 1 and 2 for laying C.C. roads, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to expedite the proposal for laying of C.C. Road. With regard to uninterrupted power supply, it is not within the jurisdiction of the respondents. The petitioners have to make necessary representation to TRANSCO. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 14th October, 2008. C.C. tomorrow B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY W.P.NO.15879 OF 2008 14TH OCTOBER, 2008