D. Chittaranjandas, S/O Late Venkata Swamy, v. The State Of Telangana, Rep.
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.21657 OF 2016 ORDER:
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development appearing for the 1st respondent and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent. With their consent, the present Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage.
Since this Court is not going into the merits of the case, hearing the unofficial respondents may not be necessary. 2 . The present writ petition came to be filed with the following prayer:
"to issue a writ, order or direction specially in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent in removing the encroachments made by respondents 3 & 4 over the drainage and sewerage canal passing in front of the residence of the Petitioner bearing H.No. 6-131 to 139 Market Road, Mancherial, Adilabad District as illegal arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to remove the said encroachment forthwith."
3. Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent to abide by the directions given by the Director (Planning), Municipal Administration and Urban Development (M1) Department vide his Memo No.4880/M1/2016 dated 28.04.2016.
4. Learned Standing Counsel for Municipality appearing for the 2nd respondent did not dispute the same.
5. Having regard to the above, and without going into merits of
the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to act in accordance with law in respect of cleaning the drainage blocks in Mancherial Town, more particularly in front of the house of the petitioner, as early as possible, preferably within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
_______________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR Date:05.07.2016 INL