IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24673 of 2007 Between: 1 M/s.Bhagyanagar Co-op.Housing Society Lted., Regd.no. TA.No.154/61, having its office At D.No.1.2.384/1 Sai Kousalya Apartments, Domalguda, Hyderabad, rep.by its Director E.Raja Uma Reddy, S/o.E.V.Krishna Reddy, Aged about 48 years, R/o.3-6-290/B, Flat No.203 Tirumala Towers, Hyderguda, Hyderabad-29 2 M/s.SBI Officers Residents Welfare Association, Rep.by Bh. V.V.Srinivasa Rao, S/o.Bh.Veerabhadra Rao Plot No.33, Green fields Enclave, Chinnatokatta, New Bowenpally,Hyderabad 3 M/s.Environ Estates (P) Ltd., Rep.by S.Ravibabu S/o.S.Dasaradharamaiah, R/o.Plot No.SBH colony, Srinagar colony Hyderabad 4 M/s.Century Hills Housing Welfare Association, rep.by Sri G./Shyamsunder. S/o.Ramakotaiah Plot No.2-2-20/.B/10, DD Colony Bagh Amberpet Hyderabad-13 5 M/s.Megacity Avopa Houisng & Welfare society, rep.by its President K.Koteswara Rao, S/o.Late K.Jagannadha Rao R/o.10-2-318/A.C-23, RBI Colony Vijayanagar colony (pOst) Hyderabad-57 6 Jagadeeshwara Reddy S/o.Ramanadha Reddy R/o.3-4-467/1/103, The Legend Apartments , YMCA to Reddy college Road Narayanaguda, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of Andhra pradesh, Revenue (UCI) Department Secretariat Saifabad, Hyderabad, rep.by its Principal Secret 2 The Commissioner Appeals Under Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation ) Act, 1975-Cum-office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, AP., Hyderabad 3 The Special officer & Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Chandra vihar, M.G.Road, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 particualrly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the Respondents in considering the applications filed by the members of the petitioners Associations for Regularization of the plots situated at Sy.no.1007 Kukatpalli village, Balanagar mndal, Ranga Reddy District registered in their favour and in regularizing the same in their favour even after receiving the prescribed fee for such regularization in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.455 dated 29.7.2002 as illegal, unjust arbitrary, discriminatory capricious and violative of Articles 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and also violative of G.O.ms.No.455 dated 29.7.2002 apart from being in violation of the orders passed by this Hon`ble court on 30.9.2002 and 10.2.2006 to that effect and also violative of Doctrines of Promissory Estoppel and Legitimate Expectation and consequentially direct the respondents to regularize the plots registered in favour fo the members of the petitioner Associations and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.R.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 24673 of 2007 Oral Order: It is the case of the petitioners that they made several representations, the latest being dated 27.10.2007 requesting the respondents to regularize the lands purchased by their members in terms of G.O. Ms. No. 455, dated 27.09.2002, but till date no action thereon had been taken. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and having regard to the fact that the representations made by the petitioners are said to be pending consideration before the respondents, both the counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The 3rd respondent, namely the Special Officer & Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, is directed to consider and dispose of the representation dated 27.10.2007, made by the petitioner to regularize the lands purchased by their members, and pass appropriate orders thereon, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 16th April, 2007. KSR ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK}