IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WP.No. 20886 OF 2010 Between: Abdul Rahman Baig & Anr. ..... Petitioners V/s. The Government of AP Represented by its Principal Secretary to Govt. MA & UD Department, Hyderabad & 3-ors. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners : Sri S.R. Mahajir Counsel for the Respondents: GP for Municipal Admn. Smt. Kalpana Ekbote The Court made the following : (Order follows 2nd page) THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WP.No. 20886 OF 2010 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the third respondent in considering the petitioner’s application for regularization of the Apartment Nos. 401 and 402 in the building, A.K. Enclave Phase-I, 8-2- 350/350A, Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned standing counsel appearing for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. The material available on record shows that the petitioner’s application under Building Penalisation Scheme, was received in the Office of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on 22- 2-2008. Pursuant thereto the Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Central Zone vide letter dated 23-6-2009 calling upon the petitioners to submit the documents specified therein together with the penalization fees. The petitioners state that the documents as required were already furnished and a sum of Rs. 3,30,000/- and Rs.3,80,000/- were also paid on 06-7-2009. Subsequently having come to know that a complaint was made by one Abdul Mumshad Baig disputing the title of the petitioners in respect of the property in question, the petitioners submitted the a detailed representation dated 22- 7-2010 reiterating their title to the property. In spite of the same, as the respondents failed to consider the petitioners request for regularization under building penalization scheme, the present writ petition has been filed. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents on instructions stated that the petitioners application be considered in accordance with law and appropriate orders would be passed expeditiously in accordance with law. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioners for the regularization under the Building Penalization Scheme, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioners’ application dated 24-4-2008 taking into consideration the subsequent representation dated 22-7-2010 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. Justice G. Rohini. 30/8/2010 I s L THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 20886 OF 2010 Circulation Entry No. Date: 30-08-2010 COMPUTER No. 43 Court Master: I s L