IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No. 3433 of 2008 Between: Asian Paints Limited, a company registered under the provisions of the Indian Companies Act, 1913 having its Registered Office at 6A, Shantinagar, Santa Cruz (East), Mumbai-400 055 and having its local office at Plot No. 104 S. Malla Reddy Estate, Jayanagar, RTC Colony, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, rep. by its Constituted Attorney Sri Sunil S Jaifalkar, vide Power of Attorney dated 27-01-2003 ... PETITIONER AND 1. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by Additional Commissioner (Advertisement) Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad-500 063. 2. Nest Enterprises (P) Ltd., Off: MIG 9B, Indian Airlines Colony, St. No.3, Opp: Airport, Begumpet, Hyderabad, rep. by Sri B.G.K. Murthy, Joint Managing Director/ Authorized Signatory. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents herein in levying advertisement fee on the name/sign boards of the petitioner displayed outside its oﬃces as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and restrain the respondents their servants and agents from removing or damaging the signboards of the petitioner company placed upon any of their retail outlets or other shops in the interests of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner :Mr. M.S.SRINIVASA IYENGAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1 : SRI Y. MADHUSUDHAN Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : Smt. KALPANA EKBOTE The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner approached this Court and ﬁled the present writ petition seeking mandamus declaring the action of the respondents levying advertisement fee on the name/sign boards of the petitioner displayed outside its oﬃces, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction. 2. When this matter is taken up, all the learned counsel appearing represented that the subject matter of this writ petition is no more res integra, as already a Division Bench of this Court directed the petitioners therein to approach the ﬁrst respondent and ﬁle a detailed representation, so that the ﬁrst respondent can pass appropriate orders. 3. In the light of the consensus arrived at by both parties, the petitioner herein is directed to approach the ﬁrst respondent and give a detailed representation within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On such a representation being filed, the ﬁrst respondent may pass appropriate orders within four weeks thereafter. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself. ________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA November 17, 2008 GLV ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1. The Additional Commissioner (Advertisement), Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad-500 063 2. 2CCs to 3. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}