IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24516 of 2009 Between: Secunderabad-Hyderabad Iron & Steel Merchants Association (Registered No.226 to 1972) rep.by President K.L.Agarwal, ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep.by its Commissioner, at GHMC Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 2. The Additional Commissioner, (Advertisement) GHMC GHMC Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 3. M/s.USM Business System Pvt.Ltd, rep.by its Authorized Signatory K.Srinivas Rao, Having office at 1-8-319/2. Patigadda Road, Behind Fort Showroom, Begumpet, Secunderabad .....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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1,2,and 3 by issuing demand notices for collecting advertisement fee, for is illegal, arbitrary, and violative of article 14,19,(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to setaside all the proceeding including issue of notices to the petitioner and their association members; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI S. PRASAD RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri R. Ramachandra Reddy, S.C. GHMC for the respondents 1 and 2, the Court made the following: ORDER: There shall be interim stay of further action on the notices issued to the petitioner’s association and their members, by M/s. U.S.M.BUSINESS SYSTEM PVT. LTD., i.e. Respondent No. 3, to be inforce, for a period of three (3) weeks. Post on 30-11-2009. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, at GHMC Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 2. The Additional Commissioner, (Advertisement) GHMC GHMC Complex, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 3. Sri K Srinivas Rao, Authorized Signatory, M/s.USM Business System Pvt.Ltd, Having office at 1-8-319/2. Patigadda Road, Behind Fort Showroom, Begumpet, Secunderabad. ( 1 to 3 by RPAD) 4. One C.C.to Sri S. Prasad Rao Advocate. (OPUC) 5. one spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 24516 OF 2009 INTERIM STAY Bsr Dt. 19-11-2009 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 18-11-2009 POST ON 30-11-2009 ORDER W.P.NO. 24516 OF 2009 INTERIM STAY