( 1 ) THE petitioner is a reputed company engaged in the manufacture of paints. The company filed the present writ petition for a Writ of Mandamus declaring the notice in letter No. 192/advt/mch/99-2000, dated 10-2-2000 issued by the respondent herein as being illegal and void and for a further direction to the respondent to desist from enforcing any demand arising out of the said notice.

( 2 ) BY the impugned notice, the petitioner was requested to furnish the total list of the company s brand name advertisements displayed in the Corporation limits of hyderabad along with advertisement fee. The company was also advised to file self-assessment return in connection with regularisation of unauthorised advertisements and payment of advertisement fee. A reading of the impugned notice discloses mat many of the reputed brand names are advertised/ displayed in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad without taking prior permission from the Commissioner of the corporation duly paying the advertisement fee as per Sections 420 and 421 (1) read with section 622 (2) of the Hyderabad Municipal corporations Act 1955 ( the Act for brevity ). The advertisements, it is allege