THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.17175 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of premises bearing House No.37-70/106-C of Malkajgiri. The Deputy Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, 1st respondent herein issued notice dated 18.07.2007 to the petitioner stating that Smt. Dhana Lakshmi, 2nd respondent herein submitted an application for issuance of ownership certificate and in that connection, he must appear before him with the copies of assessment, special notice, sale deed, allotment letter of society etc. The petitioner challenges the said notice stating inter alia that the 1st respondent has no jurisdiction to issue the notice. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the 1st respondent. The impugned notice does not refer to any provision of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act. The 1st respondent is not at all conferred with the power or jurisdiction to certify ownership. At the most, he can issue an extract of the assessment register, which shows the person in whose favour the property is assessed. The 1st respondent has assumed to himself the power to certify the ownership and for that purpose he intended to hold enquiry. When this whole exercise is not referable to any provision of law, the impugned notice is liable to be set aside as without jurisdiction. The writ petition is accordingly allowed and the impugned notice is set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 03.11.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.17175 of 2007 Date: 03.11.2009 JSU