IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.6756 of 2000 Between: 1 Shantiniketan (Municipality Area) Plot Owners Welfare Association, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 2 Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 3 Sri Cyrus J. Irani, S/o. J.Bhamur Irani, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 4 Sri Mahesh Chand, S/o. Sri Sureshchand, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 5 Smt. Meera, W/o. Nawal Kishore, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 6 Sri K.Nandakumar, S/o. T.Krishnaswamy, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 7 Sri B.S.N.Murthy, S/o. Sri B. Peri Sastry, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 8 SRi Rajesh Kumar, S/o. Sri Sureshchand, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 9 Sri Manoj Kumar, S/o. Laxmi Prasad, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 10 Sri Pushkaraj, S/o. Sri S.M.Chand, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 11 Sri Padmaraj, S/o. Sri S.M.Chand, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 12 Smt.Savita Agarwal, D/o. Krishnalaji, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 13 Smt.Sajinibai, W/o. Krishnalaji, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 14 Smt.Hemalatha, W/o. Rajkumar, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 15 Smt. Umarani, W/o. Ravindra Kumar, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 16 Sri Ramkumar, S/o. Saligram, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 17 Rajinidevi, W/o. Maheshkumar, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 18 Sri Giridharilal, S/o. Deevan Chand, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 19 Smt. Meera, W/o. Navalkishore, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 20 Smt. Ritadevi, W/o. Arun Luharuka, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 21 Sri Prabhusingh, S/o. Chotan Singh, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 22 Sri Kamal Kishore, S/o. Shankerlal, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 23 Sri Ashok Kumar, S/o. Sri Krishan, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. 24 Smt. Latadevi, W/o. Mahendra Kumar, Rep. by Sri Krupakaran, S/o. Sri Dharmalingam, Regd.No.216/93, Sy.No.74/9, Addagutta, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Rep. by the Commissioner, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief City Planner, Town Planning Section, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. 3 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the District Collector, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue Writ, Order ro Direction inthe nature of Mandamus or otherwise declaring the action of the Respondnets 1 and 2 in refusing to consider the petitioners' applications for building permit as set our in Annexure I, under their impugned proceedings of the Respondent No.2 dated 4-4-2000 (Annexure IX) at the instance of the Third Respondent is illegal, arbitrary and ultra vires the powers of respondents and consequently forbear the respondnets from insisting upon any 'no objection certificate' from the Third Respondent as a condition for consideration of petitioners applications for building permit and direct the Respondents 1 and 2 to process and grant building permit to the petitioners in accordance with the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act without reference to the Third Respondent and pass such other order or orders as this Honourable Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MPAPA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.G.JYOTHI KIRAN The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.6756 of 2000 ORDER: When the matter has been taken up for hearing on 18-04-2008, none appeared for the petitioners and as such, the matter has been posted “for dismissal”. Today also, when the matter is taken up for hearing, neither learned counsel for the petitioners is present nor is there any representation on their behalf. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 02-05-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD}