IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 18229 of 2004 Between: Sri Saibaba Shaikpet Welfare Association Regd.No. 3555/2001, 3-37, Darga Hussain Shawali, P.O. Golconda, Hyderabad-8, rep. by its President M. Satyanarayana, S/o Sri Ganapathi Rao. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Principal Secretary to the Government Revenue (UCI) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Officer, Urban Land Ceiling Authority, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to consider the representations of petitioner's association dt. 19-8- 2003, 20-10-2003 in consisting of 127 members the light of GO Ms.No. 455 DT. 29- 7-2002. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND CEILING The Court made the following: ORDER: The members of petitioner association who claim to have been in possession of Ac.6.30 guntas of land in S.Nos.322, 323, Sheikhpet Village and Mandal, Hyderabad District submit that they constructed dwelling houses with asbestos sheets and compound wall in respective plots and residing therein. It is their case that they have purchased the said property under different sale agreements. While so Government in G.O.Ms.No.455, Dated 29- 07-2002 decided for regularizing land in their occupation, prescribing certain conditions, which is ultimately declared to be surplus land under the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’). In view of the same, petitioner made representations to the second respondent on 19-08-2003 and 28-10-2003 and since the same has not been favourably considered so far, petitioner moved this Court by way of the present writ petition. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner association for regularization of the land which is in their occupation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.455 Revenue (U.C.I) Department, Dated 29-07-2002 and pass appropriate orders thereof. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J October 7, 2004 MRR To: 1 Principal Secretary to the Government Revenue (UCI) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Officer, Urban Land Ceiling Authority, Hyderabad. 3 Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Land Ceiling, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two C.D. Copies.