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The High Court of Telangana, Rep by its Registrar (General), Ghansi Bazar, Hyderabad The High Court of Telangana, Rep by its Registrar (Judicial), Ghansi Bazar, Hyderabad The Greater Hyde_rabad lvlunicipal Corporation, Hyderabad, rep bv its uommtssroner. ofiice at Municipal Complex, A/airi Road, Lower T'ank Bund, Hyderabad 500 029 The Hy0era0ad Co ectorate, Chirag All Lane, Nampally, Hyderabad -DeputyDirector, Survey and_ Land Records, Hyderabad District, Office at ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Nricle 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the Hrgh'cJurt may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in thl nature of writ of mandamus by decraring the inaction of the Respondent No.1 and 2 for not provld ing/issu ing the certified copies to the petitioner in cD.No.9441 of 2o21, dt.10-12.2021 is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article of constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondent No.2 to provide the certified copies sought by the petitioner in cD.No.944't of 2021, dt.10.12.2021 by tracing out the jridiciat record pertaining to wP.No.547 of 1960 alternatively by reconstiucting the file of WP.No.547 of 1960 IA NOi 1 0F 2022 Petition und )r Soction 151 CPC praying that in the circurnstarrces stated in the affidavit filed in supoort of the petition, the High court may be pleased to direct the Respondent Nr>.2 t'r trace out the file pertaining to WP.No f;47 cf 1960 and to issue the certifier ccpies sought by the petitioner in CD' rrlo 9'141 of 2021 ' dl.1o.12.2021, pendinq disposal of the main Writ Petition' IA NO :2OF 2022 PetitionunderS:ctionl5,lCPCprayingthatinthecircurrstancesstatedin the affidavit filed ir support of the petition, the High Court may be plerased to direct Respondent No,:3 o produce the Concerned file/records before this |lon,ble Court, pertainingtoWPNo|;4Toflg60,intheircustodytoenablt:thelpetitionerto ploceed f urther ir r rerr;ubmission of OS No 27 of 2O2O penc rng rn the file of Hon'ble XXVII Ad jitiorral Chief Judge, City Civil Court' Secu.rderabad' pending disposal of the ma n Wrrt Petition IA NO: 3 OF 2022 PetitionuncerSectionl5lCPCprayingthatinthecircumstancesstatedin theaffidavitfi|edinlrJpportofthepetition,theHighCourtrnaybepleasedto permitthepetition:rt:appearandtodefendtheabovewritpelitionaSthepartyin person in the inter 3st of justice Counsel for the Petltir>ner: Ms. M SIRISHA RANI Counsel for the Resp,rndent Nos.1&2: SRI Y RAMA RAO(SC :OR APHC) CounselfortheResp'rndentNo.3:SRIGMADHUSUDHANRT:DD\/(SCFOR Greater HyderabaLd Municipal Corporation) Counsel for the Fesp'ondent No.4: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER !i'. .i' THE HONOURABLE SRI JTISTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NAITDIKONDA Writ Petition No. 43652 of2O22 ORDER: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice P.SAM KOSIIfi) - The instant Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of tJre Constitution of India praying the Court for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of 'respondent Nos.l ald 2 herejn in not providing / issuing certified copies to the petitioner vide application in C.D.No.9441 of 2021, dated 1O.12.2021 as illegal, arbitrar5r, violative of Constitution of India; arld consequently to direct respondent No.2 to provide certified copies as sought by the petitioner in C.D.No.9441 of 2021, dated 10.12.2021, by tracing out the judicial record pertaining to Writ petition No.547 of 1960.

2. Heard Ms.M. Sirisha Rani, learned counsel for the petitioner; ald Mr.Y. Rama Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the High Court, for respondent Nos. I and 2.

3. The challenge in the instant writ petition is to provide for certified copies of the order dated 15.02.1961 passed in Writ Petition No.547 of 1960 to the petitioner by tracing out the record:/' Lral ne,l Standing Counsel for the High Court of 4. Telangana, a.pp':aring on behalf of respondent \os l and 2' submitted t lat counter-a-ffidavit has been filed t'y rr:spondent Nos.1 and 2 stating in very categorical terms that exct:pt for the original ordr:r clated l5'O2'lg6t in Writ Petition No'54/ of 1960' the Registry could not trace out aly other document pertaining to Writ PetitiorL No.547 of 1960 in spite of intensive search having beer mzrde out by them' Nonetheless' th': serrch is till going on. He furrher submitted that if at all if tlte r':cords are 5. traced or.rt anri are made available, and if the condi'-ion of the documents r,r'or.rld make it possible for preparation of a certified copy, the sanre shall definitely be made av ilalrle to the petitioner. Howe'rer, learned counsel for the petitioner a'ed also the 6. learned St rncl: ng Counsel for respondent Nos' I ar.rd 2' have accepted tlre leLct that certified copies of the origi:ral order dated 15.02.19[:] passed in Writ Petition No'547 of 1960 have been made avail able to the Petitioner'

7. GiverL the fact that certified copies of the original order dated15.t2.1()6lpassedinWritPetitionNo.54Tof1960have beenmadr:avrrilabletothepetitionerandtherespgr,ldentNos'1 ( and 2 have expressed their effort in tracing the original record f documents for getting the certified copies, we do not find it Proper to keep the rnstant petition pending any further. However, in the event if the records / documents relating to Writ Petition No.547 of 1960 are traced out at a lhter point of time, the petitioner would be at liberty to apply for certified copy of the remaining original record afresh. 8 With these disposed of. No costs. observations, the writ petition starrds //TRUE COPYII SD/-P. PA

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1.) HIGH COURT DATED:19 t03l?'O25 ORDER WP.No.43 652' ol 2022 {tE:iI4 14: 21 niR (-) \- ';i' I I : ; I i DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS (+- q. ?.)