IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7622 of 2009 Between: M/s. Vodafone Essar South Limited Rep. by its General Manager (Finance) 6th Floor, Varun Towers II, Begumpet, Hyderabad - 500 016. ..... PETITIONER AND Adoni Municipality Rep. by its Commissioner Adoni, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in issuing the impugned notice dated 23-03-2009 straight away without issuing any prior notice and in threatening to take coercive steps for removal of the boards erected by the petitioner company at its business place, shops etc. without giving opportunity whatsoever as arbitrary, illegal and ultra virus to the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 and in violation of the well settled principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAMA RAO GHANTA Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.S.I.NEWTON The Court made the following : O R D E R:- Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for Adoni Municipality appearing for the respondent. The writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent-Municipality in demanding advertisement fee from the petitioner on the ground that the name board fixed by it on parapet walls of its business places are covered by Sections 420 and 421 read with Section 622 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the issue involved in this writ petition is not res integra and a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.Nos.4172 of 2003 and batch dated 06.03.2007 has already considered the issue and disposed of the writ petitions giving liberty to the petitioners therein to make representations to the respondents within a period of two weeks and the respondents were directed to consider the representations of the petitioners and pass speaking orders on all the contentions raised by the petitioners. Following the same, this writ petition is also disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to make representation to the respondent within a period of two weeks. On such representation being made, the respondent-Commissioner shall consider the same and pass speaking orders on all the contentions raised by the petitioner. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 15th April, 2009 bcj