THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.4351 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner is aggrieved by the unilateral action on the part of the respondents in ordering to close his shop without issuance of any show cause notice or affording him any opportunity of hearing. It is the case of the petitioner that he is running lorry mechanic works in premises bearing No.59-A-217-14/1, Penta Kalva Road, R.R. Gardens, Vijayawada. His activity of running lorry mechanic shop was considered to be illegal by the respondents and accordingly the first respondent-Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada issued notice under Sections 521, 522, 516, 622(3), 622(4) of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, on 30.08.2005, asking the petitioner to shift his business/mechanic shed from the undisputed industrial area within a period of two days, otherwise, action would be initiated against him. The petitioner has challenged the issuance of the notice aforementioned by filing the present writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no opportunity of filing an effective reply to the notice issued by the first respondent has been given to the petitioner. The petitioner has also not been given an opportunity of being heard and therefore, the entire action initiated by the respondents is illegal and violative of principles of natural justice. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner is doing mechanical activity in a residential area, where it is not permitted. The learned counsel further submits that the petitioner does not have valid licence to run his trade. It is nevertheless submitted by the learned counsel that the notice dated 30.08.2005 be treated as show cause notice and the petitioner may reply to the same expeditiously. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no objection to treat the notice dated 30.08.2005 as a show cause notice and he may be permitted to reply the same within a period of three weeks and thereafter the respondents may pass appropriate orders. After hearing the learned counsel for both the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction that the notice dated 30.08.2005 be treated as a show cause notice by the petitioner and he may reply to the same within a period of three weeks from today i.e., on or before 04.01.2011. In case the petitioner files any reply to the show cause notice, the first respondent or his delegatee shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders. Before passing any orders, the petitioner shall be given an effective opportunity of being heard by the first respondent or his delegatee. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in the manner indicated above. No costs. Ashutosh Mohunta, J Date: 14.12.2010 va