IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.5479 OF 2010 Between: Mirza Hussain Ali S/o. Late Mirza Nadir Ali .... Petitioner AND Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Chief Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and another .... Respondents THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.5479 OF 2010 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to declare the demand notice No.9392/2009-10, dated 09-12-2009 of the respondents Corporation demanding Rs.4,47,457/- towards property tax in respect of premises No.8-2-351/1/12, Banjarahills, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for Corporation. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondents have issued the impugned notice without any prior notice to the petitioner and the same is in violation of principle of the natural justice. He further submitted the petitioner has already paid an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- and he is ready to pay another amount of Rs.50,000/- on condition that a direction may be given to the respondents Corporation to issue the show cause notice to him before demanding the property tax. 4. Learned Standing Counsel, appearing for the Corporation, submits that on payment of Rs.50,000/-, the respondents will give a show cause notice to the petitioner for the amount demanded towards property tax. 5. In the above circumstances, the petitioner is directed to pay a sum of Rs.50,000/- towards property tax to the respondents Corporation on which, the respondents shall issue a show cause notice to the petitioner for the amount demanded towards property tax under the impugned notice, within a period of four (4) weeks from today for which, the petitioner shall file his objections within four (4) weeks thereafter. It is further directed that the matter shall be heard in accordance with law by the authorities concerned. 6. With the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ T. MEENA KUMARI, J ___________________________ NOOTY RAMA MOHANA RAO, J March 10, 2010. Note: Issue operative portion of the Order by wire at party’s costs. B/o. KTL