WP/24620/2004 of N.Pedda Sangi Reddy, Vs The Kadapa Municipal Corporation, on 29 December 2004

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBERTWO THOUSAND AND FOUR

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.H.S. ANSARI

AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO

WRIT PETITION NO : 24620 OF 2004

Between:

N.Pedda Sangi Reddy, s/o Gangi Reddy,R/o D.No.2/1082, Nagarajupet, Kadapa Town and District.

AND

..... PETITIONER

The Kadapa Municipal Corporation, rep., by its Commissioner, Kadapa, Kadapa District.

.....RESPONDENT

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in thecircumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue awrit, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring theaction of the respondent in not disposing of the petitioner's numerous representationsparticularly dated 04-09-2004 for fixing the property tax to the house of the petitioner bearingNo.2/1082, Nagarajupet, Kadapa against the imposition of property tax at abnormal rates asillegal, unjust, arbitrary, extraneous, discriminative and without legal sanction andconsequently direct the respondent to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 04-09-2004 before demanding the enhanced tax.

Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.L.J.VEERA REDDY

Counsel for the Respondent MR.S.I.NEWTON

The Court at the stage of admission, made the following :