IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18784 of 2008 Between: G.Varalakshmi W/o. Venkata Ramana Murthy R/o. D.No. 37-10-187, Ward No.41, Ayyappanagar, Visakhapatnam ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary to Govt., Revenue Department, A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Officer, Office of the Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam. .....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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings bearing Rc.No. 130/08, dt. 15.7.2008 issued by the 2nd respondent authority as arbitrary, illegal, null adn void and to set aside the same adn consequently to direct the respondents not to evict the petitioner from the land and building admeasuring an extent of 240sq.yards bearing municipal No. 37-10-187, Ward No. 41, situated in Sy.No. 12/3, Ayyappanagar Colony, Kapparada Village, Visakhapatnam and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.BALAJI MEDAMALLI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ petition is ﬁled challenging the impugned notice issued by the 2nd respondent – Special Oﬃcer, Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam directing the petitioner to ﬁle application under G.O.Ms.No.747 dated 18.6.2008 for regularization of the unauthorized constructions made by him in the surplus urban land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage itself. It is the case of the petitioner that the land in his possession is not surplus land and, therefore, there is no need for him to ﬁle application seeking regularization of his possession under G.O.Ms.No.747 dated 18.6.2008. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue on instructions submits that the impugned notice is issued only to create awareness in persons who are in possession of the surplus lands and there is no compulsion for the petitioner to avail the beneﬁt of the said Government Order. However, on instructions she submits that the respondents are withdrawing the impugned notice issued to the petitioner. In view of the above, no further orders are necessary to be passed in this writ petition. It is accordingly closed. However, it is made clear that this order does not preclude the respondents from initiating action against those persons who are found to be in possession of surplus land in accordance with law. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt. 29.8.2008 Msv/ka ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary to Govt., Revenue Department, A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Officer, Office of the Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam. 3.2CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 4.2CD copies