IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No: 8626 of 1990 BETWEEN: V. Tulajram Singh, S/o. Late Laxman Singh, H.No.3-1-637, Nimboliadda, Kachiguda, Hyderabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1. State of Andhra Pradesh represented by the Secretary, Urban Land Ceilings, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. Commisisoner, Urban Land Ceilings, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to pass order or orders particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari quashing the proceedings of the respondents as null and void, ultravires, unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.4179, Revenue, dated 04.09.1980, and pass such other order or orders as this Court may deem ﬁt and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.S.RAMCHANDRA RAO GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner challenges the proceedings initiated by the respondents under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 on the ground that the same are null, void, ultravires, unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of the G.O.Ms.No.4179, Revenue, dated 14.09.1980. 2. By order dated 15.04.1991 in WPMP.No.10901 of 1990 in WP.No.8626 of 1990, this Court granted interim stay of dispossession of the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned proceedings. 3. When the matter came up for hearing before this Court, Sri M.S. Ramachandra Rao, learned counsel appearing for the Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad, the third respondent herein, fairly submitted that the writ petition does not survive for adjudication on merits in view of the fact that the State of Andhra Pradesh had adopted the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 with eﬀect from 27.03.2008 vide notiﬁcation issued in G.O.Ms.No.603, Revenue (UC.I) Department dated 22.04.2008. Pursuant to the adoption of the Repeal Act of 1999, the proceedings initiated under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, which did not culminate in possession of the land being taken under Section 10(6) of the Act of 1976 thereof, abated. 4. In view of the stay of dispossession of the petitioner granted by this Court in the present case, the possession of the land was admittedly not taken over by the authorities under Section 10(6) of the Act of 1976. In view of the said fact, the present writ petition would not survive for adjudication as the proceedings initiated against the petitioner under the Act of 1976 abated upon the adoption of the Repeal Act of 1999. The writ petition is accordingly closed holding to that eﬀect. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ P.V. SANJAY KUMAR, J November 11, 2008 DSK