IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 12939 of 2005 Between: M/s Kameswari Co-op Housing Society Ltd,)TAB-322), rep. by its Secretary, V. Ram Mohan Rao, s/o Bheemaiah, aged about 57 years, R/o 1-2- 43/5,Hydernagar,Nizampet Road, Kukatpally, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Special Chief Secretary, Revenue ( UC-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner (Appeals), Urban Land Ceiling, O/o Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. 4 Chintala Balaiah, S/o Komaraiah, R/o Kondapur Village, Sherilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5 K.Nanchariah s/o K.Chandraiah, R/o. Flat No. A210, Patigadda, secunderabad. 6 G.Venkateswara Rao S/o Ganga Raju, R/o.8-4-20/5, Bholakpoor, Secunderbad. 7 K.Venkateshwarmma W/o Nanchariah, R/o SRT 280, Shanthanagar, Hyderabad. 8 P.Nandivaradhan Rao, S/o. Venkateshwarlu, R/O H.NO. 3-2-189, Bhokkapur, Secunderabad. 9 D.Nagaraju, S/o. Nageswara Rao, R/O. ESTI 05 B-3, Shanathanagar,Hyderabad. 10 G.Sambasiva Rao, S/o Chintaiah, R/o H.No. 10-2-460, Chintal, A.Basti, Hyderabad. 11 D.Chinnammai, W/o. D.Pitchaiah, R/o H.No.8-15,370, Kachiguda, Hyderabad. 12 K.Srinivasa Rao, S/o K.Kanakaiah, R/o H.No.18-21/2, Kancham Bagh, Hyderabad. 13 G.Bala Raj S/o Pandu Ranga Rao, R/O Patigadda, Vaddera Basti, Secunderabad. 14 G.Sharada W/o Sambasiva Rao, R/o H.No.1-1-309, Nallakunta, Hyderabad. 15 N.Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Venkata Ramaiah, R/O Upstairs, Bakaram, Hyderabad. 16 J.Prasada Rao, S/o J.Nageswara Rao, R/o 265/ Road No.1, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 17 J.Kanaka Durga D/o Tatabbay R/o H.No.1-4-789/20, Bakaram, Hyderabad. 18 G.Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Tataiah, R/o H.No.8-12-602, New Nallagunta, Hyderabad. 19 K.Sri Devi, D/o Sambasiva Rao, R/o H.No.1-618/1, E.Maredupalli, Secunderabad. 20 A.Shok Babu S/o Subba Rao 265/B,Road No.1, Jubilee Hills, H yderabad. 21 K.Gangadhara Rao, S/o Srinivasa Rao, R/o H.No.6-4-475, Krishna Nagar, Secunderabad 22 N.Adinarayana, S/o Raghavulu, R/o H.No.265/E, Road No.1, Jubilee Hills H yderabad. 23 N.Samba Siva Rao, S/o Adinarayana R/o H.No.6-3-596/77/A, Naveen Nagar Colony, Hyderabad. 24 G.Ramanjaneyulu, S/o Sambasiva Rao, R/o H.No.10-5-8/4, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 25 J.Nagamma, D/o Venkaiah R/o H.No.6-3-596/79/A, Naveen Nagar Colony, Hyderabad. 26 G.Pandu Ranga Rao, S/o Nalabaludu R/o.Sy.No.79/A/B and 80, Hydernagar, K.P., Hyderabad. 27 J.Venkateswara Rao S/o Raghavulu, R/o H.No.10-1-567, Chinthalabasti Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 28 K.Jayalaxmi W/o Mutyalu R/o 6-1-588, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 29 G.Srinivasa Rao S/o Koteswara Rao, R/o.8-3-322/B, Madhuranagar, Hyderabad. 30 G.Rama Devi D/o Ramachandra Rao R/o 12-11-161, Anamadnagar, Hyderabad. 31 Basaveswara Rao S/o Venkateshwara Rao, R/o.F4/28/VN.Colony, Hyderabad. 32 K.Dhana Lakshmi D/o Subba Rao, R/o 3-6-295, Hyderguda,Hyderabad. 33 N. Samrajyam D/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. 260/E, Road No.1, Jubilee Hilss, Hyd. 34 G. Venkateswara sRao S/o. Muthyalu R/o. 6-3-609/2, Anandanagar Colony, Hyd 35 G. Ajay Ghosh S/o. Chintaiah R/o. 265/E, Road No.1, Jubilee Hilss, Hyd. 36 N. Rambabu S/o. Adi Narayana 6-1-20/2, Begumpet, Hyd 37 N. Vaddikasulu S/o. Venkateswara Rao 79/A/B. A/80, Hedebebger, K.P., Hyderabad 38 N. Murali Krishna S/o. Venkateswaraiah 20-8- 600/A, Naveen Nagar colony, Hyd. 39 K. Savithri D/o. Hanumantha Rao Hyd 40 V. Gandhi S/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. 265/E, Road No.1, Jubilee Hilss, Hyd. 41 K. Ranga Rao S/o. Ramaswamy H.No. 3-5-227, Vital Vadi, Hyd. 42 K. Ramadevi W/o. Nagaiah H.No.12-1-609/59, Laxminagar, Secunderabad RR 5to42 impleaded as per court order dt. 19-10-2005 in WPMP 28915 of 2005 .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ and quash the Memo of the 1st respondent in Memo No. 80679/UC-II(3)/99-32 dated 4-5-2005 and direct the 1st respondent to grant exemption in favour of the petitioner society in respect of the land in Sy.Nos. 78 to 93 of Kondapur Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District as per agreement of sale dated 23-1-1982 and G.O.Ms.No. 136 dated 28-1-1981 and grant such other relief as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: M/S INDUS LAW FIRM WRIT PETITION NO : 696 of 2005 Between: M/s. Kameswari Co-operative Housing society Ltd., (Regd.No.TAB-322), 1-2-43/5, Hydernagar, Behind Nagarjuna Apartments, Nizampet Road, Kukatpally, R.R.Dist., rep.by its Secretary, V.Ram Mohan Rao, S/o.Bheemaiah,R/o.Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradresh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (UC-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderaba 2 Commissioner (Appeals) Urban Land Ceiling, office of the chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 Special officer and competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. 4 Raja Rajeswari Nagar Plot Owners Welfare Association, rep.by its Secretary, Kondapur village, Serilingampally Mandal, RR District. 5 Golden Tulip Estates, rep.by its Managing partner, Kondapur village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 6 Osmania University Teachers welfare society, rep.by its Secretary, Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the 1st respondent in not extending the benefit contained in G.O.Ms.NO.1069 Revenue (UC-I) Department dated 07-12-2002 to the petitioner society and not relaxing paras 4(e) to (h) of G.O.Ms.No.455 dated 29-07-2002 to the allottee members of the petitioner, is arbitrary and discriminatory and further declare that the members of Respondents 4, 5 and 6 are not eligible to avail the benefit of G.O.Ms.No.455 dated 29-07-2002 since they have placed reliance on fraudulent sale deeds and direct the 1st respondent to consider and grant exemption application of the petitioner dated 23-01- 1982 in respect of the land in sy.NOs.78 to 93 of Kondapur village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District or in the laternative extend the benefit contained in G.O.Ms.No.1069 dated 07-12-2002 to the petitioner and its allottee members and consequently issue indivisual orders of allotment to the allottee members of the petitioner society on due payment of the amount as contemplated by G.O.Ms.No.455 dated 29-07-2002 and grant such other relief as it deems fit in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : Common order: Heard Sri V. Venkataramana, learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the 1st respondent, Sri S. Ramachandra Rao, learned senior counsel appearing for Sri K.R. Prabhakar, learned counsel for respondent No.6 in W.P.No. 696 of 2005 and respondent No. 151 in W.P.No. 12939 of 2005, Sri D. Prakash Reddy, learned senior counsel appearing for Sri S. Niranjan Reddy, learned counsel for respondents 146 to 150. It is the common refrain of the learned counsel for the petitioners and of the unofficial respondents that though proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’) were initiated and pursued upto the stage of issue of a notification under section 10 (3) of the Act by way of a Gazette publication No. 98 dated 17-5-2004, possession of the property was not taken by the Government, in respect of urban land in an extent of Ac.237.27 guntas in Sy.Nos. 78 to 93 of Kondapur Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, originally belonging to Chintala Pochaiah and 9 other declarants. It is also the common submission of these counsel that in view of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999, which has come into force in the State of Andhra Pradesh with effect from 27-3-2008, the provisions of the Act are no longer operative in respect of the aforementioned property. The counsel for the petitioners and the unofficial respondents are agreed that in the circumstances, the dispute presented for consideration in these writ petitions by the petitioners, do not survive for adjudication. The writ petitions are accordingly and in view of the submission, dismissed as infructuous. Any disputes or claims between the petitioners and the several non-official respondents herein shall however be subject to determination by the appropriate fora before which any such disputes are presented or are pending as on date. No costs. ________________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 8th April, 2009. GRR