1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5524 OF 2009 Narhar Dattatraya Datar & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. G.S. Godbole for the Petitioners Mr. V.S. Gokhale, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Respondents. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. DATE: JULY 10, 2009 P.C.:- The petitioners seek a direction from this Court to the Deputy Collector and Competent Authority to withdraw and cancel the Notifications passed under various sections of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act , 1976, which is now repealed. 2. Counter-affidavit has been filed, in which it is stated that Notifications under Section 10(1) and (5) had been given 2 before the repeal of the Act. However, the actual possession of the land was not taken by the respondents. 3. In view of this statement, we feel that after the repeal of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, the respondents have no claim over the land, and the Writ Petition has to be allowed, in view of the law laid down by this Court in Voltas Ltd. & Anr. v. Additional Collector and Competent Authority, Thane Urban Agglomeration, & Ors. by judgment dated 25th July, 2008 in Writ Petition No. 8358 of 2006. 4. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed. BILAL NAZKI, J. SMT. V.K. TAHILRMANI, J.