THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.6158 of 2003 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with the possession and enjoyment of the landed property of the petitioner in an extent of 628 square yards in Sy.No.335 situated at Amberpet, Hyderabad, bounded by pucca compound wall, as illegal and arbitrary. According to the petitioner, his grandfather purchased an extent of Acs.1.8¾ guntas of land equivalent to 5848 square yards in Survey No.335 situated at Bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad from one Mr.Hund Raj under a registered sale deed in 1967 and since then he has been in continuous possession and enjoyment of the said land. His grandfather sold away majority extent of land leaving 628 square yards of land. After the death of his grandfather, the petitioner and his mother are in continuous possession and enjoyment of the said property. They have constructed a pucca compound wall to the said land and constructed small RCC rooms therein. While so, in the first week of March, 2003, in the absence of the petitioner, the staff of the first respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Bagh Amberpet damaged the compound wall of the said land and erected a old board, which shows that the said land belongs to the Government. Then he approached the office of the first respondent and tried to show the registered sale deed and other documents, but there was no response from them. Hence, this writ petition. On 16.04.2003, this Court while admitting the writ petition, refused to grant interim order since it was submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader that the land in question was declared as surplus vacant land under the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976. Counter-affidavits have been filed on behalf of the first respondent as well as the second respondent. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the first respondent, it is clearly stated that the land admeasuring 500 square meters in T.S.No.28/p, Block ‘H’ and Ward No.165 corresponding to old Survey No.335 is ceiling surplus land; that possession of the said land was taken over by the first respondent on 28.04.2001, duly conducting panchanama and it was proposed to construct a school building in the said land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Though the petitioner claims that he is in possession of the land, the fact remains, the same is disputed by the respondents, and it is their specific case that the land was declared surplus in the urban land ceiling proceedings, and the said land was already taken over by the Government and the same stood vested in them since 20.08.1997. Since the land in question, pursuant to the urban land ceiling proceedings was declared as surplus, stood absolutely vested in the Government, mere possession of the same by the petitioner, does not confer upon him any right to claim the land. Hence, there is no merit in the writ petition, the same is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 18.03.2010 va