1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5461 OF 2009 ... Devendra Sakharam Patil & ors. ...Petitioners v/s. The Competent Authority, Thane Urban Agglomeration and ors. ...Respondents ... Mr.Deepak Poonamiya for the Petitioners. Mr.V.S.Gokhale, AGP for State. ... CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH, & K.K.TATED, JJ DATED:19th November, 2009 P.C.: Rule. Returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of parties. 2 2 The Petitioners on commencement of Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976 filed their statements and an order under Section 8(4) made on 16-3-2002 by the competent authority declaring 15170 sq.meters of land as surplus from the holding of the Petitioner. Then, the notification under sub- section 1 of Section 10 was issued on 9-10-2002. Then notification under sub- section 3 of Section 10 was issued on 6-10-2003. Notice for taking possession under sub-section 5 of Section 10 was issued on 5-5-2007, but till 29-11-2007 when the Act was repealed by Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999, possesion of the land was not taken. 3 Reply has been filed on behalf of the Respondents. In paragraph 7 of that reply, there is a categorical statement made 3 that actual possession of the land declared as surplus has not been taken. In view of the repeal of the Act further proceedings in relation to surplus land under the Urban Land Ceiling Act will abate. This view has been taken by the Division Bench of our Court in the case of Voltas Ltd. & Anr. v. Addl.Collector & Competent Authority & Ors., 2008(5) Bom.C.R.746. Therefore, it is declared that all further proceedings in relation to the land of the Petitioner under Urban Land Ceiling Act abates. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J.) (K.K.TATED, J.)