IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27986 of 2008 Between: A. Aravinda Devi W/o. Venu Madhav R/o. 12-11-181, Brahmana Basthi Warasiguda, Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Rep. by its Commissioner & Special Officer, Having Office at Municipal Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 to issue an appropriate writ Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent authorities in taking action against the neglected abandoned premises house bearing No. 12-11-182, situate at Brahmana Basthi, Wawrasiguda, Secunderabad, which has become a harbourage for rats, vermin, snakes and other anti social elements which as become a menace and muisance to the petitioner and to the people in the proximity as illegal, arbitrary and violation of 456, 489, 494, 498, 499, 502, and 503 of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act 1955 and also in violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent authority to take appropriate statutory action against the said premises in accordance with Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.UGRANARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RAMACHANDRA REDDY,SC FOR MCH 1,2,4&6 The Court made the following : ORDER According to the petitioner, she purchased an old house bearing D.No.12-11-181, situated at Brahmana Basthi, Warasiguda, Secunderabad vide registered sale deed dated 19.7.2007. On the southern side of the said house, there is an old and dilapidated house with a barely visible number 12-11-182 and the same is unoccupied for the last more than 25 years and it is un-fit for human habitation and it is neglected. Hence, the petitioner and some of the residents of the locality approached the local Corporator and requested him to expressly make a representation to the respondent–authority and accordingly, he submitted a representation dated 12.12.2008 with regard to the neglected premises, but no action has been initiated so far. Questioning the said inaction, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has already represented the matter by way of representation dated 12.12.2008, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the respondent-authority to consider and dispose of the said representation and pass appropriate orders thereon as per the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________ 24-12-2008 rkk