IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.17128 of 2003 Between: 1 Durgam Pentaiah S/o Late Sri Chandraiah R/o H. No. 5-25, Dulapally Village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 Durgam Subash S/o Late Sri Chandraiah R/o H. No. 5-25, Dulapally Village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy Distirct ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Special Officer & Competent Authority Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. 2 Commissioner, Appeals O/o Chief commissioner of Land Administration, 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 issue any appropriate Writ order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Certiorari Calling for the records relating to the order made by the second respondent dated 26/5/2003 in proceedings No. HYD/349/9 confirming the proceedings of the first respondent dated 20/6/1994 in proceedings No. G1/361/77 and quash the same as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India as well as contrary to the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling Act, 1976 and consequently stay all further proceedings including dispossession of the petitioners in respect of their lands admeasuring Ac. 7.04 guntas and Ac. 7.03 guntas respectively in Survey No. 121 of Dullapally Village, Qutubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and to pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1&2: GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following : ORDER: This matter arises under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The proceedings were at the appellate stage, and possession of the lands was not taken over by the Government. Therefore, in view of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999, which is being implemented in the State of Andhra Pradesh with effect from 27.03.2008, all the proceedings initiated by the respondents get abated. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 29.07.2009 va