THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 24032 of 2001 and W.P. No. 14331 of 2008 Common order: The petitioners are common in both the writ petitions. They claim that they are the owners and possessors of the land in an extent of Acs. 64-09 guntas, situated in Sy. Nos. 105 to 114 of Hafeezpet village, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, having purchased the same under registered sale deeds dated 30.01.1965. That they filed declarations under the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Act, 1976. The Special Officer and Competent Authority, upon adjudicating the matter, passed order dated 03.12.1997, determining the surplus holding of the petitioners. Questioning the said order, the petitioners filed appeal before the Commissioner, Appeals, who vide order dated 03.09.2001, dismissed the appeal confirming the order of the Special Officer and Competent Authority. Questioning the said order, the petitioners filed writ petition in W.P. No. 24032 of 2001. This Court vide order dated 22.11.2001, while admitting the writ petition, in W.PM.P. No. 30372 of 2001, granted status quo existing as on that date. The application in W.V.M.P. No. 95 of 2006, filed to vacate the status quo order, was also dismissed vide order dated 23.06.2006. While the matter is pending before this Court, the respondents purportedly in pursuance of notice dated 08.02.2008 issued under the ULC Act, allegedly took possession of the land under the cover of panchanama dated 11.02.2008, which the petitioners contend were without notice to them. That on coming to know of the same, they obtained copies of the same under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The petitioners contending that when already a writ petition in relation to the subject-matter is pending, wherein an order of status quo has been granted, it was improper on the part of the respondents in violation of the stats quo order to take possession of the land in question, filed another writ petition in W.P. No. 14431 of 2008 praying inter alia to declare that the lands in question, covered by the ULC proceedings, stand abated by reason of repeal of ULC Act, vide notification issued in G.O. Ms. No. 603, dated 22.04.2008 and also in view of Circular dated 24.04.2008. The Special Officer and Competent Authority filed counter stating that his subordinate officers had misrepresented that the writ petition in W.P. No. 24032 of 2001 filed by the petitioners was dismissed. Based on that statement, he processed the case for taking possession of the surplus land, and accordingly, having taken possession of the land, handed over the same to the Mandal Revenue Officer concerned. As the action of the respondents in taking possession of the land from the petitioners was violative of the status quo order dated 22.11.2001, passed by the Court in W.PM.P. No. 30372 of 2001 in W.P. No. 24032 of 2001, this Court had initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the respondents in contempt case No. C.C. No. 1593 of 2008 and directed the appearance of the respondents. Be that as it may, since based on misrepresentation made by his subordinate officers that writ petition in W.P. No. 24032 of 2001 filed by the petitioners was dismissed, the Special Officer and Competent Authority is said to have taken possession of the land, and considering the fact that status quo order granted by this Court is still in force, the learned Advocate General appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that in view of repealing of ULC Act, vide notification issued by the Government in G.O. Ms. No. 603, dated 22.04.2008 and the orders issued by the Government in Circular dated 24.04.2008, the writ petition in W.P. No. 24032 of 2001 filed by the petitioners, has to be allowed. Having regard to the above stand taken by the respondents, W.P. No. 24032 of 2001, filed by the petitioners, is allowed. Consequently, the orders dated 03.09.2001, passed by the Commissioner, Appeals, confirming the orders of the Special Officer and Competent Authority, are set aside. In view of the orders passed in W.P. No. 24032 of 2001, no orders need be passed in W.P. No. 14331 of 2008, and the same is accordingly closed. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 18th March, 2009 KSR