IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24270 of 2009 Between: The A.P. Mahesh Co-op Urban Bank Limited, Head Office, 5-3-989, III Floor, Sherza Estates, Nizamshahi Road, Hyderabad, Rep. by it's Officer A. Chandrasekhara Rao, ..... Petitioner AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Additional Commissioner (T&T), Project Director, (MMTS), Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. 4 M/s. USM Business Systems Private Limited, # 1-8-319/2, Patigadda Road, Secunderabad - 500 003. .....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 writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents in demanding the advertisement fee for the name boards put up at its bank premises which has already been assessed to property tax as illegal, arbitrary, capricious and consequently direct the Respondents to refrain from collecting any fee or seeking to demolish or remove the name boards put up at its various branch premises in the twin cities of Hyderabad & Secunderabad; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SMT. V. DYUMANI, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Municipal Administration for the respondent No.1 and of Sri R. Ramachandra Reddy No.2 S.C. for GHMC for the respondent No.2, the Court made the following: ORDER: There shall be interim direction to the respondents not to take any coercive steps for collection of advertisement tax or to remove/demolish the name boards of the petitioner bank at various branches in twin cities Hyderabad and Secunderabad, to be in force, for a period of three (3) weeks. Post on 30-11-2009. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, State of A.P. Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Additional Commissioner (T&T), Project Director, (MMTS), Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. 4 M/s. USM Business Systems Private Limited, # 1-8-319/2, Patigadda Road, Secunderabad - 500 003. ( 1 to 4 by RPAD) 5. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Municipal Administration, High court of A.P.Hyd.(O.UT) 6. One C.C.to Smt. V. Dyumani Advocate,. (OPUC) 7. one spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 24270 OF 2009 INTERIM DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 20-11-2009 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 24270 OF 2009 INTERIM DIRECTION