IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO: 5405 of 1995 Between: 1 Khaleel Baig, S/o. Md. Baig, R/o. 9-4-29/83, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 2 Sultana Begum W/o. Mohd. Qursheed R/o. 9-4-29/84, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 3 Ameena Begum W/o. Mohd. Sultan R/o. 9-4-29/85, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 4 Meeraja Begum D/o. Mohd. Afsar R/o. 9-4-29/9, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 5 Mohd. Osman S/o. Md. Kuda Bakshu R/o. 9-4-29/4, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 6 Syed Abbas Ali, S/o. Abbas Ali, R/o. 9-4-29/78, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 7 Khaja Nizamuddin S/o. Mirza R/o. 9-4-29/88, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 8 Md. Abdul Yaseen S/o. Yaseen R/o. 9-4-29/96/A S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 9 Md. Jaffer Ali S/o. Md. Faquir Saheb R/o. 9-4-29/91 S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 10 Mohd. Mahboob Ali S/o. Md. Mastan Ali R/o. 9-4-29/75/A, S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 11 Rafiq Ahmed S/o. Sharif Ahmed R/o. 9-4-29/77 S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 12 Ameena Bee W/o. Ab-Quder R/o. 9-4-29/3 S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 13 Jaina Bee D/o. Mubharak Ghoush R/o. 9-4-29/90 S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 14 Arjaiah S/o. Bheemaiah R/o. 9-4-29/95 S.No.13and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 15 Syed Ahmed Mohammood S/o. Fathe Mohammed R/o. 9-4-29/89/A S.No.13 and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 16 M. Vasantha Kumari D/o. M. Lakshmaiah, R/o. 9-4-29/100/2 S.No.13 and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 17 Mohd. Moinuddin S/o. Moinuddin R/o. 9-4-29/4 S.No.13 and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 18 Syed Syedduddin S/o. Md. Ghouse R/o. 9-4-29/94 S.No.13 and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. 19 Basheer S/o. Md. Hussain R/o. 9-4-29/5 S.No.13 and 103, Hakimpet, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Competent Authority Urban Land Ceiling, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad 2 State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by Secretary Revenue 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 may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring that the proceedings initiated by the respondents under Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 pertaining to S.No.13 and 103, situate at Hakimpet, Hyderabad are illegal and void. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. P.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following O R D E R: During the course of hearing, it was stated at the bar that the Government has passed certain G.O., by which the land, which was declared as surplus under Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, but the possession of which has not been obtained by the State so far, may be regularized. Therefore, the petitioners want to approach the appropriate authorities for regularization of the possession. They may do so and in view of this, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ (Bilal Nazki, J) 20th January, 2005. vrn To 1 The Competent Authority Urban Land Ceiling, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad 2 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Hyderabad. 3 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.) 4 Two CD copies.