IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13271 of 2007 Between: K.Ravinder Rao, s/o late K.Radhakrishna, R/o H.No.1-10-163(Part) Ashok Nagar, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, represented by its Commissioner, B.R.K.R.Bhavan, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Circle No.3, Abids, Hyderabad. .....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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not taking any steps pursuant to the representations dt.10-3-2006 and 15-2-2007 submitted by the petitioner as arbitrary, illegal and consequently direct the respondents to mutate the name of the petitioner in the place of his late father and to re-assess the H.No.1-10-163 (Part) and to issue the revised property tax bill, and to grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.B.B.KRISHNA MOHAN Counsel for the Respondents : SMT.KALPANA EKBOTE, Standing Counsel. The Court made the following : O R D E R : The petitioner calls in question in this writ petition the inaction of the Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad-2nd respondent in considering the representations filed by him for mutation of his name in respect of H.No.1-10-163 (Part), situated at Ashoknagar, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad. 2. The petitioner claims to have acquired the property under settlement deed, dated 30.11.2000. Since the 2nd petitioner has not passed any orders on his representations dated 10.03.2006 and 15.02.2007, he invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents-Corporation. 4. Since the representations submitted by the petitioner are stated to be pending before the Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad-2nd respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the representations of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon after duly putting on notice the petitioner as well as the effected persons. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:12th June, 2008. cs ..... ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, B.R.K.R.Bhavan, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Circle No.3, Abids, Hyderabad. 3. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}