THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6786 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner is a welfare association of residents of Adithyanagar, Kukatpally. The land in various survey numbers including those in Survey Nos.198 and 199 of Kukatpally Village was the subject matter of a tentative layout, dated 12.01.1982, released by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, which has since become the Hyderabad Metro Development Authority, respondent No.2 herein. The land was divided into plots and the original applicant transferred the rights in the layout in favour of M/s. Swagruha Cooperative Housing Society Limited on 05.05.1994. That society pursued the matter for release of final layout. When nothing was forthcoming, it filed W.P.No.21453 of 1994. Through order, dated 09.12.1994, this Court directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps. It appears that production of clearance certificate from the authorities under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’) was one of the factors. In the process, respondent No.1 at one stage addressed a letter, dated 20.05.1996, requiring that the enhanced development fee be paid. M/s. Swagruha Cooperative Housing Society Limited filed W.P.No.13145 of 1996 challenging the same. The writ petition was allowed on 26.02.2004 setting aside the said letter. The society is said to have since become defunct after the plots were sold. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.2 is not releasing the final layout so far and the same is resulting in difficulties for them. Respondent No.2 filed a detailed counter-affidavit. The principal objection raised by it for releasing of final layout is that clearance certificate under the Act was not furnished so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. Clearance certificate under the Act was necessary at a time when that Act was in force. The applicant for layout was naturally under obligation to file it. The Act has since been repealed vis-à- vis the State of Andhra Pradesh also, in the recent past. With that, the necessity to file clearance certificate ceases to exist. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to take necessary steps for releasing of the final layout in respect of the tentative layout covered by letter No.8143/81/MPU/BDA, dated 12.01.1982, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:18.02.2011 kdl