IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.11136 OF 2007 BETWEEN: R. Krishna Reddy S/o. Late Tirupati Reddy and another …. Petitioner AND The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Rep. by its Vice Chairman, Paigah Plaza, Begumpet, Hyderabad and Others. …. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.11136 OF 2007 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioners seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent No.1 in not taking any action on the representation of the petitioners dated 24-05-2007 with regard to release of layout in respect of land bearing survey No.167 (P) and 168 (P) admeasuring Acs.2.18 guntas and Ac.0.22 guntas respectively situated in Godumakunta Village, Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that they submitted representation dated 24-05-2007 to respondent No.1 for approval of layout, but, respondent No.1 has not taken any action either approving or not approving the layout and hence, he prays to issue a direction to respondent No.1 to release the layout. 3. On the other hand, learned standing counsel appearing for respondent No.1 contended that the representation has to be considered in accordance with law, if no orders have been passed by respondent No.1 on the said representation. 4. Appropriate decision has to be taken by respondent No.1 in accordance with law on the representation dated 24-05-2007 made by the petitioners. If the said representation is available with respondent No.1, the same shall be disposed of in accordance with law within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the representation dated 24-05-2007 is not available with the respondent No.1, the petitioner is at liberty to make a fresh representation to respondent no.1 and thereafter, the same shall have to be considered in accordance with law within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________ K.C. BHANU, J September 23, 2009. KTL Note: Issue CC in three days. B/o. KTL.