JUDGMENT

Raju, J.-Special leave granted.

2. The appellant, who was arrayed as second respondent in Writ Petition No. 22227 of 1994 before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, filed by the first respondent in this Court, though succeeded before the learned Single Judge, lost before the Division Bench in Writ Appeal No. 712 of 1995, resulting in this appeal. The Writ Petition before the High Court was filed seeking for a writ of certiorari to call for the records of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad relating to the permission granted by the Corporation to the appellant to erect or display any advertisement/street signs/direction boards/arches on the public roads/colonies etc., within the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and the permission granted for display thereon to the second respondent or to any other person and declare the same to be ultra-vires the provisions of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act and Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The learned Single Juge dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the writ petitioner was not able to establish any illegality as alleged in the transaction. The learned Judge also adverted to the salient features of the