Possession of land must be actual and not symbolic; unauthorized dispossession during litigation renders such actions void under the Urban Land Ceiling Act.

JUDGMENT :

N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR, J.

Mr. E.Madan Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel appears on behalf of K.Rama Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P. No.12572 of 2003.

Mr. A. Sudharshan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. G.Madhusudhan Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant in W.A. No.657 of 2011, respondent No.21 in W.A. No.979 of 2013 and petitioners in C.C. No.1084 of 2021.

Mr. K.Ram Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant in W.A. No.734 of 2011.

Mr. V.Ramakrishna Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant in W.A. No.979 of 2013.

Mr. Harender Pershad, learned Special Government Pleader attached to the office of the learned Advocate General, representing the State, appellants, in W.A. No.508 of 2011.

Mr. Ravindra Shrivastava, learned Senior Counsel, representing Mr. T.Sudhakar Reddy and Mr. N.Mukund Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 and 2 in W.A. Nos.508, 657 and 734 of 2011.

Mr. H.Venugopal, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. N. Mukund Reddy and T.Sudhakar Reddy, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2 in W.A. No.979 of 2013.

2. W.A. No.508 of 2011 has been filed against the order dated 29.04.2011 passed in W.P. No.7762 of 2007. The appellants No.1, 2 and 3 (The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, the Special Officer and Competent Authority under the Urban Land Ceilings Act, 1976 and the State of Telangana) herein are the respondents No.1, 2 and 3 in the said writ petition and the respondents No.1 and 2 (Manu Bhai Shankar Bhai Patel and Nattu Bhai Shankar Bhai Patel) herein are the writ petitioners in the said writ petition.

3. The facts of this case would be taken as lead matter and for the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as they were arrayed in the W.P. No.7762 of 2007.

4. W.A. No.657 of 2011 has been filed against the order dated 29.04.2011 passed in W.P. No.7762 of 2007. The appellant (Sri Thirumala Venkateswara Co-operative Housing Society Limited) herein was impleaded as respondent No.20 in the said writ petition and the respondents No.1 and 2 (Manu Bhai Shankar Bhai Patel and Nattu Bhai Shankar Bhai Patel) herein are the writ petitioners in the said writ petition.

5. Brief facts of this case are that the respondent No.1 and four (4) others have entered into an agreement of sale with appellant/society on 21.03.1982 in respect of land admeasuring Ac.13-10gts., in Sy.No.222/4, Gudimalkapur village, Golkonda Mandal, Hyderabad and the Society paid the sale consideration. Thereafter, the Society has made application to Government for change of land use from recreation to residential use and Government after due procedure changed the land use vide G.O.Ms.No.263 dated 22.03.1983 and the Society also paid required charges for the same and it had become final. Thereafter, HUDA has granted tentative layout and by virtue of the same, society developed land. When the owners did not come forward for execution of sale deed, the Society has compelled to file a suit for specific performance in O.S.No.1209/1993 which was decreed in favour of the society. Thereafter, the owners have filed appeal in CCCA No.40 of 2006 and the same was allowed and questioning the same, society filed Special Leav