IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL No.32 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 19.11.2007 in Writ Petition No.32677 of 1998 on the file of the High Court.) Between: The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. .....Appellant And 1. Sri Govind Singh, S/o. late Man Singh, R/o.14-11-373, Machilipura, Jinsi Chowrahie, Hyderabad. 2. Smt. Prabhu Bai, W/o. late Lalman Singh, R/o. Attapur, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 3. Sri Rajendra Singh, S/o. late Man Singh, R/o.14-11-401, Machilipura, Jinai Chowrahie, Hyderabad. 4. Sri Dharmender Singh, S/o. late Man Singh, R/o.14-11-377, Machilipura, Jinai Chowrahie, Hyderabad. 5. Smt. Rekha Bai, W/o. Govind Singh, R/o.14-11-401, Machilipura, Jinai Chowrahie, Hyderabad. 6. Smt. Yashoda Bai, W/o. late Man Singh, R/o.14-11-401, Machilipura, Jinai Chowrahie, Hyderabad. 7. Prabhu Bai, W/o. late Lal Man Singh, R/o. Attapur, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. L.R. of late Lal Mansingh. 8. The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department (UC-II), Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 9. The Commissioner of Land Reforms & Urban land Ceilings, A.P. Hyderabad. 10.Nadira Begum, D/o. late Dr. Mohammed Hameeduddin, R/o. 8-2-583/1/1, Dayara Akbar, Road No. 9, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 11. Hajra Begum, D/o late Dr. Mohammed Hameeduddin, R/o. 12-2-37/2, II Floor, Hajera Manzil, Muradnagar, Hyderabad. .....Respondents Counsel for the appellant : Sri P.V.Sanjay Kumar Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 7 : Sri N. Ashok Kumar Counsel for respondent Nos.8 and 9: Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) It has been submitted at the Bar that possession of the land is with the land-owner and, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999, the appeal proceedings stand abated. The writ appeal is disposed of accordingly with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 2nd July, 2008 R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. ….REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department (UC-II), Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Commissioner of Land Reforms & Urban land Ceilings, A.P., Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad. 3.Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4. Two C.D. copies. ARS