THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.3301 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners submitted an application on 22.12.2008 to the Special Officer and Competent Authority, respondent herein with a request to issue No Objection Certificate in respect of 13.5 acres of land in Survey Nos.173 part and 175 part of Macha Bloaram Village, Malkajgiri Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. The petitioners felt the necessity of obtaining NO Objection Certificate in the context of availing the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.902, dated 13.12.2007, which provided for regularization of unapproved layouts. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondent has not taken any action on the application made by them. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondent. It is no doubt true that one of the conditions imposed under G.O.Ms.No.902 is that the applicant must enclose a copy of the urban land ceiling clearance certificate. That however was at a time when the Urban Land Ceiling Act (for short ‘the Act’) was in force. The Act came to be repealed vis-à-vis the State of Andhra Pradesh with effect from 27.03.2008, with the issuance of G.O.Ms.No.747, dated 18.06.2008. Therefore, the very application filed by the petitioners to the respondent is superfluous. As a matter of fact, the respondent himself becomes functus officio with the repealing of the Act. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of, making it clear that it shall not be necessary for the petitioners to file urban land ceiling clearance certificate, to avail the benefit under G.O.Ms.No.747 dated 18.06.2008. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 19.02.2009 JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.3301 of 2009 Date: 19.02.2009 JSU