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 C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15966 of 2002 Between: Sri S.M. Hussain Rasheed, S/o. Late Sri S.T. Hussain, R/o. 23-2-442, Mogulpura, Hyderabad - 500 002. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Union of India, Rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. 2 The Union of India, Rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Company affairs (Legislative Department), New Delhi. 3 The Director of Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Southern Command, Pune. 4 The Director General of Defence Estates, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 5 The Defence Estate Officer, Court Compound, Secunderabad. 6 The Executive Officer, Cantonment Board, Secunderabad. 7 The Andhra Sub-Area Commander, Bollaram, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. P.RAGHAVENDRA RAO FOR MR.P.BADRI PREMNATH The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an Order or Writ or Writs more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notice of hearing given by the Respondent No.3 dated 19-07-2002 is illegal without jurisdiction and contrary to the Provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation repeal Act 1999 (Act 15 of 1999) and further to declare that the lands of the Petitioner is no governed by the Provisions of Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act, 1976 (Act 33 of 76) in view of repealing Act, Act 15 of 1999.” At the hearing, Sri P.Raghavendra Rao, learned counsel representing Sri P.Badri Premnath, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as such. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, interim order, dated 26.08.2002 is vacated and WPMP.No.20036 of 2002 is dismissed. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 16th FEBRUARY, 2009. kvni