IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION No.26733 of 2014 DATE: 09.02.2026 Between:

Chirec School and another …Petitioners AND The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep., by its Commissioner, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad.

…Respondent

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:-

“…to issue a Writ order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in directing the petitioner to pay trade license fee of Rs.12,00,000/- for the year 2014-15 by enhancing it from previous figure of Rs.1,20,000/- p.a., demanded for the year 2013-14 including by issuing the Resolution No.371 dated 24.02.2014 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and direct the respondents not to collect any enhanced license fee from the 1^st petitioner for the year 2014-2015 and pass such other order or orders…”

2. Heard Sri S. Niranjan Reddy, learned Senior counsel for the petitioners and Sri G. Madhusudhan Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC, appearing for the respondent.

Perused the record.

3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that for the assessment years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14, the trade license fee was Rs.1,20,000/-, and he further contended that the petitioner has been paying the said amount of Rs.1,20,000/-, now, which was subsequently enhanced from Rs.1,20,000/- to 12,00,000/- and that for the assessment year 2014-15, an amount of Rs.12,00,000 was levied, without any rational basis.

4. In that view of the matter, it is also contended by learned counsel for the petitioners that the amount has already been corrected and that they have been paying Rs.1,20,000/- even for the disputed assessment year. That being so, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, the respondent is at liberty to verify the records, and, if necessary, collect and levy the trade fee proportionately and additionally.

5. It is needless to mention that if there are any arrears of license fee, the respondent is at liberty to invoke the provisions of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955, and raise demands accordingly.

6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any are pending, shall stand closed.

_________________________________ SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J Date: 09.02.2026 ds