THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.7267 of 2011 March 22, 2011 Between: M/s.Pasha Educational Training Institute, Hyderabad represented by its Chairman Mr.Asadulla Pasha And others … Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad And others … Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.7267 of 2011 ORDER : (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ramesh Ranganathan) The third petitioner is the Chairman of the first petitioner Trust which runs the second petitioner school. On the ground that their aims and objects include promotion of education, and establishing educational institutions, they submitted representation dated 14.12.2010 to the third respondent seeking exemption from payment of property tax. While matters stood thus, the second respondent Corporation issued two demand notices calling upon the petitioner to pay property tax of ` 2,13,200/- and ` 2,33,435/- respectively. Aggrieved thereby, the present writ petition is filed. Sri P.Pandu Ranga Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner, would submit that, since the second petitioner school is entitled to be exempted from property tax and as their request to be so exempted, is pending consideration of the second respondent, issue of these demand notices is illegal, and is required to be set aside. Sri R.Radha Krishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the third respondent Corporation, would submit that, while the competent authority to consider the applications for grant of exemption is the Commissioner, the petitioners have submitted the representation to the Deputy Commissioner who is not competent to grant exemption under the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955. Since the levy of property tax is not under challenge, and it is only on the basis of their claim to be granted exemption that the petitioner seeks to have the demand notices quashed, we consider it appropriate to direct the third respondent to forward the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 14.12.2010 to the second respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The second respondent shall, within four weeks from the date of receipt of the petitioners’ representation from the third respondent, consider the same in accordance with law and pass a reasoned order granting/refusing to grant exemption, as the case may be. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) ______________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) March 22, 2011 YS