Smt. Kannegolla Venkata Surya Ganga Bala Tripura Sundari, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH ******** WRIT PETITION NO.25560 of 2015 Between :

Smt Kannegolla Venkata Surya Ganga Bala Tripura Sundari, W/o.Late Kannegolla Venkata Rama Siva Raghava Rao, D.No.17-7-5, Lakshmivarapupet, Eluru, West Godavari District & others.

.. Petitioners and The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Secretary, Department of Municipal Administration, Secretariat, Hyderabad & another .. Respondents DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED : 13.08.2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers : Yes / No may be allowed to see the Judgments ?

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be : Yes / No marked to Law Reporters/Journals

3. Whether Their Lordship wish to : Yes / No see the fair copy of the Judgment ?

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.25560 of 2015 ORDER :

Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned Standing counsel for the 2nd respondent and with their consent, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

2. This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent authorities in not taking action on the representation of the petitioners regarding mutation of their names as well as payment of tax in the Municipal records.

3. The petitioners claim that they are in joint possession and enjoyment of 500 square yards, bearing D.No.12-21-7, Pentapadu road, Tadepalligudem Municipality, which consists of 8 shops and that they have also paid tax on 17.06.2005 for the period 2000-01 to 200506. The petitioners claim that they have paid challans for mutations of their names in the municipal records as directed by the authorities of the respondent and the same are enclosed to the representation dated 18.10.2006 submitted by the petitioners to the 2nd respondent. In the year 2007, when the petitioners approached the respondentauthorities to receive the tax as there was no demand from their side, the respondent authorities informed that Assessment No.1080013493 is missing in their records. The petitioners further claim that vexed with the attitude of the authorities of the respondent, they made an application on 22.05.2015 under the Right to Information Act, acknowledged by the 2nd respondent on 23.05.2015. But so far no orders are passed, the petitioners were compelled to file this writ

petition.

4. When the matter is taken up, both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to expeditiously dispose of the representation dated 18.10.2006 submitted by the petitioners.

5. Having regard to the same, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 18.10.2006, and pass appropriate orders as warranted under law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the decision to the petitioners. No costs. Having regard to the same, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, are closed.

__________________ P.NAVEEN RAO,J 13th August, 2015.

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