IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBURARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 9761 of 1995 Between: 1 RUSI SOHRABHI IRANI S\OMOTIBHAI SOHRABHI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 2 BEHRAM RASHID DASTOOR S/O THAMINA RASHDID DASTOOR KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 3 RUBY SOHRABHI IRANI D/O MOTIBHAI SOHRABHI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 4 RUSI SOHRABHI IRANI D/O MOTIBHAI SOHRABHI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 5 ASPI SOHRABJI IRANI S/O MOTI BHAI SOHRABJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 6 BEHRAM SOHRABHI IRANI S/O MOTIBAI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 7 SHAPUR KHODABUX IRANI S/O GAWHAR KHODABUX IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST. 8 ABAN KHODABUX IRANI S/O GAHWAR KHODABUX IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 9 ARMIN KHODABAX IRANI S/O GAHWAR KHODABZX IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 10 DOLLY FAREDOON IRANI W/O FAREDON SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 11 FARHAD GEW IRANI S/O GEW SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 12 SHAPUR GEW IRANI S/O GEW SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 13 SHAPUR GEW IRANI S/O GEW SHARURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 14 MAHROOK GEW IRANI D/O GEW SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 15 BEHRAM SHAPURIJI IRANI D/O SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 16 VILLOO BEHRAM IRANI D/O BEHRAM SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 17 KHURSHID BEHRAM IRANI D/O BEHRAM SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST 18 AFREEN BEHRAM IRANI D/O BEHRAM SHAPURJI IRANI KAZIPET WARANGAL DIST ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REFORMS &URBAN LAND CEILING NAMPALLY STATION ROAD HYDERABAD,A.P 2 THE SPECIAL OFFCR. AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY URBAN LAND CEILING WARANGAL .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 appropriate writ order or direction, and declaring the proceeding of the 2nd respondent in C.C. No. A3/1139/76 dt. 16/01/1995 as confirmed by the 1st respondent in his order C. No. WGL/30/95 DT. 22/04/1995, as illegal arbritary and contrary to the possession urban land ceiling and regulation 1976 and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.VENKATESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: THE ADVOCATE GENERAL The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 9761 of 1995 05-02-2009 Oral Order: This writ petition is filed challenging the proceedings of the 2nd respondent – competent authority -- dated 16-01- 1995 declaring that the petitioners are holders of excess urban land of an extent of 58,154 Sq. Meters; as confirmed by the order of the 1st respondent dated 22-04-1995 by the dismissal of the appeal preferred by the petitioners against the orders of the competent authority. Learned counsel for the petitioners now states that in view of the repeal of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’) and as the proceedings initiated under the provisions of the repealed Act have not proceeded beyond the stage of Section 8 (4) of the Act, the urban property of the petitioners is beyond the regulatory ambit of the provisions of the Act and therefore they are no longer substantively aggrieved by the order of the competent authority dated 16-01-1995 nor by the order of the 1st respondent dated 22-04-1995 dismissing their appeal. In view of the submissions made on behalf of the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed as ‘not pressed’. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 05-02-2009 Pvks