IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11721 of 2008 Between: 1 Gullipalli Surya Prakasa Rao S/o. Late Gange Raju R/o. Municipal Quaters, Main Road, Parvatipuram, Vizianagaram District. 2 Mandala Sankar Rao S/o. Late Sanyasi Rao R/o. Municipal Quaters, Main Road, Parvatipuram, Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andra Pradesh, rep. by The Principal Secretary, Minicipal Administration & Urban Development Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Parvatipuram Municipality, Vizianagaram, rep. by its Commissioner, Parvatipuram, Vizianagaram District. .....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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not conveying the municipal quarters in faovur of the petitioners as per the scheme formulated under G.O.s.No. 56 Housing, dt. 28.10.1989, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent municipality to convey the municipal quarters, which are in occupation of the petitioners, in favour of the petitioners on hire purchase scheme and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.BALAJI MEDAMALLI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11721 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners assailing the inaction of the respondents on the representations submitted by them on 28-5-1990 and 29-6-2007. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned standing counsel appearing for the second respondent. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are entitled to get benefit under G.O.Ms.No.56, Housing, dated 28-10-1989, they being in occupation of the quarters since prior to October, 1986. 4. The learned standing counsel appearing for the 2nd Respondent, on instructions, submits that the petitioners case will be considered in accordance with the guidelines issued in G.O.Ms. No.56, dated 28-10- 1989. 5. Such is the situation, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the second respondent to consider the representation submitted by the petitioners on 28-5-1990 and 29-6-2007 and pass appropriate orders keeping in view the guidelines issued by the Government in G.O.Ms. No. 56, dated 28-10-1989. No order as to costs. _____________________________ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 10th June, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11721 OF 2008 10th June, 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 11721 OF 2008 10th June, 2008