[-1-] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION W.P.NO.6710 OF 2008 Sahyadri Park Housing Society Ltd. and Ors. ..Petitioners Vs. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ..Respondents ... Mr.S.M.Gorwadkar advocate for Petitioners Mr.V.S.Gokhale AGP for Respondents ... CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND CORAM: BILAL NAZKI AND SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI,JJ. DATE : APRIL 15, 2009 DATE : APRIL 15, 2009 DATE : APRIL 15, 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Writ Petition is disposed of at this stage with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The Notification which was issued under Section 10(3) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 and notice has also been issued under Section 10(5). According to the learned counsel for Petitioners, the possession was not taken till the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 came into force in the State of Maharashtra. In the counter affidavit, it has been admitted by [-2-] the Respondent in paragraph 3 that inspite of receipt of notices, the Petitioners had not delivered possession to the Government and the Petitioners continued in possession of the said lands. In view of the fact that the Act has been repealed and in view of the fact that Petitioners continued to be in possession, the provisions of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 shall not apply to the land in question, as has been held by this Court in the matter of Voltas Ltd. Vs. Additional Collector and Competent Authority (W.P.No. 8356 of 2006) decided on 25.7.2008 by the Division Bench of this Court. 3. Petition is disposed of accordingly. [BILAL NAZKI, J.] [BILAL NAZKI, J.] [BILAL NAZKI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.] [SMT.V.K.TAHILRAMANI, J.]