IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT APPEAL NO : 1549 of 2004 Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 25/06/2003 in WP NO : 18113 OF 2002 on the file of the High Court. Between: R.S.Gnaneshwar, S/o Late Suryanarayana, R/o 15-236, Vidyanagar, Sathupalli, Khammam District ..... APPELLANT AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary Public Enterprises (II) dept, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Principal Secretary to Government, Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad 3 A.P.State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd. rep.by its Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Maitrivanam, HUDA Complex, Hyderabad 4 The Executive Engineer, APSIDC, Division, Khammam, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR.K.R.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 2: G.P. for IRRIGATION Counsel for the Respondents No.3 & 4: MR.T.NAGESWARA RAO SC for APSIDC The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.A.M.P.No.4079 of 2003 AND W.A.No.1549 of 2004 COMMON ORDER: (per The Hon’ble Sri Justice J.Chelameswar) W.A.M.P.No.4079 of 2003 This petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon’ble court may be pleased to condone the delay of 51 days in filing the above Writ Appeal and to pass such other order or orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” The respondents are served. They did not choose to file counter affidavit contesting the allegations made in the affidavit filed in support of the petition. In the circumstances, accepting the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the delay is condoned. W.A.No.1549 of 2004 (W.A(SR).No.106340 of 2003) It is brought to the notice of this court that the issue involved in this appeal is no more res-integra and similar appeals have already been dismissed by a Division Bench of this court in Writ Appeal No.1090 of 2003 and batch dated 23.08.2004. In the circumstances, the writ appeal is dismissed at the stage of admission. __________________ J.CHELAMESWAR, J __________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated 29th September, 2004 YCR/PVKS To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Public Enterprises (II) Dept, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Principal Secretary to Government, Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The Vice Chairman & Managing Director, A.P. State Irrigation Development Corporation Ltd., Maitrivanam, HUDA Complex, Hyderabad. 4 The Executive Engineer, APSIDC, Division, Khammam, Khammam District. 5. 2 C.Cs to G.P. for Irrigation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T) 6. 2 C.D. copies.