IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18915 of 2008 Between: B.S. Ramamohan, Advocate S/o. Sri Veerarajaugaru R/o. Door No. 45-53-11 "KASYAPA", Abid Nagar, Akkayapalem, Visakhapatnam-16 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by the District Collector, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Special Officer, Urban Land Ceiling Collector's Office, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS 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 writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring notice No. 130/08 dt. Nil. 07.2008 as illegal, amounts to exercising the jurisdiction not conferred on the Respondents and violative of Article 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently restrain the Respondents from interfering with petitioner's right, title and possession regarding House No. 45-53-11, "Kasyapa" Abid Nagar, Akkayyapalem Post, Visakhapatnam-16 and pass such other or further orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.V.BHATT 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:01-09-2008 usd/msv To 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by the District Collector, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Special Officer, Urban Land Ceiling Collector's Office, Maharanipeta, Visakhapatnam. 3 Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.