IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 688 of 1999 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 26/02/2008 in WP NO : 1103 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: The Principal Secretary, Housing and Municipal Admn. Govt. of A.P Secretariate Buildings, Hyderabad. ..... APPELLANT AND 1 B.S.John, s/o Salaman, aged about 63 years, Chirag Ali lane, Hyderabad. 2 Vice Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:G.P. for Revenue Counsel for the Respondent No.:G.P. for Muninicipal Admn. Mr.R.Raghunandan The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 688 of 1999 JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) The present writ appeal is preferred by the appellants aggrieved by an order, dated 3.3.1999 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.10487 of 1998. The 1st respondent herein is the writ petitioner. He filed the above writ petition seeking to declare the refusal of the 4th respondent therein to consider the application of the petitioner dated 27.6.1997 for correcting the town survey records relating to House No:5-9-204 in T.S.No:16, Ward 51, Block J as illegal and to direct the 4th respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 27.6.1997 for correcting the town survey records relating to the house in question. The learned single Judge having observed that the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling Act will be applicable only in respect of the vacant land which is more than 1000 square meters and since the land in question admeasures only 342 square meters in which the building is in existence, the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling Act have no application in this case and therefore, the issuance of letter dated 28.4.1997 by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, is without application of mind, allowed the writ petition. Having aggrieved by the same, the respondents in the writ petition have preferred the present writ appeal. Heard the learned Counsel and perused the material available on record. The fact that remains undisputed is that the extent of the land covered by house No:5-9-204, Chirag Ali Lane, Hyderabad is 342 square yards and the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling Act will be applicable only in respect of the vacant land admeasuring 1000 square meters. Now, coming to the land in question, the land in question is only 342 square meters. In these circumstances of the case, We feel that the learned single Judge is justified in directing the Deputy Director, Survey and Land Settlement, Hyderabad to correct the entry in column No:20 of Town Survey Register as prayed for by the writ petitioner. Therefore, this writ appeal is devoid of merits and consequently, the same is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, this writ appeal is dismissed. No costs. _________________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _______________________ Justice S.Ashok Kumar Date: 16th April, 2008 Nn/Gurc. THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI. JUSTICE S. ASHOK KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 688 of 1999 (Division Bench Order delivered by the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) 16.4.2008