( 1 ) THE petitioner claims that he allegedly purchased plot No. 17, admeasuring 232 Sq. yards in S. No. 157/9 (New S. No. 157/ 10) situated at Thokatta Village, secunderabad, by registered sale deed dated 16. 8. 1982. According to the petitioner plot no. 17 forms part of layout approved by Secunderabad Cantonment Board in favour of Government Press Employees co-operative House Building Society limited, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad (for short, the Society ). The petitioner approached the first respondent by making an application on 18. 12. 1999 for construction of residential building. By letter dated 30. 12. 1999 first respondent rejected the request for building permission on the ground that the plot does not form part of the sanctioned layout. Assailing this order, present writ petition is filed.

( 2 ) THE writ petition is opposed by first respondent by filing counter-affidavit. In the counter-affidavit filed by the executive Officer of the Cantonment board, it is stated that the layout in favour of the Society was sanctioned in 1987 and therefore the petitioner could not have purchased plot No. 17 in the lay out sanctioned in 1987 which has shown the same as owner s