WP/23655/2009 of Hotel Urvasi Vs The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on 31 December 2009

Between:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE

:PRESENT:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY

WRIT PETITION NO : 23655 of 2009

Hotel Urvasi,

6-3-665/A/1, Opp.NIMS, Panjagutta, Hyderabad-82, Rep. by its General Manager, B.Srinivas.

AND

..... Petitioner

1. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner & Special Officer, Tankbund road, Hyderabad.

2. The Additional Commissioner (Advertisement Setion)

Head Office, Tankbund Road, Hyderabad.

3. M/S U.S.M.Business Systems Pvt. Ltd.

(Authorized Advertisement Fee Collection Agent of GHMC), 1-8-319/2, Patigadda, Behind Ford show room, Begumpet, Secunderabad-500003.

.....Respondents

Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstancesstated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriatewrit, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring theproceedings No. 245/AD1/Advt./GHMC/2009/429-07, dated. 9.10.2009 of the 1[st]respondent and the demand notice no. 92054, dated 20.10.2009 issued by the 3[rd]respondent as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and consequently set aside thesame.

The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed insupport there of and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M.SRINIVAS, Advocate for the Petitioner and Smt Kalpana Ekbote, SC for Municipalities, for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2,the Court made the following: