Madhu Kamath v. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.PRAVEEN KUMAR W.P.No.46726 of 2018 Order:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.L.Venkateswara Rao, Standing Counsel for G.H.M.C. With their consent, the matter is disposed of at the admission stage. 2.

Today, when the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue in the present writ petition is squarely covered by the common order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in W.P.No.5130 of 2016 dated 18.10.2016 and batch and requested to dispose of the present writ petition in terms of the said order. Copy of the order dated 18.10.2016 is placed on record along with writ petition as material paper. The same is not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for Respondent Corporation. The operative portion of the said order reads as under:

"In case the petitioners have submitted applications for regularisation on or before 1.3.2016, the Respondent Municipal Corporation shall not take coercive steps to demolish the illegal structures raised by them till orders are passed on their applications for regularisation, and the said orders are communicated to them. It is open to the Municipal Corporations, in such of those cases where the applications for regularisation are rejected, to initiate action for demolishing the subject structures in accordance with the provisions of GHMC Act and the Rules and bye-laws made thereunder. It is made clear that in such of those cases where applications, seeking regularisation, have not been submitted before 1.3.2016, it is open to the Municipal Corporations concerned to take action for demolition of the illegal structures in accordance with law."

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Following the above referred order and for the reasons recorded therein, this writ petition is also disposed in terms of the

above mentioned order dated 18.10.2016 in W.P.No.5130 of 2016. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ (C.PRAVEEN KUMAR, J) Date:24.12.2018 msb