IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13231 of 2008 Between: Smt. Effath Zohra W/o. Khaja Sirajuddin Hamid R/o. Korutla Town and Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND Korutla Municipality, rep. by Municipal Commissioner, Korutla, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT 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 directing the respondent to mutate the name of the petitioner in Municipal records of petitioner's house property bearing number 4-3-268 & 269 of Korutla Town, Karimnagar District by declaring the order dt. 19.02.2008 passed by the respondent as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.P.V.N.R.V.SASTRI Counsel for the Respondent : MR.RADHA KRISHNA POLISETTY (SC FOR MPL) The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner assailing the action of the respondent in rejecting the application seeking mutation of his name on the basis of the unregistered gift deed. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent submits that an appeal is provided against the orders impugned in this writ petition under Rule 7 of Alteration of Ownership of Property in Assessment Books Rules, 1966, which reads as under: “An appeal shall lie to the Council against the order of the Commissioner making or refusing to make alterations in the entries in the assessment books. Such appeal shall be presented within thirty days after the note of receipt of the order appealed against.” Since the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy, the writ petition is dismissed at the stage of admission, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail the same. No costs. __________ 25-06-2008 rkk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.Korutla Municipality, rep. by Municipal Commissioner, Korutla, Karimnagar District. 2.2CD copies