IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11685 of 2000 Between: M/s. Deccan Iron Manufacturing Works Amberpet, Hyderabad, rep., by its Managing Director Md. Abdul Motasib. … Petitioner AND The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Kowturu Vinaya Kumar Counsel for the respondent : Sri A. Ramalingeswara Rao This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11685 of 2000 ORDER:- This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to set aside notice dated 01.04.2000 issued by the respondent. The petitioner purchased land admeasuring 600 and 300 square yards from the original owners under two registered sale deeds dated 27.06.1986 and 28.10.1993 respectively. The petitioner, aggrieved by notice dated 01.04.2000 issued under Section 10(5) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short, ‘the Act’), whereby the respondent directed him to surrender land admeasuring 933 square metres, which is in his possession, filed this writ petition. At the hearing, Sri Kowturu Vinaya Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that much before the order under Section 8(4) of the Act was passed determining the surplus land, the petitioner purchased the property in question and that no notice was given to him at any point of time before the impugned order was passed. He, however, stated that the petitioner may be permitted to workout alternative remedies such as appeal under Section 33 of the Act and also to seek regularization of its possession under the various G.Os., issued by the State Government from time to time. In view of the submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.14865 of 2000 ﬁled by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 13.10.2008 ES