IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.20130 of 2004 Between: Shri GSNV Anjaneya Babu, S/o.Shri G. Kutumba Rao, aged 53 years, Occ: Service, R/o.#9-1-41/24, Syndicate Bank Officers Colony, Secunderabad, and others … Petitioners And The Executive Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad, and others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus declaring the action of the first respondent-Executive Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad, in not taking steps in furtherance of letter dated 04-10-2004 of the second respondent-Commissioner, Kukatpally Municipality, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the first respondent to immediately remove the 6-feet illegal construction across the 30-feet-wide approach road of Syndicate Bank Officers Colony, Secunderabad. Petitioners herein are residents of Syndicate Bank Officers Colony, Secunderabad, which is adjacent to one ICRISAT Colony, Phase-II. It is stated that the residents of ICRISAT Colony have blocked the 30-feet-wide approach road which leads to their colony by erecting iron girders. It is their grievance that though they have reported the matter to the second respondent- Commissioner, who in turn, addressed the first respondent-Cantonment by letter dated 04-10-2004, no action has been taken. It is stated that they have also made representation dated 10-09-2004 directly to the first respondent to act in the matter, to no avail. There is no counter-affidavit by the first respondent, but the second respondent-Commissioner of the erstwhile Kukatpally Municipality has filed counter-affidavit stating that a letter has been addressed to the first respondent to take steps for removal of the illegal constructions as much as the said road is within the jurisdiction of the first respondent. Though the petitioners seek directions for removal of unauthorized constructions which are stated to have been made by the residents of the third respondent- Colony, it is not clear as to who have put-up the iron girders blocking the road leading to the colony of the petitioners. As much as it is stated that the petitioners have approached the second respondent putting forth their grievance, who in turn addressed the first respondent and they have also made representation dated 10-09- 2004 to the first respondent-Cantonment, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to make another representation, in continuation of the representation dated 10-09-2004, to the Executive Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad, the first respondent herein, within three weeks from today. If any such representation is made, I am sure the Executive Officer, Secunderabad Cantonment, Secunderabad, will look into the matter and take appropriate steps in accordance with the provisions of the Cantonment Act, 1924 and the Rules made thereunder, to remove unauthorized structures/constructions alleged to have been made by the residents of the third respondent- Colony. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R. SUBHASH REDDY, J) November 12, 2010 MRR