IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13404 of 2009 Between: Polisetty Radha Krishna S/o. P.L. Narasimha Rao R/o. Plot No.53, 3rd Floor, Nava Nirman Nagar, Road No.71, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-96. .... PETITIONER AND 1 The Janagon Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Janagon, Warangal District. 2 The Jagityal Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Jagityal, Karimnagar District. 3 The Ramagundam Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Ramagundam, Karimnagar District. 4 The Sircilla Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Sircilla, Karimnagar District. 5 The Korutla Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Korutla, Karimnagar District. 6 The Metpally Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Metpally, Karimnagar District. 7 The Khammam Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Khammam, Khammam District. 8 The Kothagudem Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Kothagudem, Khammam District. 9 The Palvancha Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Palvancha, Khammam District. 10 The Bhadarachalam Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 11 The Yellandu Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Yellandu, Khammam District. 12 The Sathupally Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Sathupally, Khammam District. 13 The Adilabad Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Adilabad, Adilabad District. 14 The Bellampally Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Bellampally, Adilabad District. 15 The Mancherial Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Mancherial, Adilabad District. 16 The Nirmal Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Nirmal, Adilabad District. 17 The Kagaznagar Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Kagaznagar, Adilabad District. 18 The Mandamarri Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Mandamarri, Adilabad District. 19 The Bhainsa Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Bhainsa, Adilabad District. 20 The Vikarabad Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Vikarabad, R.R. District. 21 The Tandur Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Tandur, R.R. District. 22 The Nalgonda Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 23 The Suryapet Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Suryapet, Nalgonda District. 24 The Miryalaguda Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District. 25 The Bhongir Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Bhongir, Nalgonda District. 26 The Sangareddy Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Sangareddy, Medak District. 27 The Siddipet Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Siddipet, Medak District. 28 The Sadasivapet Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Sadasivapet, Medak District. 29 The Zaheerabad Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Zaheerabad, Medak District. 30 The Medak Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Medak, Medak District. 31 The Mahaboobnagar Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 32 The Gadwal Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Gadwal, Mahaboobnagar District. 33 The Narayanpet Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Narayanpet, Mahaboobnagar District. 34 The Wanaparthy Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Wanaparthy, Mahaboobnagar District. 35 The Kamareddy Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Kamareddy, Nizamabad District. 36 The Bhodan Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Bhodan, Nizamabad District. 37 The Armoor Municipality rep. by its Commissioner, Armoor, Nizamabad District. ...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 action of the respondents in not paying the legal fee to the petitioner as per final bill dt. 6.6.2009 is arbitrary, illegal, and consequently direct the respondents to pay the legal fees to the petitioner as shown in the Final Bills statements appended to the writ petition and pass such other or further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.V.JAGGI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.S.NAGESWARA REDDY The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13404 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not paying the legal fee to the petitioner as per final bills dated 06.06.2009 as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner herein is a practicing advocate and his name was approved as the Standing Counsel for the A.P. Municipalities (Telangana Area) by the Government, vide G.O.Rt.No.2151 Law, dt.13.12.2004. Pursuant thereto, the Government issued Memo No.8595/43/A/2004, dt.13.12.2004 and accordingly, the petitioner was appointed as the Standing Counsel for the A.P. Municipalities (Telangana Area). It is stated that the petitioner had taken charge on 15.4.2004 itself and he had represented the respondent-municipalities in various cases during his term up to 01.06.2009. The petitioner states that he used to send the consolidated bills every quarterly for payment of the legal fees to the respondents and some of the respondents had paid the fees regularly. However, the bills were not paid by some of the respondent municipalities from 2005 onwards. After the petitioner laid down his office on 01.06.2009, he sent a final bill dated 06.06.2009 to the respondents herein giving particulars of the cases in which legal fees is due. However, the respondents failed to pay the same to the petitioner. Hence, the present writ petition. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri S.Nageswara Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. Having regard to the undisputed fact that the petitioner was appointed as the Standing Counsel for the A.P. Municipalities (Telangana Area) and continued as such from 15.4.2004 to 01.06.2009 and keeping in view the fact that the petitioner had already submitted a final bill on 6.6.2009, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to process the final bill submitted by the petitioner on 6.6.2009 and make payment to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ G.ROHINI, J Dt.07-07-2009 RAR THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13404 of 2009 DATED : 07-07-2009