ORDER :

The petitioner filed a declaration under Section 6 of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 (for short ‘the Act’) in File No.F1/318/76 before the respondent No.2 declaring that she and her husband possessed an extent of 3698.18 sq. meters of land within the urban agglomeration of Hyderabad and New Delhi. Pursuant thereto, the respondent No.2 prepared a draft statement under Section 8(1) of the Act on 28.08.1978 determining that the petitioner is holding excess land of 2698.18 sq. meters in Sy.No.20 of Habsiguda Village, Ranga Reddy District (which according to the petitioner is situated within the peripheral area of Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration). The petitioner submitted an exemption application on 07.08.1979 under Section 20(1)(a) of the Act. The respondent No.3 issued final statement on 14.09.1979 under Section 8(4) of the Act confirming draft statement under Section 8(1) of the Act. However, it is stated that the petitioner has not received notice or statement under Section 8(4) or 9 of the Act at any point of time.

2. Section 10(1) notification is said to have been issued published in the Gazette dated 15.05.1980. In such circumstances, the petitioner filed W