IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 8342 of 2009 Between: 1 Capt. K.Kishan, S/o. Late K.Yellaiah, R/o. Plot No.690, Naveen Nagar Colony, Banjarahills, Hyderabad. 2 Kanuganti Kalyan, S/o. Capt. K.Kishan, R/o. Plot No.690, Naveen Nagar Colony, Banjarahills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep by its commissioner and Special Officer, Tank bund Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Khairtabad zone, Hyderabad. 3 The Chief City Planner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Having office at Tankbund Road, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing the certified extracts of layout map and property tax assessment in respect of the property of the petitioners under house bearing MC.Nos. 10-5-4/1/b & 10-5-4/1/B/1 admeasuring 1000 sq. yards situated at Masab Tank, Hyderabad, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and against the bye-laws of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad Act, 1955 and consequently direct the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners dated 4-1-2009 immediately and forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI MOHD.MOIN AHMED QUADRI Counsel for the Respondents: SRI R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH. The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.8342 of 2009 ORDER: According to the petitioners, they are the lawful owners and possessors of the house property bearing Municipal No.10-5-4/1/B & 10- 5-4/1/B/1 admeasuring 1000 sq. yards situated at Masab Tank, Hyderabad, having purchased the same from one Noorunnisa Begum and Nawab Shujath Ali Khan under two registered sale deeds dated 30.08.2001 and 10.09.2001. The main grievance of the petitioners is that since the certified extracts of layout map and property tax assessment in respect of the said property are very much essential for them to safeguard the said property from encroachers, they submitted an application to the 2nd respondent-Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Khairatabad Zone, Hyderabad, on 04.01.2009, seeking issuance of the said certified extracts, but till date the same has not been acted upon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing counsel appearing for the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, the 2nd respondent-Deputy Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Khairatabad Zone, Hyderabad, is directed to consider the representation, dated 04.01.2009, purported to have been filed by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders, as per law, as expeditiously as possible. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J 22.04.2009 v v