THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P. DURGA PRASAD WRIT PETITION No. 4730 of 2011 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice N.V. Ramana) Aggrieved by the order dated 21.01.2011 passed in E.A. No. 16 of 2010 in C.C. No. 142 of 2008 by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ranga Reddy District, issuing warrant of arrest against the petitioners, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners though contended that the impugned order is a cryptic order and is passed without assigning any reasons and following the due procedure, but admitted that as against the impugned order, the petitioners have a remedy of statutory appeal to the State Commission, under Section 27-A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. He, therefore, prayed that liberty be granted to the petitioners to approach the State Commission. As the time to prefer appeal before the State Commission is long over because of pursuing of wrong remedy by the petitioners before this Court, the learned counsel prayed the Court to show indulgence and condone the delay in filing the appeal by the petitioners before the State Commission. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioners are at liberty to file an appeal before the State Commission within a period of one week from today, challenging the impugned order passed by the 1st respondent. On such appeal being filed, the State Commission shall, while entertaining the appeal, exclude the time spent by the petitioners in prosecuting the writ petition before this Court i.e. from the date of filing of the writ petition till the date of this order, for the purpose of computing the period of limitation prescribed under Section 27-A (3) for preferring appeal against the order passed under Section 27 of the Act. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ N.V. RAMANA, J _________________ P. DURGA PRASAD, J 8th August 2011 Note:- Issue CC in two days. B/o IBL