THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.25907 of 2011 ORDER: Heard Sri M.Prabhakar Rao, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) and, with their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are not considering their applications dated 16.06.2008, for regularization of unauthorized occupation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008, though applications submitted by similarly situated persons were considered and disposed of. The petitioners’ claim to be landless and houseless poor; they had occupied small extents of government land (below 80 sq. yards) in T.S.No.97, Ward No.4, Block No.76 of New Bakaram, Musheerabad, Hyderabad; and had constructed dwelling houses thereat. The petitioners state that the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad had given house numbers to their respective houses; their houses were assessed to tax; and were provided with electricity and drinking water connections. Their grievance is that, though they had made an application on 16.06.2008 to the District Collector, Hyderabad (second respondent) in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008, no response is forthcoming thereto for the past three years, necessitating their having to invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008 prescribes the guidelines for regularization governing transfer of rights to certain specified categories of occupants of unassigned government lands. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) states that G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008 continues to remain in force as on date. As G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008 is still in force, I consider it appropriate to direct the second respondent to consider the petitioners’ application dated 16.06.2008, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008, and, thereafter, pass necessary orders thereupon in accordance with law. The entire exercise in this regard shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:16.09.2011 Note:Furnish copy within ten days. bo usd