THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.1855 OF 2008 ORDER : The petitioners herein claim title and possession in respect of Ac.2.00 guntas of land situated in Sy.No.129/98 (new) and Old Sy.No.403 of Shaikpet Village, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. According to them, the said property was purchased by their brother from one Pochaiah under a Registered Sale Deed bearing Document No.2624 of 1968. After the death of their brother on 6.6.1974, the petitioners acquired title by succession and continued in possession and enjoyment of the same. While so, the Government issued a notification dated 9.9.1981 alleging that the land in Banjara Hills area of Shaikpet village, including the land possessed by the petitioners, is a Government land and proposing regularization proceedings. However, there was no notice to the petitioners and they had no knowledge of the said proceedings issued for regularization. Having come to know of the said proceedings in the year 2006, the petitioners made an application dated 16.6.2006. Alleging that their application was not considered, the petitioners filed W.P.No.25087 of 2006. While the said writ petition is pending, the respondents by order dated 19.9.2007 rejected the request of the petitioners for regularization relying upon G.O.Ms.No.942, dated 26.03.1983 in which 16 other cases were rejected. Hence, the present writ petition seeking a declaration that the order dated 19.9.2007 is arbitrary and illegal. I have heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents. As could be seen from the material on record, the regularization of the property situated in Sy.No.129/98 (old) was the subject-matter of W.A.Nos.859 and 872 of 1991 and W.A.No.1118 of 1996. The said Writ Appeals were disposed of by a Division Bench of this Court by judgment dated 13.02.2001 setting aside G.O.Ms.No.942, dated 26.3.1983 on the ground that the principles of natural justice were not followed. There was also a direction by the Division Bench to consider the feasibility of regularizing the lands in question at a reasonable market rate. Pursuant to the said direction, the Government constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to consider the cases for regularization. The fact that the matter is still pending before the Sub-Committee has not been disputed by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. In view of the said undisputed fact, the learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the impugned order of rejection dated 19.09.2007 is arbitrary and illegal. Having regard to the fact that the matter is still pending before the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted in terms of the directions of the Division Bench in W.A.Nos.859 and 872 of 1991 and G.O.Ms.No.942, dated 26.3.1983 was admittedly set aside by the Division Bench, I find force in the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners that the impugned order dated 19.09.2007 rejecting the request of the petitioners for regularization of their property is illegal and unwarranted. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 19.9.2007 is hereby set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to refer the petitioners’ matter also to the Cabinet Sub- Committee for consideration of their claim along with other similarly situated persons. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 22.12.2008 gbs