IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18884 of 2008 Between: N. Venkatesh S/o. Narsimlu R/o. H.No.8-7-171/26, Laxmi Narsimha Colony, Old Bowenpally, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Commissioner and Special Officer, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner, Kukatpaly Municipality, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. …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 writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned show cause notice No.1302/TPS/GHMC/KPC/2008 dated 22-8- 2008 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently set aside the same, and to grant such other relief or reliefs Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.PALLENAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: (SC FOR MCH CIRCLES 3&5)KALPANA EKBOTE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 18884 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by N. Venkatesh assailing the show cause notice issued under Section 452 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission, Smt. Kalpana Ekbote, learned standing counsel of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation received notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that initiation of proceedings at the instance of a neighbour of the petitioner against whom he ﬁled a suit cannot be justified. 5. A fact remains that the premises of the petitioner has been inspected and thereupon a notice under Section 452 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 came to be issued on 22-8-2008, calling upon the petitioner to explain as to why the deviations made by him cannot be removed. 6. Such is the situation, the petitioner is at liberty to submit his explanation and invite orders thereof. 7. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to submit explanation to the show cause notice within a week from today. Till disposal of his explanation, the deviations, if any, shall not be meddled with by the respondents. No order as to costs. _____________________________ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 29th August, 2008. Note : Operative portion by wire at party’s costs. B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 18884 OF 2008 29th August, 2008.