IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 4575 of 2009 Between: M/s. Grandhi Theatres Private Limited, rep. by its Managing Director, G.K. Mangaraj, S/o. Late G. Kamaraj, R/o. Alluri Seetaramaraju Road, Suryabagh, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Tenneti Bhavan, Near RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT 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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the demand of the property tax through its notice, dated 30th September, 2007 and consequential order dated 10.03.2008 in R.P.No.104/13/27/07/08 and the demand notice application No.2004- REV-CC 00481 O.S.No.76/02, I.A.No.151/03 for Rs.81,712/- (half yearly) in respect of assessment No.18209 (old) for D.No.28-10-32, contrary to Section 211 of H.M.C. Act, as illegal and without jurisdiction and consequently set aside the same Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SRI RAGHU RAM Counsel for the Respondent: MR.N.RANGA REDDY (SC FOR MPL. CORP. VSP) The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) The learned advocate for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the petition so as to enable the petitioner to file statutory appeal under Section 282 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955. Permission is granted. The petition stands disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 24th June, 2009 ks