( 1 ) THE unsuccessful 96 Writ Petitioners filed this Writ Appeal in dismissing W. P. No. 19190/2001 by the learned Single Judge on 08-04-2002. The appellants filed Writ petition to issue a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the Special Officer and competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, vijayawada in issuing the proceedings in rc. No. A-2/309/1996 dated 30-10-1996 by ordering the operation of No Objection certificates issued in different files in the months of November and December 1995 under Section 26 (1) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short the Act ) in respect of the several extents of the lands in Sy. No. 20/p of Vidhyadhara puram, Vijayawada in abeyance and further directing the Sub Registrar, Gandhi Nagar, vijayawada and the District Registrar, vijayawada not to entertain any sale deed for registration in respect of the said land, is arbitrary, illegal and to direct the Sub registrar and the District Registrar of vijayawada to entertain the registration of sale documents which may be presented by them in respect of the said land without reference to the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 30-10-1996.

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