Y. BHASKAR RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS writ appeal filed by the Special Officer and Competent Authority under the Urban Land Ceiling Act challenges the order of a learned single Judge allowing the writ petition and issuing a mandamus directing the appellants to consider grant of permit to the writ petitioner under Sec. 26 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) after quashing the impugned order rejecting the application filed by the writ petitioner therefor.

( 2 ) THE relevant facts that gave rise to the present proceedings in brief are : The writ petitioner was a member of Navodaya Co-operative House Building society Limited, Hyderabad. The Society having entered into an agreement of sale with one Fasahatulla in respect of an extent of Ac. 11-11 guntas in s. Nos. 97/1,100 and 101 at Yallareddyguda, Golconda taluk, Hyderabad, filed a suit for specific performance of that agreement and pursuant to the decree obtained therein, had a registered sale-deed dated 26-8-1984 executed in its favour. In its turn, the Society executed a sale-deed in respect of plot No2 measuring an extent of 900 sq. yards, having had that land divided into plots, in

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