IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 11128 of 2009 Between: Chinnala Satyanarayana S/o.Ramaswamy R/o.Balarampeta, Ichapuram, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Ichapuram Municipality, represented by its Commissioner, Ichapuram, Srikakulam District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not cooperating with the Petitioner for collection of toll tax with respect to sand, gravel stones and bricks as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Municipality to cooperate for the collection of toll tax or in the alternative cancel the agreement for collection of toll tax for the period 1-4-2009 to 31-3- 2010 on the ground of non-cooperation and to return the amounts. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.RAVI SHANKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: G.P. FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. Counsel for the Respondent No.2: MR. S. NAGESWARA REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: (per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) Learned Standing Counsel appearing for second respondent – Municipality has submitted that the municipal authorities shall consider the petition as a representation and shall do the needful to render assistance to the petitioner in the matter of collection of toll tax. In view of the above submission, in our opinion, the grievance ventilated in the petition would not survive. The petition stands disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs. ______________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ ______________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 16.6.2009 bnr