IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.26072 OF 2008 DATED:07.09.2010 Between: Koneru Lakshmana Kumar … Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.26072 OF 2008 ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned counsel appearing for the respondents that the subject matter of the writ petition is covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P. No.26688 of 2007 and batch, dated 28.04.2010. Following the judgment referred to above, this writ petition is disposed of, holding that, (a) it shall be competent for the Urban Development Authorities or the Local authorities, as the case may be, to insist on submission of clearance/permission under the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006 as a condition precedent for releasing of layouts; and (b) the land has been put to non-agricultural use before the 2006 Act came into force, such clearance/permission shall not be insisted. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 07.09.2010 bnr