IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14220 of 2008 Between: M/s. Bhagyanagar Properties Limited, 5th Floor, surya Towers,Sardarpatel Road, Secunderabad-500003, Rep. by its CEO Mr. Kalpesh Shah. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Dept., secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Greenlands , Begumpet, Rep by its Vice-Chairman. .....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 issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of Respondents No.2 in receiving application dated 24/6/2008 submitted by the Petitioner for grant of approval to develop the lands bearing Sy.No.50, 51 and 57 situated at Gopanpally village, Serilingampally Mandal, and land bearing Sy.Nos. (part), 222 (Part), 223(part) and 224(Part) situated at Vattinagulapally Village, Rajendra nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District admeasuring Ac. 18-00 gts and processing the same as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the provisions of AP Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975 and in violation petitioners rights guaranteed under Art.14 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: M/SC.KODANDA RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by M/s.Bhagyanar Properties Ltd., represented by its Chief Executive Officer Mr. Kalpesh Shah, assailing the refusal of the second respondent to receive application dated 24.06.2008 for grant of approval to develop the lands bearing Sy.Nos.50, 51 and 57 sitated at Gopanpally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, and land bearing Sy.Nos.221 (Part), 222 (Part), 223 (Part) and 224 (Part) situated at Vattinagulapally Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District admeasuring Ac.18.00 gts. The petitioner is a Company duly incorporated under the Companies Act, 1957. The petitioner-company purchased agricultural land an extent of 18 guntas bearing Sy.Nos.50, 51 and 57 situated at Gopanpally village, Serilingampally Mandal, and an extent of Acs.17.22 guntas bearing Sy.Nos.221 (part), 222 (Part), 223(part) and 224(Part) situated at Vattinagulapally Village, Rajendranagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, under registered sale deed, vide Document No.17165/2006 dated 18.08.2006. When the petitioner-company approached the second respondent seeking permission for development of the land for construction of residential houses, the second respondent refused to entertain the application. Hence the present writ petition. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents, on instructions, reports that the second respondent will receive the application filed by the petitioner-company and consider in accordance with the provisions of A.P. Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the second respondent to receive the application of the petitioner seeking approval to develop the lands in S.Nos.50 and 57 situated at Gopanapally Village, and dispose of the same in accordance with the provisions of the A.P. Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975 and the Rules made thereunder. _________________________ (B. Seshasayana Reddy, J.) 14th July, 2008 Note: C.C. in 3 days. (B/o) Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Dept., secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Vice-Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Greenlands , Begumpet. 3 2 CCs to G.P. for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 4 2 CD copies.