IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.Nos.6042 & 10706 of 2008 W.P.No.6042 of 2008 Between: State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Golconda Mandal, Now Asifnagar Mandal. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Special Court under Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, Boorgula Ramakrishna Building, Hyderabad. 2 Kedarmal S/o.Dev Ram Agarwal R/o.12-2-876/4, Asifnagar, Hyderabad. .....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 to issue an order, direction or writ one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to L.G.C.No.13/1996, dated 28-02-1997 on the file of Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, and quash the same, as illegal, void and against the principles of law and allow the application of the petitioner filed in L.G.C.No.13/1996, in the interest of justice and pass such other or further reliefs. W.P.No.10706 of 2008 Between: State of A.P., rep. by The Mandal Revenue Officer, Golconda Mandal, Now Tahsildar Asifnagar Mandal. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Aleemuddin Ahmed, S/o. Md. Ibrahim R/o. D.No. 10-2-347/1, Asifnagar Village, Hyderabad 2 The Special Court under the A.P. Land Grabbing ( P ) Act, B.R.K.R. Bhavan, Tank Bund, Hyderabad Rep. by iots Registrar. ..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 to issue Rule Nisi calling for the entire records leading up to and inclusive of the judgment made in LGC No. 91/1996 ont eh file of the Special Court, under the Andra Pradesh Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, Hyderabad dated 26-02-1997 and quash the same, as illegal, viod and against the principles of law and allow the application of the petitioner filed in LGC No. 91/1996 in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.Nos.6042 & 10706 of 2008 COMMON ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Ramulu,J) Both these writ petitions are filed challenging the orders passed by the Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, Hyderabad in L.G.C.No.13 of 1996 dated 28.2.1997 and L.G.C.No.91 of 1996 dated 26.2.1997 respectively. State filed LGCs before the Special Court complaining that the unofficial respondents are land grabbers and the State is the absolute owner of the land in question. After full trial, the Special Court found that State is not the owner of the petition schedule land and the unofficial respondents are not land grabbers. Questioning the said orders, the State ventured to file the present writ petitions after a lapse of (11) years. Absolutely there is no plausible explanation put-forth explaining the delay of (11) years in filing the writ petitions. We are of the opinion that the writ petitions suffer from irretrievable laches and no interference can be made by this Court at this length of time i.e. after more than (11) years. The writ petitions are liable to be dismissed on this ground alone. Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed. No costs. ____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 10.6.2008 DA THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.Nos.6042 & 10706 of 2008 (Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Ramulu) 10.6.2008