Telangana High Court
M/S. Sri Sai Builders Of M/S. Modi … vs The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corp. … on 28 May, 2025
Author: T.Vinod Kumar
Bench: T.Vinod Kumar
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD
FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA
PRADESH
WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN
:PRESENT:
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAJASHEKER REDDY
WP .NO: 2068 of 2009
Between:
1 M/s. Sri Sai Builders of M/s. Modi Ventures,
a registered Partnership firm, rep. by its Authorised Representative,
Soham Modi S/o. Satish Modi, aged 38 yrs, R/o. 2nd Floor, Soham
Mansion, M.G. Road, Secunderabad.
2 M/s. Modi Ventures,
a registered Partnership firm, rep. by its Partner, Soham Modi
S/o. Satish Modi, aged 38 yrs R/o. 2nd Floor, Soham Mansion, M.G. Road,
Secunderabad.
..... Petitioners
AND
1 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep. by its
Commissioner, Hyderabad.
2 The Chief City and Town Planner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (Town Planning Section, Head Office), Hyderabad.
.....Respondents
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the
circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be
pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring
that the action of the respondents in making a levy of Rs.25,54,430/- towards
"Layout Regularization Scheme Charges" in terms of its letter, dated 25-11-
2008 and 17/27/01/2009, while dealing with the building application of the
petitioner dated 26-04-2008, relating to the extension of group housing schemes
i n Sy.Nos. 93, 94 and 95, Mallapur Village, Uppal Mandal, Ranga Reddy
District, as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to
refund the said amount to the petitioners with interest at 18% per annum.
The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the
affidavit filed in support thereof and the order of the High Court dated 06-02-
2009 made in WPMP No.2617 of 2009 in WP No.2068 of 2009 and upon
hearing the arguments of M/s. Bharadwaj Associates, Advocate for the
Petitioners and Sri P. Krishna Reddy, Standing Counsel for GHMC, for the
Respondents, the Court made the following
ORDER:
Though the matter is pending since 2009 and the same is being
adjourned for filing counter by the 2nd respondent, learned Standing
Counsel for the 2nd respondent again seeks time to file counter.
Post after two (2) weeks for filing counter.
If the counter is not filed within the aforesaid period, the 2nd
respondent shall be present in person before the Court.
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
//TRUE COPY//
For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
To
1 The Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation,
Hyderabad.
2 The Chief City and Town Planner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (Town Planning Section, Head Office), Hyderabad. (By Spl.
Messenger)
3 One CC to M/s. Bharadwaj Associates, Advocate (OPUC)
4 One spare copy.
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HIGH COURT
ARR,J
DATED: 2-9-2015
NOTE: Post after two weeks for filing counter
If counter is not filed, For appearance of R-2,
ORDER
W.P.NO. 2068 OF 2009
DIRECTION
HIGH COURT
Nnr
Date of Drafting : 08-09-2015
ARR,J
DATED: 2-9-2015
NOTE: Post after two weeks
for filing counter
If counter is not filed,
For appearance of R-2,
ORDER
W.P.NO. 2068 OF 2009
DIRECTION