IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 7228 of 2008 Between: P.Ganesh Kumar, S/o.B.Bala Narasamma, R/o.H.No.7-1- 30/A, ferozguda,Balangar Mandal, R.R.District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Greater Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad. rep by its Deputy Commissioner, Kukatpally Division, R.R.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 issue order, direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the application filed by the petitioner for mutation of records in respect of the property situated in H.No.7-1-30/A, Ferozguda, Balangar Mandal, Kukatpally Municpality, R.R.District and illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Act and consequentially direct the respondent to consider application filed by the petitioner for mutation of the petitioners name in respect of the property situated in H.No.7-1-30/A, Ferozguda, Balanagar Mandal, R.R.District. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.R.K.AMERANDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: . The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.NO.7228 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed complaining that the respondent Municipal Corporation is not taking any action on the application submitted by the petitioner on 26-03-2007 seeking mutation of his name in the Assessment Register for payment of property tax by the Municipal Corporation. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Smt. Kalpana Ekbote and with her consent the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission. It is submitted that in terms of Sections 207 and 210, if any application is made seeking amendment or entry into the Assessment Register, then such an application is liable to be decided in terms of Sub-section (2) of Section of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act. The respondent Municipal Corporation is, therefore, directed to pass appropriate orders in accordance with law on the said application within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, at any rate, before 16th June 2008. It is needless to observe that the Municipal Corporation is entitled to put, the other assessee, whose name is already entered in the Assessment Register, on notice before entertaining and passing the orders on the present application of the petitioner. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. -------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 1st May 2008 ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LS}