JUDGMENT/ORDER

SUNIL B.SHUKRE, J. - Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties and the Petitions are taken up for final disposal.

2. This is a case wherein the Petitioner claims to be the owner of a larger piece of land having area as mentioned in these Petitions, out of which the lands having area of 859.6 square meters and area of 1233 square meters respectively, were declared to be surplus lands under Sec. 10(3) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 [for short "ULC"] and submits that these surplus lands not having been taken into possession on or before 29/11/2007, the date from which the Urban Land (Ceiling & Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 [for short "Repeal Act"] came into force, by the State Government, reverted back to the original land owners by virtue of Sec. 4 of the Repeal Act, thereby entitling the Petitioner, who subsequently purchased them, to their release in its favour.

3. The State Government has, however raised some dispute regarding lapsing of the ULC proceedings and reverting of the surplus lands back to the original owners, from whom the Petitioner has subsequently purchased them, contending that there has been unilatera