IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21065 of 2008 Between: 1.S.T.V.Ramana Murthy S/o. Late Viswanadham R/o. D.No. 38-8-65/2, Murali Nagar, SEctor-8, Ward No.41, Visakhapatnam. 2.K.Lakshmi W/o. Late Krishna Murthy R/o. D.No. 39-23-33, Vamsi Nagar, Ward No.41, Visakhapatnam. 3.T.Chinnammalu W/o. Appa Rao R/o. D.No. 39-23-34, Vamsi Nagar, Ward No.41, Visakhapatnam. 4.Polumati Jayamma W/o. Satyanarayana R/o. D.No. 20-10/2(1) Adarshanagar, Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam. 5.D.Prabhakara Rao S/o. Chandrayya R/o. D.No. 20-10/2 Adarshanagar, Gopalapatnam, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.State of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2.The Special Officer Cum- Competent Authority, Under Urban Land Ceiling Act, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to G.O.Ms.No.747 Revenue dated 18-6-2008 the Notice issued in Ref. No. 130/08 dated -07-2008 by the 2nd respondent and issue a consequential direction to the Respondents not to insist for payment of money for regularization. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.AKA.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.21065 of 2008 Order: This Writ petition is ﬁled challenging the impugned notices issued by the second respondent, namely, the Special Oﬃcer-cum-Competent Authority under Urban Land Ceiling Act, Visakhapatnam, directing the petitioners to ﬁle applications under G.O.Ms.No.747, dated 18.06.2008, for regularization of the unauthorized constructions made by them in the surplus urban land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request, the writ petition is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage itself. It is the case of the petitioners that the land in their possession is not surplus land and, therefore, there is no need for them to ﬁle applications seeking regularization of their possession under G.O.Ms.No.747, dated 18.06.2008. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the impugned notices are issued only to create awareness in persons who are in possession of the surplus lands and there is no compulsion for the petitioners to avail the beneﬁt of the said Government Order. However, on instructions, she submits that the respondents are withdrawing the impugned notices issued to the petitioners. In view of the above, no further orders are necessary to be passed in this writ petition. It is accordingly closed. However, it is made clear that this order does not preclude the respondents from initiating action against those persons who are found to be in possession of surplus land in accordance with law. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:25.09.2008 VGB