THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI W.P.No. 12378 of 2001 Date: 31-10-2011 Between Bandaru Adinarayana … Petitioner and The Commissioner of Appeals O/o The Chief Commissioner Land Administration, Govt. of A.P., Station Road, Nampallay, Hyderabad. & another … Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI W.P.No. 12378 of 2001 ORAL ORDER This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Certiorari to call for the records relating to the order passed by the Commissioner of Appeals, Office of the Chief Commissioner, Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad in U.L.C. Appeal No. VSP/43/96 dated 24.1.2001 and quash the same. I have heard learned counsel for both the parties. As can be seen from the material available on record, the impugned order was passed in an appeal filed under Section 35 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short the ‘Act’) against the notice issued under Section 10(5) of the said Act by the Special Officer and Competent Authority Urban Land Ceiling, Visakhapatnam to surrender the surplus land. The said appeal was dismissed by respondent No.1 by order dated 24.1.2001, which is under challenge in this Writ Petition. This Court while directing Rule Nisi by order dated 22.6.2001 in W.P.M.P.No. 15355 of 2001 granted interim suspension of the impugned order and the same is continued to be in operation as on today. It is pleaded that the petitioner has been continuing in possession all through. Despite notice no counter affidavit is filed on behalf of the respondents and the petitioner’s plea remained un-rebutted. It is to be noticed that by virtue of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 (Repeal Act 15 of 1999), the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 stood repealed with effect from 22.3.1999 and as per Section 4 of the Repeal Act, all proceedings relating to any order under the Act pending immediately before the commencement of the Act shall abate, except where the possession of the land was taken over by the State Government or by the Competent Authority. As noticed above, since the petitioner is continuing in possession as on today, all proceedings relating to the impugned order stood abated in terms of Section 4 of Repeal Act. Accordingly, the impugned order is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of holding that all proceedings relating to the impugned order shall stand abated. No costs. ___________________ G. ROHINI, J. Date: 31.10.2011 CHV