IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5529 of 2001 Between: Kasarla Thandava Krishana Rao and 2 others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Commissioner, Appeals, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and 13 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.5529 of 2001 O R D E R: This is a writ of certiorari filed by the petitioners to quash the orders of the 1st respondent-Commissioner of Appeals dated 30.09.2000 in confirming the orders of the 2nd respondent-Special Officer (Competent Authority), Urban Land Ceilings, Warangal dated 12.12.1985. The 2nd respondent-Special Officer by order dated 12.12.1985 passed orders under Sec.8(4) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976 declaring that the declarants hold the land in excess of the ceiling limit by 1,03,591 square meters. As against the said order, the petitioners herein who are appellants Nos. 1 to 3 before the Commissioner of Appeals filed the appeal and the Commissioner of Appeals dismissed the said appeal. Aggrieved by the same, this writ petition is filed. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976 (Act 33/1976) was repealed by Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 (Act 15/1999), however, there were certain savings with regard to vesting of the vacant land under sub-sec.(3) of Sec.10 after taking over the possession by the State Government and payment made to the State Government for granting exemption etc. It is stated that the stage of declaration is only by passing orders under Sec.8(4) and admittedly, no orders have been passed under Sec.9 and 10 of the Act and the possession is with the declarants. It is further stated that pursuant to the Repeal Act 15/1999, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue (UC.5) Department issued Circular Memo No.17377/UC.I(1)/2008-1, dated 24.04.2008 stating that all pending cases in different stages i.e. under Sec.(1), 8(4) and notifications under Sec.10(1), 10(3) and Notice under Sec.10(5) shall abate. In view of the above circular, the impugned order passed by the 2nd respondent- Special Officer (Competent Authority) Urban Land Ceilings, Warangal in U.C.Case No.B2/A5/4788, 4801 to 4806/76 and 4870/82 dated 12.12.1985 as confirmed by the 1st respondent-Commissioner of Appeals, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P.Hyderabad dated 30.09.2000 stand abates, and nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition, and the writ petition has become infructuous. The Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 20.08.2010 Dsr