IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND SIX PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20095 OF 2006 Between: C.N.Ravi Kumar ..... PETITIONER AND Tirupati Municipality, Rep. by its Commissioner, Tirupati. ....RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20095 OF 2006 O R D E R (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) This writ petition is filed with a prayer as follows: “ … Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in imposing property tax on the House No 19-12-198, Bairagi patteda Tirupati assessment No 46692 at Rs.5,698/- per annum from the year 2002-2003 as illegal and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to collect the property tax as was done in the year 2001-2002 while adjusting the excessive payments made by the petitioner towards future payments and pass …” The impugned action of the respondent is appealable as per Section 22 of A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965. In the circumstances, we do not see any reason to admit the writ petition, and the same is accordingly dismissed at the admission stage itself. However, it is open to the petitioner to avail the statutory appeal. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR ---------------------------- JUSTICE D.APPA RAO 26th SEPTEMBER, 2006 PGS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE D.APPA RAO WRIT PETITION No.20095 OF 2006 (Per Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) 26TH SEPTEMBER, 2006