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High Court for State of TelanganaWP/42487/2018disposed of no costs

N.Venkata Ratnam, v. State Of Telangana

2018-11-23C.Praveen Kumar2 pages

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 42487 of 2018 ORDER:

1) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sampath Prabhakar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. With the consent of both the parties, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. 2) The present writ petition came to be filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus declaring Notices No. 06/ Cir20/ GHMC/ 2018, dated 25.09.2018; No.06-Cir-20/ GHMC/ 2018, dated 26.10.2018 and notice No.55/ UC/ W.No.105/ CIR20/ TPS/ GHMC/ 2018, dated 05.11.2018 issued by respondent No.3 in respect of land admeasuring Ac.4.10 gts., situated in Sy.No.275 of Gopannapally Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice.

3) Learned Standing Counsel for Corporation, would submit that the impugned notice which is issued on 05.11.2018 may be treated as show cause notice and the petitioner may be directed to submit his explanation in addition to the explanation submitted by him on 12.11.2018, in which event the authorities shall take steps in accordance with law. The

same is not seriously disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

5) Having regard to the above, the writ petition is disposed of holding that the notice, dated 05.11.2018, be treated as a show cause notice and the petitioner shall submit his explanation within one week from today, in addition to the explanation submitted by him on 12.11.2018, in which event, the authorities concerned shall deal with the same in accordance with law. Till the orders are passed basing on the explanation given by the petitioner on 12.11.2018 and further explanation submitted by the petitioner, the authorities shall not take any steps basing on the earlier orders passed. It is needless to mention that if the explanation is not submitted within a period of one week, the authority concerned shall proceed in accordance with law.

6) Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR 23.11.2018 gkv