1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5085 OF 2008 DIST.: THANE Shankar Nago Bhoir ...Petitioner Versus The Additional Collector and Competent Authority, Thane Urban Agglomeration, & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. S.G.Karandikar for the Petitioner Mr. V.S. Gokhale, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Respondents. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATE: NOVEMBER 19, 2008 P.C.:- The petitioner seeks a declaration that the land in question should not be subjected to any proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 in view of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999. 2. In the counter-affidavit, it has been admitted that the land in dispute was subject-matter of the proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, and Notification under Section 10(1) of the said Act had been issued, but possession was not taken over. 2 3. The petitioner contends that the land cannot be subject-matter of the repealed Act, and he relies on a judgment of the Divison Bench of this Court in Voltas Ltd. & Anr. v. Additional Collector and Competent Authority, Thane Urban Agglomeration, & Ors. (Writ Petition No. 8356 of 2006 decided on 25th July, 2008). The controversy raised in this petition is squarely covered by the judgment, and we are also informed that the Special Leave Petition filed against the judgment before the Supreme court was not entertained by the apex Court. 4. For these reasons, we allow the Writ Petition. BILAL NAZKI, J. J.H. BHATIA, J.