IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8269 of 2006 Between: Mr. Manhar Patel S/o Late Dr. Vidyanand Patel R/o Switzerland repby his GPA Mr. Ani Lulla S/o Rochal das Lulla, Occ: Tax Consultant, R/o 5/21, Vrsova View Coop Housing Society Four Bunglow Road, Andheri (W), Mumbai ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep by Secretary Revenue Having Office at Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector, Hyderabad District having office at Nampally Station 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 pass grant orders particularly by issue of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to issue orders of regularization in respect of 16,557 square yards of land (3 acres 2037 square yards) having plot Nos. 108, 109, 110, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 and 121 forming part of house Nos.8-2-686/2.3.4 & 5 formerly known as Shaikpet village T.S. NO. 28 & 29 belonging to the petitioner the petitioner wrongly claimed as Government land by the respondent within 90 days with a view to resolve the dispute and put a "quietus" to the long drawn legal battle that may ensure by exercise of plenary powers conferred by the provisions contained under Article 142 of the Constitution India and other be passed accordingly and pass other be passed accordingly and pass other suitable order or orders and to direct that a survey be carried out as applied for and the error of showing these land as government lands be rectiﬁed and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAJAGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : O R D E R:- This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a direction to the respondents to issue orders of regularization in respect of 16,557 square yards of land in Plot Nos.108, 109, 110, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 and 121 forming part of House Nos.8-2-686/2.3.4 & 5 belonging to the petitioner. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material placed on record. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner ﬁled an application, which is registered as Application No.3576, dated 31.3.2008, for regularization of the lands in question, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.2.2008, and that he ﬁled an application in W.P.M.P. No. 17816 of 2008, seeking directions to the respondents to consider his application dated 31.03.2008 for regularization, and in view of this, the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition.. The learned Govt. Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, has submitted that the respondents would consider the Application ﬁled by the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 if the petitioner satisfies the conditions laid down in the said G.O. Considering the submission made by the petitioner, he is permitted to withdraw the writ petition, and the same is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. However, the withdrawal of the writ petition, does not bar the respondents from considering the petitioner’s Application No.3576 dated 31.03.2008, for regularization of the lands in question, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.2.2008, as expeditiously as possible. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J 12th September, 2008 bcj