IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21875 of 2008 Between: K.Suguna Rao S/o Late Tirupathi, D.No.20-14, Adarshanagar, Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary (ULC), AP., Hyderabad. 2 The Special Officer, Urban land Ceiling O/o 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 issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notice of the 2nd respondent in Rc.No.130/2008 dt. - 07-2008 as arbitrary and without any lawful authority or jurisdiction by issuing a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and consequently to set aside the Notice in Rc.No.130/2008 dt. -07-2008 in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.M.K.CHAITANYA Counsel for the Respondents: 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.30.9.2008 msv