THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19599 OF 2011 Dated: 13.07.2011 Between: Sri I.Vaikunta Raj ..... PETITIONER AND The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and another .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.19599 OF 2011 ORDER : The petitioner claims to be the owner of a part of House bearing No.16-2-751/93/A/2/1 admeasuring 120 sq. yards., situated in Sy.No.47, Saidabad, Hyderabad. On a request made by him, the 1st respondent granted building permission vide Permit No.190/56, dated 16.4.2007, valid for 3 years. However the petitioner could not commence the construction within stipulated time and therefore on 28.6.2011 he made a representation requesting the respondents 1 and 2 to renew the permission dated 16.04.2007 so as to enable him to commence the construction. He also expressed his willingness to pay the enhanced permit fee and other service charges, if any. Alleging that the respondents 1 and 2 failed to consider his request for permit, the present writ petition is filed. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri R. Radhakrishna Reddy, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents – Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation – submitted that the building permit granted to the petitioner stood lapsed in the year 2010 itself and there is no provision under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 for granting renewal. The learned counsel for the petitioner could not point out any provision under the HMC Act which entitles the petitioner to seek renewal of the building permit. Hence, the Writ of Mandamus as prayed for cannot be granted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However this shall not preclude the petitioner to make an application for fresh building permit in accordance with law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 13.07.2011 Ivd