THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 16914 of 2004 Oral order: The petitioner’s husband, an industrial worker, while in service, was allotted Quarter No. 10, SRT (comprised in an extent of 150 Sq. yds. of land) in Industrial Housing Colony, Jawaharnagar Colony, Chikkadpally, Hyderabad, by the Labour Department, in the year 1988. The quarter allotted, is located in a corner, and to the east side of which, there exists vacant land of 100 Sq. yds. The petitioner states that they encroached the said vacant land and are in possession thereof. While so, the petitioner states that on the representations made by some of the allottees in whose favour the registration could not be effected because they were in occupation and possession of land over and above the land that was actually allotted to them, the Government issued orders in G.O. Ms. No. 67, dated 28.11.2000. Thereafter, considering representations from the allottees who encroached various extents of lands after registration, and having regard to the orders dated 24.04.2001, passed by this Court in W.P.M.P. No. 8500 of 2001, with a view to frame a uniform policy, the Government issued orders in G.O. Ms. No. 2, dated 31.01.2002, for regularization and registration of such unobjectionable excess lands, in occupation of the allottees, over and above the land that was originally allotted, upon considering the future requirement of such lands for common public purpose, subject to payment of the prescribed per centage of the prevailing market value of the land, as prescribed against the slab. The petitioner states that as they are in occupation of 100 Sq. yds. of unobjectionable area over and above the land that was actually allotted to her husband, she is entitled to get such unobjectionable area regularized and registered on payment of 30% market value of the land as prescribed against the said slab. As according to the said two G.Os., the regularization and registration of occupation and possession of such unobjectionable area, over and above the land originally allotted, should be effected within six months, and as no regularization and registration of such unobjectionable excess land, was done by the respondent even after expiry of two years, the petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking directions to the respondent to regularize and register the unobjectionable excess land of 100 Sq. yds. on payment of 30% market value of the land, in terms of the above-mentioned G.Os. The respondent filed counter admitte the issuance of the aforementioned G.Os., but submitted that if the petitioner desired the unobjectionable excess land of 100 Sq. yds. regularized and registered, she should have filed application for regularization and by paying the prescribed market value and got the same registered within six months from the date of issuance of the said G.Os., and as the petitioner did not make any such application, the question of the respondent refusing to consider her request does not arise. Except, the requirement of filing the application within six months, the respondent has not taken any other objection. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there is no cutoff date prescribed in the G.Os. within which application for regularization and registration of unobjectionable excess land that is in possession of the petitioner. At any rate, she submitted that the petitioner was not aware of issuance of the said G.Os., as they were not published or given any publicity, and immediately upon coming to know of the said G.Os., the petitioner filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Labour for the respondent. The fact that the petitioner’s husband was allotted the Quarter in question and the petitioner’s family is in possession of an extent of 100 Sq. yds. of land over and above the land that was actually allotted to the petitioner’s husband is not in dispute. The respondent also does not dispute the fact that the Government issued orders in G.O. Ms. No. 67, dated 28.11.2000, providing for regularization and registration of quarters of allottees, who did not get them registered. As the said G.O., did not provide for regularization and registration of excess lands that are in occupation of the allottees, one of the allottees, who was in possession of excess land than what was originally allotted to him, filed writ petition in W.P. No. 12584 of 2000, and considering the interim directions dated 24.04.2001 granted by this Court in the said writ petition in W.P.M.P. No.8500 of 2001, the Government issued orders in G.O. Ms. No. 2, dated 31.01.2002, providing for regularization and registration of excess unobjectionable land that is in occupation and possession of the allottees subject to condition that it is not required for any community purpose and subject to payment of certain per centage of market value of the land prescribed against the slab. Since it is the case of the respondent that applications for regularization and registration of such unobjectionable excess land has to be made within six months, and as the petitioner is said to have not made any such application, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioner is at liberty to make application to the respondent for regularization and registration of the excess land in her possession over and above the land that has been allotted to her husband. If any such application is made, the respondent shall consider the same in terms of the orders issued by the Government G.O. Ms. No. 67, dated 28.11.2000 and G.O. Ms. No. 2, dated 31.01.2002, and regularize and register the same, without reference to the time limit of six months, and provided she satisfies the other conditions prescribed in the G.O., namely that the excess land is unobjectionable, it is not required for any community purpose and she pays the prescribed market value of the land as also requisite stamp duty. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 29th June, 2010 KSR