IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No. 24041 of 2005 Between: Janga Gopala Reddy and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Guntur .....RESPONDENT ORDER: Seeking a Mandamus, directing the respondent to consider the petitioners’ claims- cum-objections dated 20.12.2004 and pass appropriate orders under Section 8(4) and 10(2) of the Act in U.L.C.No.237/76/B, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. It is stated that the petitioners are the sons of declarant Koti Reddy, who filed a declaration in ULC No.237/76B before the Special Officer and competent authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Guntur. It is stated that the said declaration has been enquired into and orders have been passed under Section 10(1) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’) on 16.12.2004 and accordingly Notification under Section 10 (1) of the Act in respect of Sy.No.519, 516, 538 part and 498 of Guntur Mandal was published calling for further objections if any. It is stated that the petitioners have filed petition under Section 10(1) of the Act on 20.12.2004. It is further stated that the petitioners being major sons of the declarant Koti Reddy, are entitled for ¼th share each, but the petition of the petitioners has not been considered by the respondent. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and dispose of the objections petition dated 20.12.2004 submitted by the petitioners pursuant to Section 8(4) and 10(2) of the Act, if not already disposed of, after giving a reasonable opportunity to the petitioners, within a period of 4 (four) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 10.11.2005 Dsr