IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Appeal Nos. 645 & 646 of 2001 Writ Appeal No.645 of 2001 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 28/2/2001 in Writ Petition No.20178 of 2001 on the file of the High Court.) Between: OHP Employees Cooperative House Building Society Ltd. (Registration No.B-1619) Visakhapatnam, rep. By its President ... APPELLANT AND 1) Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. By its Secretary, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2) The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 3) The Executive Officer, Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam 530 028. 4) Visakhpatnam Urban Development Authority rep. By its Vice Chairman, Udyog Bhavan Complex, Siripuram, Visakhapatnam 530 003. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR. G. VIDYASAGAR Counsel for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 4: NONE APPEARED Counsel for Respondent No.3: MR. M. ADINARAYANA RAJU Writ Appeal No.646 of 2001 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 28/2/2001 in Writ Petition No.17824 of 2001 on the file of the High Court.) Between: OHP Employees Cooperative House Building Society Ltd. (Registration No.B-1619) Visakhapatnam, rep. By its President ... APPELLANT AND 1) Government of Andhra Pradesh rep. By its Principal Secretary, Revenue, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2) The Executive Officer, Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam 530 028. 3) The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR. G. VIDYASAGAR Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 3: NONE APPEARED Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR. M. ADINARAYANA RAJU The Court made the following: ORAL JUDGMENT: (per Shri Anil R. Dave, Hon’ble the Chief Justice) 1. The learned advocate appearing for the appellant society has fairly submitted that the members of the appellant society would not like to press the appeals and would like to abide by the direction given by the learned Single Judge in the impugned order. 2. It has been, however, submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the appellant society that the period within which the members of the appellant society had to submit their willingness with regard to purchase of the lands in question, be extended. 3. Looking to the facts of the case, it is directed that the members of the appellant society should submit their applications to the Executive Officer, Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Simhachalam within eight (08) weeks from today. 4. Subject to the afore-stated modification, the appeals stand disposed of as withdrawn with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ August 19, 2009 C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Note: Issue C.C. by 20.8.2009 (By order) svs ........REGISTRAR To 1. 2.2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WA {VSMI}