Y. BHASKAR RAO, J.

( 1 ) WRIT Appeal 791 of 1994 is filed by the respondent/state in the writ petition w. P. 19026 of 1988 and Writ Appeal 851 of 1994 is filed by the petitioner in the said writ petition assailing the judgment of the learned single Judge dated 29-3-1994.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioner/appellant will be referred as petitioner and the State will be referred as respondent for the purpose of convenience.

( 3 ) THE facts of the case are that the petitioner is the owner of the land admeasuring 24838 square meters in Vijayawada town, Krishna district. He filed a declaration under Section 6 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) act,1976 (for short the Act ). Thereafterwards, the procedure laid down under sections 8 and 9 of the Act was followed. It was found that the petitioner is holding excess land of Ac. 1-44 cents equivalent to 5849 square metres. The petitioner filed a petition under Section 20 (1) of the Act seeking exemption stating therein that before the commencement of the Act itself, i. e. , on 1-5-1975 he entered into agreement with Messrs. Ushodaya Publications (Private) Limited for lease of the land for a period of thirty-three years for establishment of

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