THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.11058 of 2011 06.06.2011 Between: Smt C.Veena Savitri Reddy …. Petitioner AND The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad And another. … Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.11058 of 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.V.S.Rao) The petitioner is a co-owner of flat bearing H.No.10-5- 3/2/3/C/106, Srineedhi Apartment, Ahmed Nagar, Hyderabad, having purchased the same under registered document dated 16.09.1987. The said property is assessed to property tax by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The petitioner alleges that half-yearly tax amount of Rs.1,400/- (Rupees one thousand and four hundred only) is being paid regularly. For the period 2004-2005, the respondents raised a demand for arrears of property tax. The petitioner immediately sent a representation on 28.09.2004 taking a stand that there are no arrears or dues to be paid by her and also enclosed necessary receipts in evidence of payment. She requested for details of arrears, in vain. Having waited for about three years she, statedly, sent four reminders including the one sent on 20.10.2010. As there was no response, she paid property tax for some time in the e-seva centres. She alleges that even the e-seva centres refused to accept the admitted tax on the ground that there were arrears. In this background, the petitioner approached this Court seeking a limited relief. She seeks a direction to the respondents to consider her representations and dispose of the same. At the stage of preliminary hearing itself Sri R.Radhakrishna Reddy, standing counsel for GHMC, appeared. Though he denied various allegations made in the affidavit, he requests some time to look into the matter and dispose of the representation. Therefore, instead of keeping the matter pending, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage directing the Deputy Commissioner, Circle IV (now the Deputy Commissioner, Circle VII), to consider the representations dated 14.10.2010 and 20.10.2010 made by the petitioner, and pass appropriate orders under communication to the petitioner. As and when such orders are communicated, it shall be open to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedies available under the GHMC Act and the Rules made thereunder. The second respondent shall complete this exercise within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) ______________________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) 06.06.2011 Pln