IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 25532 of 2008 Between: Mohd Basheer Khan S/o Mohd Rehman Khan, 8-1-363/69 Aditya Nagar Toli Chowki,Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Rep.by its Commissioner Tank Bund Hyderabad 2 Assistant City Planner Circle-V GHMC Hyderabad 3 The District Collector Hyderabad District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents herein in acquiring the petitioner's property admeasuring 256.57 sy.yds out house property bearing MCH No.8-1-40/A/5 on plot No. 5 in Sy No.241&242 situated at Samatha Colony Toli Chowki Shaikpet Hyderabad for the purpose of road widening without iniating any acquisition proceedings either under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation act 1955 or under the Land Acquisition act 1894 as illegal arbitrary highhanded and in violation of Article 14 &300-A of the constitution of India consequently direct the respondents herein to pay compensation as per prevailing market value for the acquired extent along with interest and penal interest and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.JITHENDER RAO VEERAMALLA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.25532 of 2008 ORDER While Sri V.Jithender Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, would make submissions on merits, Smt Kalpana Ekbote, learned standing counsel for the respondent-Corporation, would state that, in case, the petitioner were to make a representation afresh, the respondent-Corporation has no objection to consider the same in accordance with law. Sri V.Jithender Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that an application in this regard would be made within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The first respondent shall consider the petitioner’s application and decide the matter, in accordance with law, and communicate its decision to the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the representation. The writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt:28-11-2008 Note:Furnish copy within one week. bo usd