IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION Nos.7522 AND 11086 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION Nos.7522 OF 2002: Between: Smt.R.Jayalakshmi and five others. … Petitioners And The State reptd., by its Prl. Secretary, Revenue, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and four others. … Respondents WRIT PETITION Nos.11086 OF 2002: Between: Smt.Damayanthi Bai and three others. … Petitioners And The State of A.P., reptd., by its Prl. Secretary to Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri C.Hanumantha Rao. (In both the WPs) Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue (Assignments) (In both the WPs) Sri M.S.Ramachandra Rao, Special Counsel for R.3. This Court made the following: COMMON ORDER:- WRIT PETITION No.7522 OF 2002: This Writ Petition is ﬁled for the following substantive relief: “… to call for the records in C.C.No.F1/10803/76 as conﬁrmed in appeal record Hyderabad/278/89, dated 29.12.2001 and set-aside the same duly issuing the Writ of Certiorari and declare that the petitioners are not holding any vacant land in excess of the ceiling limit”. WRIT PETITION No.11086 OF 2002: This Writ Petition is ﬁled for the following substantive relief: “… to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari for calling for the records in C.C.No.J1/1177/76 passed under Section 8(4) on 26.3.1977 and under section 9 and appellate orders of Respondent No.2 i.e., UC1/103/97 Dt. 11.1.2002 and quash the same after examining the connected record and declare that the petitioners protected building properties along with appurtenant land and additional appurtenant land is out side the purview of the provisions of the Urban Land Ceilings Act”. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments) and Sri M.S.Ramachandra Rao, learned Special Counsel appearing for respondent No.3, submitted that as possession under Section 10(6) of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short “the Act”) was not taken, the proceedings stand abated in view of adoption of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 by resolution dated 27- 3-2008 passed by the A.P. State Legislature in G.O.Ms.No.603, Revenue (UC.I) Department, dated 22-4-2008 and Circular Memo No.17377/UCI(1)/2008/1 dated 24-4-2008. In view of the same, both the Writ Petitions are disposed of by declaring that the proceedings initiated under the Act stood abated insofar as the petitioners’ lands are concerned. ------------------------- ----------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date: 15-10-2008 MNR