THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.715 and 716 of 2006 Dated: 21-09-2006 Between: K. Vijaya Raja Gopal Rao and others …. PETITIONERS AND The Government of A.P., represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (UC II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. …RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.715 and 716 of 2006 COMMON ORDER: In these two writ petitions, the petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in keeping the lands in Survey No. 159/a,c,d, 158/a,158/b of Shayampet Village, Hanamkonda Revenue Mandal, Warangal District as vacant land under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling And Regulation) Act, 1976 (‘the Act’, for brevity) as illegal and arbitrary. The interlocutory matters are listed today for consideration. At this stage itself, it is brought to the notice of this Court that similar writ petitions, being Writ Petition Nos. 17759,18133,18134,18192,18516 and 18518 of 2005, were dismissed by this Court observing that petitioners therein can avail the benefit of the Government Orders in G.O. Ms. No. 455, dated 29.7.2002. The judgment of this Court in the said Batch, dated 9.9.2005, has been affirmed by the Division Bench in Writ Appeal Nos. 1336 and 1338 of 2005, dated 27.6.2006. Therefore, the matters were taken up for hearing and are being disposed of. As noticed hereinabove, there is no dispute that the petitioners herein are also similarly situated. Therefore, these writ petitions are also dismissed while observing that it shall be open to the petitioners to make appropriate applications to the 2nd respondent for regularization under G.O. Ms. No.455, dated 29.7.2002, if not already made. The writ petitions a re accordingly dismissed. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S. RAO,J) 21st September, 2006 pnb