ORDER:

Both the Writ Petitions are filed to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the order dated 27.07.2019 passed by respondent No.3 vide proceedings No.013034/GHT/LT/U6/HMDA/2018, whereby the draft layout permission granted in favour of Merreddy Shantha @ Shantha Sen in respect of property admeasuring Acs.5.1 guntas in Sy.No.40/E and 47/U of Surmayiguda Village, Abdullapurmet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, was revoked, as illegal, arbitrary and beyond the powers conferred under the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority Act, 2008 (for brevity, hereinafter referred to as ‘the HMDA Act’).

2. The petitioners in Writ Petition No.18776 of 2019 are the subsequent purchasers of plots from the petitioner in Writ Petition No.4326 of 2020. Since the order impugned in both the Writ Petitions is one and the same, for convenience, the parties are referred to as arrayed in Writ Petition No.4326 of 2020 and the facts as narrated in Writ Petition No.4326 of 2020 are adverted to.

3. Heard Sri A.Venkatesh, learned senior counsel appearing for Sri C.Naresh Reddy, learned counsel-on-record for petitioner, Sri V.Narasimha Goud, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 4, learned Standing C