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CASE NO.:

Appeal (civil) 1890 of 2003

PETITIONER:

Vice-Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority

RESPONDENT:

Kavitha Reddy & Ors.

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 03/03/2003

BENCH:

Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri & Ashok Bhan

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

[Arising out of S.L.P.(C) No.1987 of 2001]

SYED SHAH MOHAMMED QUADRI, J.

Leave is granted.

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Dissatisfied with the order of the Division Bench of the

High Court of (Judicature) Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in

Writ Appeal No.769 of 2000 dated December 2, 2000, the

Vice-Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority is in

appeal before this Court.

The respondents filed Writ Petition No.4187 of 2000

seeking a writ of mandamus to declare Letter No.2967/P4/H/99

dated February 18, 2000 issued by the appellant was illegal and

arbitrary, to quash the same and for a consequential direction to

the appellant to release the plan without insisting on the

production of the Urban Land Ceiling Clearance Certificate

from the Special Officer, Urban Land Ceiling. A learned

Single Judge of the High Court allowed the Writ Petition

following the judgm