IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No: 6740 of 2000 BETWEEN: M/s. Rayadurg Co-operative House Building Society Ltd., having Registration No T.E.C.13/72, Rep.by President Sri .M,Govind Rao, S/o. Late .Narasimha ,age:58 Occ;Business, H.No.3-28, Dargah Hussain Shah Walli,Raidurg(V), Serilingampally(M) & Municipality,R.R.District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep.by it's Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs(Legislative Department) New Delhi. 2 Government of A.P., Reptd.By it's Principal Secretary,Revenue Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 3 Special Officer Cum- Competent Authority, Urban Land Celling, Chandra Vihar, M.J.Road, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction particularly in the nature of Mandamus declaring the provisions of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999(Act,15/99) have come into effect in the State of Andhra Pradesh also on 22.3.1999 after declaring the provisions contained in sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 1 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act,1999 as un-constitutional and Ultra Vires and consequently to direct the respondents and to refrain from giving effect to the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976(Act,33/76) in respect of the land of the Petitioner society to the extent of Ac.29-00 covered by Sy.No.66/3, of Village Raidurg Nowkhalsa, Serilingampally(M), (Municipality,), R.R.District, and to pleased to pass such further and necessary as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.N.NARASING RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice V. Eswaraiah) When the matter was taken up for hearing on 09.02.2009, as none appeared, it was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ on 16.02.2009. Even today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on its behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default of the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J February 16, 2009 DSK