B.M. Trivedi, J.

1. The present petition was originally filed by Baldevbhai Shivabhai Patel, who had challenged the legality and validity of the impugned order dated 21.12.1987 passed by the respondent No. 2, competent authority and Deputy Collector, Ahmedabad, whereby the respondent No. 2 while processing the Form of the original owner Khumabhai Vanabhai, had declared the land admeasuring 3947 sq. mtrs. of Survey No. 387/2, belonging to the said Khumabhai Vanabhai Vaghari, as the excess vacant land under the provisions contained in the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as 'the said Act'). The said original petitioner Baldevbhai having expired, during the pendency of the petition, his legal heirs were permitted to be brought on record as per the order dated 03.02.2009.

2. It appears that the petition was disposed of by the Single Bench vide the order dated 08.07.1999 in view of the Section 4 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Repeal Act'). Similar such matters as the present petition, were also disposed of by the learned Single Bench, against which the State Government had preferr