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Petition uncre riection 151 cpc praying that in the circumr,tances stated in the affidavit fired irr rrpport of the petition, the High court may rre preased to issue interim direction t:r lrre respondents, to forthwith take action orr representation dt.25.O3.2025 of :t e f retitioner, pending disposal of Writ petiticn. Counsel for the l),:t tioner: SRI SRIVANI VUTLA Counsel for the Rr:s pondent No.1: Gp FOR MCPL ADMN URBAIt DEV counsel for the Rr-'s rondent Nos.2 and 3: sRl ARUN KUMAR MTDDE, sc FoR GREATER HyDERA IAD MUNtCtpAL CORpoRATtOrv(cnruc) The Court made ttre following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10961 0F 2025 ORDER:(ORAL) This writ petition is hled by the petitioner seeking the following relief: ". . . to issue a Writ or order/s more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting the petitioner to pay properly tax for the entire 8382 Sft vide PTIN No'100515698 as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to collect the prope(y tax from the petitioner for the extent of 3200 Sft only in respect of Offrce Space situated h 5-9-1891206' ['enanine Estate, Gunfoundry, Abids, Hyderabad and be pleased to .

2.HeardMs.SrivaniVutla,leamedcounselforthepetitioner, and Mr. Arun Kumar Midde, leamed standing counsel for Greater HyderabadMunicipalCorporation(GHMC),appearingfor respondent Nos.2 and 3.

3. Leamed counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner is a tenant of Commercial Space No'201 admeasuring 3200 square feet,insecondfloorinthepremisesNo.5-9-l8g,LenanineEstate, 2 Gunfoundr', .l.bids, Hyderabad. petitioner is running Vocational Junior Oollel t, in the said premises and it also has sevcral other shops. 'l l e , rrvner of the subject property has rerlur.:sted the iesponden..1r lhorities to collect the property tax frorn th,t tenants as per the rt( Mllrements of the each shop. petitioner. ras paid an amount ()f F.s .68,150/- (Rupees one lakh sixty eight thou:;and one hundred arc I j_v only) towards property tax in 2013, ls d,,:manded by the tillNl( raurhorities ulde Receipt No.0191170103 13301. and cheque No.t3l :'598 on 01.03.2013. Subsequentl.v, petitioner has also paid an a r,runt of Rs.2,32,7gg/- (Rupees two lakhs ttrirty two thousand s er', r L hundred and eighty eight onlr,) vrare Receipt No.0l9l I 7r) | ( rtql'r 15169 and cheque No.62l g35 on 09.0j1.2 015.

4. Learle.d 'ounsel lor the petitioner .submitted that pt:rtitioner has paid alt e\.( r'ss amount than its liability and has been "ecluesting the GIINIC aur - orities to adjust the property tax paid in ex,:ess by the petition : - I rr the future assessment years. Despi:e several requests made r1, the petitioner, necessary action has nc,t been taken by the I i l{MC authorities. Now, GHMC authc rit,.es are J insisting the petitioner to pay the Property tax for the entire plot area of 8382 square feet in respect ofthe subject property'

5. As per the assessment history of the property tax pertaining to subject property fumished by the leamed standing counse[ for GHMC, the total arrears along with the interest of property tax for premises No.5-9-189/206-209, Lenanine Estate' Gunfoundry' Abids, Hyderabad, from the years 2008-09 to 2024-25 is Rs.63,35,493/- (Rupees sixty three lakhs thirty hve thousand four hundred and ninety three only)' Further current half yearty property tax payable is Rs.64,638/- (Rupees sixty four thousand six hundred and thirty eight only) and total tax of Rs'l'29'2761- (Rupees one lakh twenty nine thousand two hundred and seventy six onty) is payable for the current year i'e', 2025-26' 6 According to the leamed counsel for the petitioner' petitioner has paid Rs.1,68,150/- on 01'03'2013 and Rs'2'32'7881- 09.02.2015 towards Property tax' Petitioner has in fact Paid an excess amount and also submitted a representation dated

25.03.2025 requesting the GHMC authorities to adjust the excess I t \ 4 amount paid by the petitioner towards propefty tax for the subsequen | 3.: ,,:)ssment years 7 \r!'itlror" . r:ntering into the merits of the case, the rv.rir. petition is disposerl ,:' directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to conr;ider the represerrtal ior ,-rf the petitioner dated 25 .03 .2025, and pas s orders, in accoldanr:e vith law, by affording opportunity of hearirrg to the petitioner. as :",.peditiously as possible, preferabll. wir.hin a period of four (4) rvr t,ks from the date of receipt of a copy of this oider. There shall tre lo order as to costs. As rL s:rluel thereto, miscellaneous applicatirtrs, if any, pending in .trj: writ petition stand closed. //TRUE COPY// SD/.M. OSMAN ALI BAIG .\AS$lSTANI REGISTRAR \ SEGT|ON OFFTCER , Secretariat, The State of \"/ The Secretarl,,lunicipal Administration Departm Telangana, Hyr erabad. The Commiss o rr:r, The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corptretion, Lower Tank Bund, ll Tc :rabad. The Deputy () rr rmissioner, The Greater Hyderabad Municipal (lorporation, Circle No 14, G ;sha Mahal, Abids, Hyderabad One CC to [,4/ s ]Srivani Vutla, Advocate [OPUC] Two CCs to CiF tor Municipal Administration Urban Developrne,rt, High Court for the State c[' ,rlangana, at Hyderabad [OUTI One CC to Sri A rn Xlmai ViOde, SC for'Greaier Hyderabad Municipal Corporation((i H /1C) Two CD Copi5'5

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7. To, TJ LS cl-l? r l HIGH COURT DATED:10104'2025 ORDER WP.No.10961 nf 2025 /-::=:= . rE .S fAft ..4 ?1 ''t' 21fr 9 o a DISPOSING If, F THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT CO:';TS ct?- ulosbf