IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No : 12997 of 2008 Between: V.Ravi Kumar, S/o. V.Prakash Rao, R/o. D.No.5-5-6, Banka Rama Krishna Steet, Chittinagar, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada, represented by its Commissioner. 2. Mother Terissa Dwakra Podupu Sangham, Palle Street, 39th Division D.No.11-36-18, Beside I Town Police Station, Vijayawada. Represented by its President. 3. Telugu Dwakra Podupu Sangham, No.11-36/3-12/2, Palle Street, 39th Division, Beside I Town Police Station, Vijayawada, Represented by its President. 4. Indira Gandhi Women Podupu Sangham, 39th Division No.1, Beside Police Station, 11-36/31-2, Palle Street No.5, Vijayawada, represented by its President. 5. Priyanka Dwakra Group, Door No.11-39-1/7, Palle Street, 39th Division, Vijayawada-1, represented by its President. 6. Sonia Gandhi Women Podupu Sangham, 39th Division, Beside I Town Police Station, 11-36/31-2, Palle Street No.5, Vijayawada-1, represented by its President. 7. Rahul Gandhi Dwakra Women Podupu Sangham, Door NO.11-36/3-12/1, 39th Division, Palle Street, Vijaywada, represented by its President. .....RESPONDENTS 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 writ or direction particlarly in the nature of mandamus or any oteh appropriate writ, declaring the action of the respondents in contemplating to cancel the lease over an extent of 1272.6 sq.feet in K.B.N.Complex, Circle-I, Vijayawada, granted and subsisting in favour of the petitioner as illegal, void and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to continue the lease till March, 2010. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.R.AVULA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SMT.G.JHANSI Cousnel for the Respondents Nos.2 to 7 :Sri Srinivas Polavarapu The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in contemplating to cancel the lease over an extent of 1272.6 square feet in K.B.N.Complex, Circle-I, Vijayawada, granted and subsisting in favour of the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and consequently sought a direction to the 1st respondent to continue the lease till March, 2010. A detailed counter-affidavit has been filed by the 1st respondent stating that the 1st respondent Corporation is not contemplating to cancel the lease granted in favour of the petitioner. It is further stated that the petitioner paid the requisite amount and hence there is no attempt by the respondent corporation for cancelling the lease granted in favour of the petitioner or to get him vacated from the premises in question. Having regard to the aforesaid statement made in the counter-affidavit, this Court is of the view that it is only on mere apprehension the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 25-11-2008 Note: Furnish C.C. in three days. (Bo) Gsn.