IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 8628 of 2009 Between: Sri Sabbineni Venugopal S/o. S. Venkateswar Rao R/o. D.No.B-103, H.No. 5-8-42/19, Nandanam Apartments, Fatehsultan Lane, Nampally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Commissioner and Spl. Officer, O/o. Commissioner and Spl. Officer, (Town Planning Section) (Head Office), Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Chief Secretary (Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department) A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. ...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 issue an appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in letter No.LRS/8510-CR- 6/SZ/TPS/HO/GHMC/2009 dt. 9.3.2009 in rejecting the application for LRS In file No. LRS/8510/6/S2/08 in regularizing plot No.327 admeasuring 200 Sq. Yds situate in Sy.No.60,66,67,68,69 and 70, situate at Attapur Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Rangareddy District, under Circle VI of GHMC, as illeagl, contrary to G.O.Ms.No.902, Municipal Administration, dt. 31.12.2007 and G.O.Ms.No.133, Municipal Administration dt. 31.01.2008 and consequently direct the respondents to regularize the plot and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.HANUMANTHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.8628 of 2009 ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order dated 9.3.2009 passed by the 1st respondent-Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation thereby rejecting the petitioner’s application for regularization of Plot No.327 situated in Sy.Nos.60, 66, 67, 68, 69 and 70 at Attppur Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Rangareddy District, is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation. It is primarily contended by the petitioner that the impugned order of rejection which was passed without considering any of the documents submitted by the petitioner and without assigning any reasons is arbitrary, illegal and in violation of the principles of natural justice. From a bare perusal of the impugned order, it is clear that absolutely no reasons were assigned by the 1st respondent which rejecting the petitioner’s request for regularization. The law is well settled that absence of reasons in one of the grounds for Judicial Review since the failure to assign reasons would result in violation of the principles of natural justice. Hence, the impugned order is liable to be set aside on that ground alone. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the case, the impugned order dated 9.3.2009 is set aside and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the application of the petitioner afresh in the light of the documents submitted and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _______________ Justice G. Rohini Date: 23.06.2009 mrb