IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND SIX PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.9680 OF 1995 Between: Smt.M.Jyothi, W/o.Krishna Prasad, R/o.Eluru. ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Industries and Commerce (M.III) Dept., Hyderabad and others. ....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.9680 OF 1995 O R D E R This Writ Petition is filed with a prayer as follows: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting on payment of surface rent at 5% of the market value of the leased land is illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction; and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper.” The issue involved in this writ petition is no more res integra and covered by a decision of this Court rendered in W.P.No.19245 of 1987, dated 04.04.1994. In the circumstances, the writ petition is allowed as prayed for, in terms of the Judgment in W.P.No.19245 of 1987, dated 04.04.1994. There shall be no order as to costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR 29th MARCH, 2006 PGS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION No.9680 OF 1995 29th MARCH, 2006