IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. KANTHA RAO WRIT APPEAL NO.839 of 2004 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 17.02.2004 in W.P.NO.2964 OF 1991 on the ﬁle of the High Court.) Between: Nalla Appa Rao S/o N. Chinnaiah, 6-1-4, Chinwaltair, Visakhapatnam. ...APPELLANT AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department (Urban Land Ceiling) Secretariat, Hyderabad rep by Secretary. 2 The Commissioner for Land Reforms & Urban Land Ceilings, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR.INENIVENKATA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court delivered the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO WRIT APPEAL NO.839 of 2004 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble Mr Justice B.Prakash Rao) Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Government Pleader for Assignment for the respondents. At their request, the Writ Appeal itself is taken up for disposal. The Writ Appeal and Writ Petition No.2964 of 1991 arise out of the proceedings under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (“the Act” for brevity) and admittedly, the stage at which the proceedings were challenged was under Section 10 (5) of the Act. The possession is already with the appellant in view of the interim order. Having regard to the same, all such proceedings automatically lapse by virtue of provisions of enactment of Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 and no further proceedings arise. The Writ Appeal is, accordingly, dismissed. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) ________________ (R.KANTHA RAO, J) 18th September 2008 RRB