HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITON No.9208 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner was issued a notice, dated 21-03-2011, under Section 636 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (for short ‘HMC Act’) requiring the petitioner to remove the shops constructed in parking area of a multi storied complex in premises bearing No.12-6-1/A to C in Viveknagar, Kukatpaly, Hyderabd. The same is challenged on the ground that it is not preceded by notice under Section 452 of the HMC Act. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 3. A notice under Section 636 of the HMC Act is a final step, leading to demolition of the premises. Before that, a notice under Section 452 of the HMC Act is to be issued communicating the nature of deviations or illegality vis-à-vis the construction. There is no reference to the notice under Section 452 of the HMC Act in the impugned notice. To avoid further delay in the matter, the impugned notice can be treated as the one under Section 452 of the HMC Act and the petitioner can be permitted to submit his explanation. 4. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the notice, dated 15-09-2010, shall be treated as the one under Section 452 of the HMC Act and it shall be open to the petitioner to submit his explanation within seven days from today and the respondents shall take the same into account, before taking further steps. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J April 07, 2011 KTL