THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.31477 of 2010 Dated 17th August, 2011 Between: Brijraj Singh and others …Petitioners And The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Municipal Complex, Tank Bund, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Ms.Padma Sharanappa For Sri B.Nalin Kumar Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 2 & 4: Sri R.Radha Krishna Reddy The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to direct respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 to take action for stopping illegal constructions made by respondent No.3 and to demolish the constructions already made in T.S.No.17/2/B, Ward No.25, Block ‘D’, Asifnagar Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District. I have heard Ms.Padma Sharanappa, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri R.Radha Krishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) representing respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4. Despite service of notice, there is no representation for respondent No.3. The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that even though respondent No.3 has constructed a building without sanctioned plan, respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 have not been taking any action for demolition of the same. Even though no counter affidavit is filed, the learned Standing Counsel for GHMC submitted that notice under Section 452 of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (for short ‘the Act’) was issued on 28.09.2010, followed by notice under Section 636 of the Act on 29.06.2011 and that as the area in which the building is located being communally sensitive, respondent No.1 has requisitioned the help of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Hyderabad on 06.07.2011 and as the police help is not forthcoming, no action has been taken so far. Under Section 681 of the Act, the Commissioner of Police shall as far as may be, cooperate, by himself or through his subordinates, with the Commissioner for carrying into effect and enforcing the provisions of the Act for the maintenance of good order in the city. It shall be the duty of every police officer in the city inter alia to assist the Commissioner, or any Municipal Officer or servant, reasonably demanding his aid for the lawful exercise of any power vesting in the Commissioner or in such Municipal Officer or servant under the Act. When respondent No.1 has accordingly requisitioned the help of the police, they are bound to extend such help under the above-noted provision. The writ petition is therefore disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 to carry out the work relating to removal of the unauthorised construction in pursuance of the notice issued under Section 636 of the Act by obtaining police help within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone, Hyderabad is directed to extend necessary help to respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4 in this regard as and when such help is required. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.Nos.40047 and 40048 of 2010 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 17th August, 2011 VGB