THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.6953 OF 2002 Between: Mohd.Mouzam Ali …………..Petitioner Vs. The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and another …………….Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.6953 OF 2007 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed questioning G.O.Ms.No.156, Home (Police-H) Department, dated 05.07.2001. 2) In the affidavit filed in support of the application, the petitioner contended that enhancement of fees from Rs.5/- to Rs.2,000/- by the impugned G.O. is arbitrary and illegal. 3) In the counter affidavit filed by the first respondent-Commissioner of Police, he clearly stated that as per the G.O. impugned, the licence fees is enhanced from Rs.5/- to Rs.200/- only as the fees of Rs.5/- was fixed in the year 1940 and in view of various circumstances warranting enhancement, the fees was enhanced from Rs.5/- to Rs.200/-. 4) In view of the counter affidavit of the first respondent, the contention of the petitioner that the fees is raised from Rs.5/- to Rs.2,000/- is not correct and since the enhancement of fees from Rs.5/- to Rs.200/- in the circumstances stated in para 3 of the counter affidavit of the first respondent, cannot be said to be arbitrary and illegal, I do not find any grounds to quash the G.O. 5) Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ C.Y.SOMAYAJULU J., Dt.05.09.2007 tjs