IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE 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.341 of 2005 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 28.10.2004 in W.P.NO.12542 OF 1993 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Special Officer and Comptetent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. ...APPELLANTS AND 1 J. Pratap Singh died per L.R. Smt. Shantha Devi, W/o. Dharam Veer Singh, R/o. H.No. 4-89, Vikasnagar Colony, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. 2 Smt. Lakpathi Devi, W/o. Late Shanti Kumar Singh, r/o. Jaunpur District, U.P. 3 Smt. Rajmatha Devi (died) per LRs, W/o. Late Ranbir Singh, r/o. Jaunpur District, U.P. 4 Smt. Shivamathi Devi (died) per LRs, W/o. Late Ranbir Singh, r/o. Katni, M.P. 5 Suryapratap Singh, s/o. J.P. Singh, R/o. Dwarakapuri Colony, Hyderabad. 6 T.K. Singh, S/o. Late Gajraj Singh, R/o. Sankeswar Bazar, Hyderabad. 7 Rayipratap Singh, S/o. J.P. Singh, R/o. Sankeswar Bazar, Hyderabad. 8 J.P. singh, S/o. Late Gajraj singh, R/o. Dwarakapuri Colony, Hyderabad. 9 Harinath Babu, S/o. Not Known to the appellants, Major, r/o. Hyderabad. 10 Smt. Kamala Bai, W/o. Not Known to the appellants, Major, r/o. Hyderabad. 11 S.L. Reddy, S/o. Not Known to the appellants, Major, r/o. Hyderabad. 12 The Singareni Colleries Officers Co-operative House, Buildings Soceity Limited, Regd.No. tab-245, Rep. by A. Rajendra Prasad, S/o. Nagabhushanam, Occ: Executive Officer (H), R/o. H.No. 103, Jaya Residency, Osmangad, New Malakpet, Hyderabad. 13 Smt. Kiran Singh, W/o. Yashwanth Singh, Kolepande, Shantinagar, Post Sadar, District: Azamgadh, U.P. 14 Smt Sashikala Singh, w/o. Late Bahadur Singh, Purani Vill (Khurd) Post, Khethasarai, Jaunpur District, U.P. 15 Ramakrishna Singh. w/o. Late Ranveer Singh, R/o. Gayathrinagar, New Kanthi Road, Kanti, M.P. 16 Shyam Krishna Singh, S/o. Ranveer Singh, R/o. Gayathrinagar, New Kanthi Road, Kanti, M.P. 17 The Industries Dept.Employees House Building Coop. Society Ltd.,rep. by its President A.P. Reddy, Chirag Ali Lane, Hyderabad R17 is impleaded as per Court order dt.22-2-2006 in WAMP 4477 of 2005 18 Roudri Coop.Housing Society Ltd., rep. by its Secretary R.Malakondaiah S/o.Vulaiah, R/o. M.S.No.12, Malakpet Colony, Hyderabad. R18 is impleaded as per Court order dt.15-6-2006 in WAMP 869 of 2006. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellants: MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.G.DHANANJAI 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.341 of 2005 JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble Mr Justice B.Prakash Rao) This Writ Appeal is filed against the order of the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition No.12542 of 1993 dated 28.10.2004. Either side counsel represented that by virtue of adoption of the Repeal Act, 1999 (Act 59 of 1999) passed by the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly and Council to repeal the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, the principal Act stood repealed and hence, nothing survives in the Writ Appeal. Accordingly, the Writ Appeal is dismissed as infructuous. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) ________________ (R.KANTHA RAO, J) 25th June 2008 RRB