IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27160 of 2008 Between: M/s. Venkateshwara Nagar (Vaddra) Raju Colony Community Hall Association, Regd.No.2161, Situated at 4-35-107, Venkateshwara Nagar, Jagathigirgutta, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, rep. by its Chief Advisor, A. Lakshma Reddy, S/o. Venkata Reddy, Age: 53 Yrs, R/o. Venkateshwara Nagar, Jagathgirigutta, ... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Tahsildar, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad, rep. by its Commissioner. 4 The Mandal Educational Officer, Balanagar, Ranga Reddy District. 5 Mudangula Mukaiah S/o. Bheemaiah R/o. H.No.35-350/1/3, Venkateshwara Nagar, Jagathgirigutta, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 6 M. Yadaiah S/o. Mukaiah R/o. H.No.4-36-67/C, Rickshaw Pullers’ Colony, Jagathgirigutta, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to develop the land admeasuring Ac.0-33 gts. covered by Sy.No.347 situated at Venkateshwara Nagar Colony, Jagathgirigutta, (Kukatpally Village), Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, for development of play ground or any other public utility or ryot bazaar etc. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for Respondents 1 and 2: G.P., REVENUE Counsel for Respondent No.3: R.RADHA KRISHNA REDDY (SC FOR GHMC, SNCZONE) Counsel for Respondent No.4: G.P., EDUCATION The Court made the following: Order: (Per Hon’ble Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ.) This is a public interest litigation wherein grievance has been ventilated to the effect that land bearing Sy.No.347, admeasuring Ac.0.33 guntas, situated at Venkateshwara Nagar, Kukatpally village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is likely to be used as a crematorium and as the said land is in residential area, it should not be permitted to be used as a crematorium. Learned Government Pleader has appeared for Respondent No.4 and has submitted that the allegation made in the petition is not correct. It has been submitted that the land, which has been referred to hereinabove, is to be developed as playground. In view of the above fact stated by the learned Government Pleader, in our opinion, the grievance of the petitioner is found not be well-founded. The petition is accordingly disposed of. __________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ. _______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. December 16, 2008 MRR